Bowles Pond

Bowles Pond: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bowles Pond

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bowles Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.86633, -78.09059. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bowles Pond

• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bremo Slave Chapel · church · Pendleton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~40 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~43 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~45 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~46 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~48 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bowles Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bowles Pond

• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~76 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~99 km · Must-see
• Breckenridge Reservoir · lake · Charles · ~121 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~124 km · Must-see

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