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What a nice lake Pence Pond is. Pence Pond is a location with many visitors from Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, and Duncan's Family Campground is a glorious campground nearby. This lake is so wonderful. The Cross Road Trail offers hiking at its best; a fine place for whitewater paddling is Anacostia River. Summertime highs at Pence Pond typically tend to be in the 80's. All through the moonlight hours it's usually in the 60's. Highs through the wintertime are
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Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always stop at nearby Dower House Pond, and dry warm beds await you at Colony South. There's magnificent hiking along the Magnolia Trail. Cedarville State Park is a great local campground, and if you haven’t been to Fort Washington Park, you should schedule some time for it since you're here.
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don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Anacostia River - Northwest Branch; after a long day outdoors Sleep Inn & Suites is a fine place to spend a night or two. This place, Pence Pond, it truly
has so much outdoors cool stuff. Getting to Southwest Branch Charles Branch from Pence Pond is easy. Lakes? Sure, Chews Lake is close at hand. Pence Pond typically gets much rain; August is when you get the most rain here while February
is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
This lake is so wonderful. An afternoon playing golf at Marlton Golf Club is always a diversion, and hiking is a popular thing to do around Pence Pond; Loop Trail is a pleasant local trail.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.75278
Longitude: -76.78556
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| | Whitewater Near Pence Pond:
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Anacostia River, Prince Georges CountyCounty, 15 miles away
Class I - 10 miles long (Highway 3 to Potomac) |
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| | Lakes Near Pence Pond:
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Chews Lake, Prince George's CountyCounty, 4 miles away |
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Greenbelt Park
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Regular camping fees at this time (06/08) are $16/night. I have been camping at Greenbelt Park every summer for a week for the last 7 years. It was always at $14 up till last year when it went up to $16. Great Park though! Love it!... |
Gilbert Run Lake
| 15 miles away
Beautiful clean lake with barbeque areas and parks all for free on weekdays and 4$ for parking on weekends. Thats it. Paddle boat rentals are available as well as a path around the lake for walking or bike riding.... |
Greenbelt Lake
| 15 miles away
I often take my kids to the park at Greenbelt Lake. The playground is very big and they have a ton of fun. There are things there suitable for all kids ages. We also go around the lake, me running and them riding thier bikes. the trail and lake are beautiful and shaded - which is wonderful during the hot days in the summer.... |
Burba Lake
| 18 miles away
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...rge and small groups. A well-maintained path runs around the entire lake where you can normally find soldiers, retirees and their families out for a stroll or a leisurely run. We can all thank the tightening of security due to terrorism for making the lake's having less access. You must have proper ID (Government/Military issued ID) to enter the post, unless it is pre-arranged such as for family reunions and such. The Ft. Meade MWR people take good care of the lake and it's surroundings and nature teems. You will normally find ducks and geese swimming in the lake, some have made it their home. Migratory birds also have put this lake on their itinerary! There is fishing in the lake and also a healthy turtle population. Beavers also have taken up residence in one area and by some of the ''missing'' trees you can tell that they have been there. There is also a resident blue heron that can often be found on the shore of the lake or amongst the greenery on the little island in the middle. All in all, though I'm not a great writer...this is a wonderful and serene place that I alw... |
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