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If you like lakes and you're in this part of Virginia you can check out Black Pond. This lake is so wonderful. The friendly folks of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria like to hang out nearby; good water scenery is available at Woodside Dam near Black Pond. Throughout the warm months at Black Pond temperatures are regularly in the 80's. Summer nighttime lows dip down to the 60's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are typically in the 30's, and after the
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| | sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Black Pond drop into the 20's. A tremendous place to pop by close to Black Pond is Mather Gorge, and Black Pond is not the only place close by, Great Falls Estate Lake is a close by lake. If you came for an overnight stay Christopher Run Campground is a wonderful spot to camp. Life's too short to enjoy all the fun things near Black Pond. A golf course right next door to Black Pond is Herndon Town Golf | |
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Course Municipal; a visit to Black Pond wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Calico Rapids. Black Pond gets a common amount of yearly rainfall; the month of May is the wettest with most of the rain, and February is when it's
the driest. In case you don’t mind getting soaked, you can always go whitewater paddling on Potomac River, and you can have a splendid hiking adventure along the Gold Mine Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Prospect Hill is clearly
visible from Black Pond, and a nice place for whitewater paddling is Difficult Run. Carroll Branch is one of the streams close by that might be worth checking out, and the panoramas at Fort Washington Park will blow your mind.
What a spot this is for outdoors folks. Valley Mill Camp is a pleasant local campground, and after a long day outdoors National at Avalon Crescent is a perfect spot to spend a night or two. Going for a hike along the Potomac Heritage
Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity, and Sheraton Premiere At Tysons Corner is a magnificent location to get some rest. A lake close by is Woodside Lake, and if the weather is glorious, you can go for a hike along the Meadow Trail.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 38.97722 Longitude: -77.23111
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Difficult Run, Fairfax CountyCounty, 1 miles away Class III-IV(V+) - 0.9 miles long (Old Georgetown Pike to Potomac River) |
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Potomac River, Montgomery CountyCounty, 2 miles away Class I-IV - 6.5 miles long (Mather Gorge to Lock 10) |
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Potomac River, Montgomery CountyCounty, 2 miles away Class V+ - 0.6 miles long (Through Great Falls) |
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Lake Needwood
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Burke Lake
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Burke Lake Park
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Pohick Bay Regional Park
 | 16 miles away 2 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool... RV:93 Electric Sites, - 10 RV hookups, PETS:No for Cabin Rentals, GROCERY:3 miles, POOL:Discount Rate... ...amily and group camping, golfing, boating, hiking, picnic areas, disc and miniature golf, and a playground for children. For those of you interested in swimming, we offer Pirate's Cove Waterpark! Please contact the park about swim lessons for your family.
Pohick Bay Regional Park, located on Mason Neck Pennisula is an ecologically fragile land that shelters an abundance of wildlife, including the bald eagle. Nature lovers can expect to see blue birds, osprey, heron, deer, beavers and rare sightings of river otters.
Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Convenient to Interstate 95, Pohick Bay Regional Park is 11 miles from the Springfield Metro Station, 22 miles from Washington, D.C., and 11 miles from Mount Vernon. Mason Neck State Park, Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge and Gunston Hall Plantation are Pohick Bay's neighbors on the peninsula. Pick up directions to local points of interest at the camp store.
A network of trails leads walkers to the waterfront, mini golf and outdoor pool. A one-mile trail connects the family campground to Gunston Hall Pla... |
Tridelphia Reservoir
 | 19 miles away We would like to find a house to rent near the reservoir. One for all year round.If anyone has one please email us at ma_moo4.5@live.com Thank You...I would like to go fishing there.... |
Triadelphia Reservoir
 | 19 miles away I went to buy a permit for the whole season. They are now $60.00 to cover all the other people in my KAYAK???????????... |
Greenbelt Park
 | 24 miles away 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!... |
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