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In Virginia there are many beautiful lakes, Mays Pond is one of them. From Mays Pond you acquire a great panorama of Jennings Mountain, and you're sure to stumble upon some wonderful folks from Lynchburg here. For the duration of the long summer days here at Mays Pond, high temperatures generally get into the 80's; the nighttime is quite cooler of course, regularly in the 60's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's; nighttime lows in the
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| | 20's for Mays Pond. Get your heart pumping on the great whitewater of Buffalo River, and Mays Pond is a nice site to visit for more than one day, Shady Mountain Campground is a nice site to camp nearby. If you want a wonderful time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Mays Pond. There's some flowing water nearby, Franklin Creek is a stream you can stop by during your stay, and the White Rock Gap Trail offers hiking at its best. Mays Pond sees pretty | |
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high levels of precipitation; through the month of October you get the most rain around here; the driest month of the year is January. Oronoco Campground is a fine campground nearby; there are other spots here than Mays Pond, for
example Thrasher Lake. Good hiking is available along the Tolley Gap Trail, and lakes are such peaceful sites, why not stop at Sweetbriar Lake. This lake is so wonderful. A good location for whitewater paddling near Mays Pond
is Piney River - South Fork, and a wonderful close by hotel is Madison Heights Knights Inn. This lake is so wonderful. Holiday Inn Select Lynchburg, Va is a delightful place to get some rest, and hiking is a popular thing to do around
Mays Pond; Cashaw Creek Trail is a wonderful local trail. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the cool stuff at Mays Pond. Golf can be played at Shadow Ridge Golf Course, and you don’t have to go far from Mays Pond to see the water at Mays Dam.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 37.66833 Longitude: -79.15167
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Wintergreen, Virginia, 21 miles away 1003 vertical feet |
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Buffalo River, Amherst CountyCounty, 2 miles away Class II - 19 miles long (Forks of Buffalo to Amherst) |
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Piney River - South Fork, Amherst CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class V - 3.4 miles long (First bridge to National Forest boundary.) |
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Piney River, Nelson/Amherst CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class III-IV - 3.5 miles long (Alhambra to Woodson) |
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Wildwood Campground
 | 11 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom...TENT:Water/Elec. or Primitive, - 52 RV hookups...Located approx. 5 miles from the James River footbridge (South of the Johns Hollow Shelter, North of the Matts Creek Shelter)exiting the AT onto Route 130. Trail Angel on site (Ken wallace) April through October. Shuttles to and from the trail available. Mail drops accepted. Pets welcomed.
Services available: Large, level Tent & RV Sites. Primitive camping to full hook-ups,Cabins and RV rental units. Laundry facility, hot showers with clean towels and toiletries. Camp store and snack bar. Swimming pool and fishing pond & Game room. Entertainment in the Pavilion Friday & Saturday nights. ... |
Sherando Lake Campground
 | 16 miles away Well me and my family have been going to Sharando Lake ever since I was born and we havn't gone anywhere else I love sherando and I can't wait to go back for another memorable camping weekend!...As close to perfect a camping experience as you can get: 1) Private, secluded, spacious campsites 2)access to flush toilets and showers, 3) a breathtakingly beautiful lake/swim area 4)hiking trails. WORD OF CAUTION: in-season, all sites are snapped up by Thurday noon for the weekend. Come on Sunday for best selection or before Thursday if you want a shot at a campsite. They don't take reservations (as of 8/2006) Wish they would so everyone could have a shot at a weekend camping trip there, not just the locals who can zip in and set a few camping chairs on the sites on Thursday to claim it for the weekend. ... |
Kennedy Fields Campgrounds
 | 19 miles away This is an open field closed to camping.... |
Wintergreen
 | 21 miles away Thanks for having such a great ski resort for us to visit, keep up the great work!...My family loves skiing at Wintergreen here in Virginia. We go there all the time in the winter, it's a good place to ski for all abilities I think, both beginners and experts.... |
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