Pandapas Pond (FR 808) in VA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Pandapas Pond (FR 808) in VA

Road corridorGeorge Washington and Jefferson NF, Eastern Divide Ranger District

4.3 mi from Blacksburg

Maps 2,194 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Easy
  • All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, mostly paved with 0.3 miles of gravel.
  • Near Blacksburg Shooting range.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 3 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Pandapas Pond lies 0.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Bald Knob stands 2,163 ft above the map pin, 6.0 miles northwest.

Rules

  • Camping or maintaining a campsite for a period of time exceeding 14 days in any 30-day period… Camping in or within 300 feet of any developed parking area or boat ramp.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 42–66°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.