East Virginia Lakes and Recreation including Lees Millpond
9 Featured Places
Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery is in Charles City County, Virginia. James River National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1991 to protect nesting and roosting habitat for the threatened bald eagle. Presquile National Wildlife Refuge is an important component in the network of refuges on and around the Chesapeake Bay, our Nation's largest estuary.Also in this area: Pocahontas State Park, Maggie L Walker National Historic Site, Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg National Battlefield, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Tredegar National Civil War Center Foundation.
Communities in the Charlottesville and Harrisonburg, VA Area
Richmond Tuckahoe Petersburg Mechanicsville Hopewell Chester Colonial Heights Bon Air Highland Springs Laurel Glen Allen East Highland Park Lakeside Fort Lee Montrose Dumbarton Ashland Wyndham Bellwood Ettrick Bensley Chamberlayne Chesterfield Court House Waverly Matoaca Short PumpHotels and other lodging can be found in Richmond, Petersburg, Doswell, Prince George, Midlothian, Ruther Glen, Chester, Colonial Heights and Hopewell.
Man-made lakes, ponds, dikes, and dams in the area
Swift Creek Dam Lakeview Falling Creek Reservoir Amelia Fishing Lake Arwa Sludge Lagoon Carneal Pond No. 3 Pond Recreation Pond Wilcox Dam Eako Dam Byrd Park Canal Dam Williams Island Dam Beaver Dam Hollywood Power Plant Dam Upper Shields Lake Cosby Dam Youngs Pond Vepco Flash Board Dam Sunders Dam Chesterfield Power Station
Adjacent Areas
- Go North to Washington, DC, Lake of the Woods, Broaddus Pond, Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Caledon Natural Area, etc.
- Go South to Roanoke Rapids, NC, Nottoway Reservoir, Roanoke Rapids Lake, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge, etc.
- Go West to Lake Monticello, VA, Bear Creek Lake State Park, Holliday Lake State Park, etc.
- Go East to Newport News, VA, Diascund Creek Reservoir, Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Belle Isle State Park, etc.