Pandapas Pond Day Use Area access
Pandapas Pond Day Use Area access
Pandapas Pond Day Use Area provides access to an 8-acre pond and the Poverty Creek Trail System within Jefferson National Forest, featuring two parking lots (upper lot for bikes/horse trailers, lower lot for pond access) with vault toilets and picnic tables available.
The pond offers a wheelchair-accessible 1-mile loop trail with a wooden boardwalk through wetlands, suitable for fishing and paddling, while the adjacent 20-mile Poverty Creek Trail System accommodates hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding with varying difficulty levels.
Day use is free with no reservations required.
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