Pandapas Pond Day Use Area

Pandapas Pond is a pastoral, 8 acre pond located just outside the town of Blacksburg. It sits on the Eastern Continental Divide and is surrounded by a forest of hardwoods and rhododendron. Visitors will enjoy strolling the one-mile wheelchair accessible trail that encircles the pond. A wooden boardwalk separates the pond from a small wetland area that is abundant with dragonflies, turtles, songbirds, and waterfowl. Horses and bicycles are not permitted on the trail around the pond; however they may use the 17-mile Poverty Creek Trail system that can be accessed from the upper parking lot. Thumbnail of Poverty Creek Trail System Map [http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/fseprd485196.png] [http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd485195.pdf]  Poverty Creek Trail System Map [http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd485195.pdf]