Staples Lake
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Staples Lake is an 8-acre lake in Virginia, at about 253 feet.
Swift CreekCanoeingPhoto: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.3 mi- Ashbrook TrailsHiking6.2 mi
- Blue Heron TrailHiking6.2 mi
- Bunny TrailHiking8.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Tates PondLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Byers MillpondLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Upper Byers LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
- John L Lewis LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Finger LakesLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Davenport PondLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Virginia State Farm Pond Number OneLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Crostick MillpondLake fishing · ~25 min drive
- Dover LakeLake fishing · ~26 min drive
- Richmonds PondLake fishing · ~26 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Swift CreekCanoeing · ~7 min drivePhoto: Virginia State Parks, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- 'Lil West VirginiaMountain biking · ~19 min drive
Pocahontas State Park CampgroundCamping · ~21 min drivePhoto: vastateparksstaff — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Hawkins Forest TrailHiking · ~22 min drivePhoto: Virginia State Parks staff, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Staples Lake
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
49° / 28°
11 wet
Feb
52° / 29°
10 wet
Mar
60° / 36°
11 wet
Apr
71° / 45°
11 wet
May
77° / 55°
12 wet
Jun
85° / 64°
10 wet
Jul
89° / 68°
10 wet
Aug
87° / 66°
9 wet
Sep
81° / 59°
9 wet
Oct
71° / 47°
9 wet
Nov
61° / 37°
9 wet
Dec
52° / 31°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Amelia Courthouse, VA, 11.9 mi away at 345 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
