John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir
Longwood Park Picnic Shelter is located on John H. Visitors to Longwood Park Day Use Ara will enjoy the lakeside view. Longwood Park is forested and offers plenty of shade.
Concise planning notes based on the public Recreation.gov campground information.
Visitors to Longwood Park Day Use Ara will enjoy the lakeside view. The picnic shelter is located right next to the water. There is a desingated swimming area with a nice sandy beach. There is also a life jacket loaner station that you can borrow and return life jackets if you forgot yours.
Longwood Park is forested and offers plenty of shade. It is located on the Grassy Creek part of Kerr Reservoir.
Public lands around the lake are open to hunting with appropriate state licenses. Game species include whitetail deer, wild turkey, bobwhite quail, mourning dove, gray squirrel, cottontail rabbit, fox and raccoon. Resident waterfowl species include wood duck, black duck, mallard and Canadian geese. There are 26 Wildlife Management Areas around the lake that provide year-round opportunities for hiking, wildlife viewing, birding and more. The lake is widely known for fishing, with large-mouth bass, striped bass, crappie and flathead catfish available. Viriginia Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries regulate hunting and fishing on Kerr Lake on the Virginia side (which is known as Buggs Island Lake).
Longwood Park is located only 10 minutes from Clarksville, Virginia. Shopping, gas, and groceries are available. Clarksville Marina is about 15 minutes away by highway; approximately 30 minutes by water.
Site markers come from Recreation.gov campsite coordinates.
A sample of official campsite metadata for scanning equipment fit before booking.
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