Sherando Lake Group Picnic Shelter in VA -- Campground & RV Camping

Sherando Lake Group Picnic Shelter sits in the Sherando Lake Recreation Area near Back Creek in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The historic shelter, built by the CCC in 1936, accommodates up to 50 people and features four picnic tables, a fireplace, a double pedestal grill, and nearby flush toilets. Parking for 40 cars sits adjacent to the site. A short walk leads to the 25-acre Lower Lake, which offers a sand beach, bathhouse, hand-carry boat launch, and stocked trout fishing.

Getting there: From I-64, take Exit 96 just east of Stuarts Draft. Go south on State Route 624, which becomes State Route 664 at Lyndhurst. Continue south on State Route 664 approximately 8 miles to the entrance to the Sherando Lake Recreation Area on the right. The gatehouse is approximately 0.5 miles ahead. If the gatehouse is closed, continue through the recreation area toward the lower lake. The service road entrance to the group picnic shelter is to the left in the sharp curve before you reach the beach parking area.

• Moderately separated here.
• Devils Knob stands 2,196 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles southeast.
• North Fork Back Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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