North Bend Park OSAGE Picnic Shelter in VA -- Campground & RV Camping

Situated near Kerr Dam on the shore of John H. Kerr Reservoir, this large, forested park features a day-use area with a swim beach, three boat ramps, an amphitheater, a disc golf course, paved bike paths, and a shaded picnic shelter near an accessible fishing pier. Adjacent Tailrace Park offers a wheelchair-accessible launch into the river. Visitors come for lake fishing, hiking trails like the 5.5-mile Robert Munford Trail, and watching bald eagles and waterfowl along the Roanoke River.

• Moderately separated here.
• The Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.