Old Picnic Area (John H Kerr) in VA -- Campground & RV Camping

Positioned beside a sandy river beach below the 1952 John H. Kerr Dam, this reservable day-use area sits along the Roanoke River section of the 50,000-acre Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Lake). The gated site features a paved loop road, a wooden picnic shelter equipped with electricity and an adjacent water spigot, a vault toilet, and trash cans. The surrounding woods host bald eagles year-round. The 1.5-mile Liberty Nature Trail and the Joseph S.J. Tanner II Environmental Education Center sit across the road, with full services two miles away.

• 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.