Palmer Point Park in VA -- Campground & RV Camping

Palmer Point Park is a lightly treed, open park on the Virginia shores of the 50,000-acre John H. Kerr Reservoir. On-site facilities include sandy swimming beaches, a designated swim area with a life jacket station, and a picnic shelter. It serves as a base for fishing for bass and catfish, as well as wildlife viewing across the surrounding public lands and management areas. The park is unstaffed, and the town of South Hill, Virginia, is about 30 minutes away for supplies.

Getting there: The physical address for Palmer Point Park is 899 Palmer Point Road, Boydton, Virginia 23917. South Hill, Virginia is located approximately 20 miles north from Palmer Point.

• Moderately separated here.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• The Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.