Central Virginia Lakes and Recreation including Carvin Cove Reservoir

Carvin Cove Reservoir  Lake Moomaw  Leesville Lake  Smith Mountain Lake 

 

 

3 Featured Places

Smith Mountain Lake State Park offers miles of hiking trails, housekeeping cabins, primitive camping, picnicking, a visitor center and interpretive programs in addition to a full range of water related activities, including swimming, fishing and boating. Douthat State Park is nestled in the Allegheny Mountains and features some of Virginia's most outstanding scenery. Booker T Washington National Monument invites visitors to experience the life and landscape of people who lived in an era when slavery was part of the fabric of American life.

 

 

 

Communities in the Roanoke and Lynchburg, VA Area

Roanoke Lynchburg Hollins Madison Heights Timberlake Forest Vinton Lexington Buena Vista Covington Bedford Clifton Forge Altavista Blue Ridge Cloverdale Amherst North Shore Laymantown Daleville Hurt Rustburg Buchanan Glasgow Union Hall Westlake Corner Penhook Selma Troutville Goshen Iron Gate Low Moor Fincastle Boones Mill 

 

 

Man-made lakes, ponds, dikes, and dams in the area

Leesville Cherrystone Lake Roaring Fork Lake Burton Dam Raw Water Terminal Dam Meyer Dam Saunders Pond Bernard Dam Stroobants Dam #1 Stroobants Dam #2 Pigg River Dam Mink Dam Sunset Lake Gretna Dam

 

 

 

Adjacent Areas

  • Go North to Staunton, VA, Monongahela National Forest, Highland Scenic Byway, etc.
  • Go South to Greensboro, NC, Lake Brandt, High Point Lake, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, etc.
  • Go West to Blacksburg, VA, Gatewood Reservoir, Claytor Lake, Bluestone Lake, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, etc.
  • Go East to Lake Monticello, VA, Bear Creek Lake State Park, Holliday Lake State Park, etc.