SPLASHES GET BIGGER AT KERR LAKE

Occoneechee State Park at Clarksville offers a unique Kerr Lake water experience with its Splash Pad and Sprayground.

Haveing opened with limited days and hours earlier in May, the fun-filled water feature begin a summer season this weekend. From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, it’s open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.

Admission is included in daily parking, camping or cabin fees.

It is an excellent example of a state park system investing in an added-value attraction to an already stellar Kerr Lake park. It was created during the administration of former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe. It has been expanded at least once since the initial phase, going from a Splash Pad to grow and include the Sprayground.

Occoneechee State Park is located on US 58, just east of Clarksville, Virginia. Find out more at: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/occoneechee

Also, there is a very active Friends of Occoneechee group.