Archive for KLPW – N C State Recreation Areas

AFTER A PANDEMIC SPRING ROBS KERR LAKE CAMPERS, NOW AVOIDABLE HIGH WATER WILL CLAIM MEMORIAL DAY & WEEK FOR MANY

“We have no idea why NC State Parks are closing many of the sites before they hardly open this weekend and next week at the seven state recreation areas on Kerr Lake,” said Kerr Lake Park Watch’s Frank Timberlake.  “And we have no idea why the US Army Corps of Engineers hasn’t started releasing more … Read more

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KERR LAKE CAMPGROUNDS WILL STAY CLOSED IN NC STATE PARKS UNTIL MAY 22 – VA MAY REOPEN FIRST – CORPS?

Campers and park users have been especially eager this spring to get to parks, though socially distanced, masked and armed with hand sanitizer, people want to get out since the Covid 19 pandemic hit our country.  Times are confusing, and while government staff and officials continue to be on parks’ payrolls, getting a park open … Read more

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RATES CLIMB AT NC STATE RECREATION AREAS WHILE TOILET TISSUE GETS TOUGHER

FYI – FOR THE RECORD, NC STATE PARKS MUST GET TOILET TISSUE AND OTHER SUPPLIES – ON STATE CONTRACT – ALL THAT IS SET UP OR ARRANGED BY THE NC DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION’S OFFICE OF PURCHASE & CONTRACT Visitors and campers in North Carolina are tired of paying more on promises for increased staff and … Read more

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FINALLY – EXTENDED SEASON CAMPING ON THE WEST SIDE OF KERR LAKE!

EXTENDED CAMPING SEASON ON THE NC SIDE – Kerr Lake Park Watch has been promoting the idea for about nine years. It’s been a long time coming and it’s only a little over a month, but in the immortal words of Fred Flintstone, YABBA DABBA DO!  That’s the reaction to this week’s announcement by NC … Read more

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ARE THE DAYS OF THE KERR LAKE PARK RANGER NUMBERED OR SHOULD THEY BE?

What or Who Is A Ranger? By general definition a park ranger is a person entrusted with protecting and preserving parklands – national, state, provincial, or local parks. “Parks” may be broadly defined by some systems in this context, and include protected culturally or historically important built environments, and is not limited to the natural environment. After looking into … Read more

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