Kerr Lake Park Watch

Kerr Lake Park Watch has recently received serval inquiries about the water levels of Kerr Lake this summer and spring. We have
taken the most articulate and are posting for your information. A message has been forwarded to the Kerr Lake office of the US Army Corps of Engineers with the offer of a response, comments and
clarifications. The following comments come from Kerr Lake user Jim Arnold.

“My (Jim Arnold) …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: September 21, 2012

“Wheels for Lungs” Car and Bike Show to Benefit Lung Transplant Research

(CLARKSVILLE, VA) – Occoneechee State Park will host “Wheels for Lungs,” a car and bike show to benefit the Lung Transplant Foundation, on Saturday, Sept. 29. In the
event of rain, the show …

Questions:

1. Are the reservation system charges the same for “parks” as they are for “recreation areas?”
2. Did NC State Parks shoot itself in the foot money-wise when it stopped the policy of reserving a campsite for a
   minimum of seven nights versus having the weekends cherry-picked?
3. “I have a question….Now that we have been using the
   …

Ride through most any Kerr Lake State Recreation Area on the North Carolina side on a Thursday or Friday and you will see some campers packing
up to leave. That might seem unusual except that  the new online reservation system now lets weekend campers “cherry-pick” weekend camping. So many times, campers wanting to camp
have to either accept a site in the woods or take a waterside site for a shorter period, forced to leave before the weekend campers …

This blog post comes from an avid lake user and Veteran, Dennis Harris. We welcome your comments and posts. Just send an email to info@kerrlakeparkwatch.orgor click on the comment section of this blog.

“Another problem related to the hydrilla is that the Corp (US Army Corps of Engineers) is dropping the lake an average of 6 inches every week. Four weeks ago, docks were above the hydrilla, but now
with a 2 foot drop in the water …