Kerr Lake Park Watch

“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

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

HIGH WATER ALERT High water, not Hiawatha is returning in a big WAY. Recent rains, some torrential, are swelling the flood pool of John H Kerr Reservoir. At about 307 feet above mean sea level, and that’s 7 feet above the normal full pool level, Kerr Lake is likely to rise almost another 2 feet … Read more

From the US Army Corps of Engineers, here’s a list of the upcoming approved and permitted fishing tournaments on Kerr Lake. When we receive another update, we will post that as well. John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir Special Events List    Permit  Dates                                      Organization                          Event Type                             Boats      Staging … Read more

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