CAMPING RESERVATIONS – CONVENIENT, CONFUSING OR COSTLY?

Making camping reservations online can be a snap or a snafu depending on what system your state uses. When the system owners merge, like in North
Carolina, that means some features and user friendliness may be lost.

What you need to know is that depending on which system your booking your campsite you might pay a one time transaction fee or you might pay a transaction fee as high as $3 per night which
on a 14-day stay can equal …

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COONS, COYOTES, COPPERHEADS AND CAMPERS – A COMPATIBILITY ISSUE

Many of the 7 North Carolina State Recreation Areas on Kerr Lake are enjoying burgeoning attendance numbers, but not all those numbers are people
camping or having a picnic. State parks have always been a haven for man and animal…wait a minute…hold it…I’m grabbing the flashlight and headed outside….(few minutes later)…I’m
back.

While I was writing this update, I had two, not just one, raccoons remove the heavy rocks off my Hibernia …

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OCCONEECHEE STATE PARK MARINA OPEN BUT NOT IN FULL SWING

The Occoneechee State Park Marina at Clarksville, VA has been open for several months and there are slips to be had for boaters who want to dock
for the night, the week or for all year.Park Manager Scott Shanklin says the marina is still brand new and many people do not yet know about it.

The marina is attached to the land that was known as CAMPGROUND B – Primitive. There were few objections to the location of the …

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Posted in: KLPW - Boating and Related Improvements, KLPW - Occoneechee State Park

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POPULAR FISHING SPOT ON STAUNTON RIVER REOPENED

SCOTTSBURG – Since an EF-2 tornado struck Staunton River State Park on April 16 of
this year, the park’s trails have remained closed to the public. Recently, a section of trail that leads from the campground to a popular fishing spot has reopened, thanks to the efforts of a
Virginia State Parks Youth Conservation Corps crew.

 


It took just minutes for this powerful …

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