Archive for KLPW – Corps of Engineers Campgrounds
Spring has sprung and camping season at Kerr Lake has begun and we at Kerr Lake Park Watch want to update on park openings. Although there are some year-round sections that are open during the winter in some of the campgrounds around Kerr Lake, most of them open around Spring. VIRGINIA STATE PARKS The two … Read more
Continue Reading →March 1, 2016 – New User Fees for Kerr Lake Parks (From KerrLakeGuide.com) Wednesday, February 10, 2016 – Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Beginning March 1, 2016 fees at the US Army Corps of Engineers Day Use parks and some camping fees at Kerr (Buggs Island) Lake will change. The fee changes are part of … Read more
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NORTH CAROLINA SIDE OF KERR LAKE HIT HARDEST
WITH HIGH WATER CAMPSITE CLOSURES FOR MEMORIAL WEEKEND – Spawning Striped Bass in Roanoke River Get Nod/Blame for Slow Release
The 306’ water level at Kerr Lake is anticipated to lower to only about 305-feet above sea level
for this weekend, the Memorial Day holiday. In a testy, if not often heated meeting yesterday, the US Army Corps of Engineers took repeated questions …
Kerr Lake Park Watch has issued a HIGH WATER NOTICE for Memorial Day Weekend. Several KLPW members constantly monitor the water level of Kerr Lake which is measured hourly by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The normal “full pool” level is 300 feet. That means that the lake level is 300 feet above mean … Read more
Continue Reading →Larry Matthews is a dedicated camper and has been camping at Kerr Lake most of his life. He is also
one of the strong supporters of KLPW and what park logistics that are unfamiliar to him, he makes up with good common sense. Mr. Matthews wrote this item as a comment. We felt
that the KLPW members and readers deserved to see this most excellent idea directly on the blog.
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