Campers More Ready Than Sites at Some NC State Recreation

Just a short time until the first “big show” at Kerr Lake State Recreation Area campgrounds; it’s called
Memorial Day. The campers will be ready, but will the parks?

Taken within the last few days, these photos show a Nutbush State Recreation Area with “defined” campsites that are not so easy to define.These sites are supposed to be filled with small gravel and
be open. Kerr Lake Park Watch is visiting a number of parks around the lake and we want …

POINTED REQUEST STATE PARKS – Move the Furnace From Hibernia Area 3 Bath to Area 2 Bath

Yesterday morning it was 43 degrees outside and 48 degrees in the only bath house open in Hibernia State Recreation area. With all its heat and
lights burning bright, the closed bath at Area 3 sat empty.

USE YOUR MAINTENANCE FUNDS, state parks people and move the propane heater from …

LET’S GET BACKWARDS OUT OF NC REC AREAS OF KERR LAKE or THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY’S HOME

The following is a personal account given by Frank Timberlake, Lead Public Affairs for Kerr Lake Park
Watch.

By a lot of the campers who frequent Hibernia, one of the seven NC Recreation Areas around Kerr Lake, Hibernia is often referred to as the “red-headed step child.”  Personnel shifts at the park
have been on the rise after the departure of a long-time, long-experienced chief ranger. While many of the recreation areas sport new electric and water campsites, …