Archive for KLPW – N C State Recreation Areas

FINALLY – EXTENDED SEASON CAMPING ON THE WEST SIDE OF KERR LAKE!

EXTENDED CAMPING SEASON ON THE NC SIDE – Kerr Lake Park Watch has been promoting the idea for about nine years. It’s been a long time coming and it’s only a little over a month, but in the immortal words of Fred Flintstone, YABBA DABBA DO!  That’s the reaction to this week’s announcement by NC … Read more

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ARE THE DAYS OF THE KERR LAKE PARK RANGER NUMBERED OR SHOULD THEY BE?

What or Who Is A Ranger? By general definition a park ranger is a person entrusted with protecting and preserving parklands – national, state, provincial, or local parks. “Parks” may be broadly defined by some systems in this context, and include protected culturally or historically important built environments, and is not limited to the natural environment. After looking into … Read more

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HIGH WATER AT KERR LAKE DOES MORE THAN CANCEL PARK PLANS – LAUNCHES MASSIVE CLEANUP OPERATIONS

High Water of Kerr Lake Over Memorial Day Weekend Is Just the Beginning – After Campers – The Big Sweep Begins The people who have been visiting Kerr Lake over the long Memorial Day weekend and who did not have their plans canceled or dampened by a daunting 308.68-foot Kerr Lake flooded level, that’s over … Read more

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SPRING IS HERE & CAMPING IS HERE OR JUST AROUND THE CORNER!

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

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CAMPSITE GRAVEL REPLENISHMENT PROGRAM DELAYED BY HIGH WATER IS NOW UNDER WAY AT NC KERR LAKE STATE RECREATION AREAS

The water went up the first of May to 313 ft and down, then to 311 ft and down, then to 307.5 ft in June (above sea level, normal is 300 ft) and now it’s back close to normal. NC Parks maintenance crews at Kerr have pulled the electric boxes on campsites, put them back, … Read more

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