Kerr Lake Park Watch

by Gary Waugh, Public Relations Manager, Virginia Department of Commerce & Recreation

Visitors ranked Staunton River State Park the best Virginia State Park for overall customer satisfaction, according to results from Virginia State Parks’ Your Comments Count surveys. The park recently received a certificate recognizing their
accomplishment …

KERR LAKE PARK WATCHhas developed this list in cooperation with many of its members, citizens and staff and is providing this list as requested by state parks Operations Manager
Mike Lambert and North District Superintendent Dave Cook. This …

Following of one of the biggest camping weekends in
America, Kerr Lake Park Watch goes on record against changing the Virginia State Parks reservation system for booking campsites that are site specific. Being studied right now by DCR, the change
to the reservation system could impact Occoneechee State Park and Staunton River State Park on Kerr Lake.

Emailed …

It’s very simple. You have ten days to make your voice heard on the issue of Hydrilla in Kerr Lake in response to the US Army Corps of
Engineers’ Environmental Assessment. If you do not respond, things are likely to stay the same which means the continued spread of Hydrilla in Kerr Lake.

The position ofKerr Lake Park Watch is simple. The lake belongs outright to the US Army Corps of Engineers, period. The Corps has been slow to acknowledge hydrilla’s
existence …

Although the weekend looks wet, the Kerr Lake level is going down. The guide curve was modified several years ago to keep young virgin
Cyprus trees in Eastern North Carolina from drowning every year.

If you are boating be sure to remember that going near shore can be dangerous, especially near parks and public areas as fireplaces, picnic …