Fish Dam Creek Park

Fish Dam Creek Shelter is directly adjacent to W. Kerr Scott's Dam, with horseshoe pits and a panoramic view of the reservoir. The shelter offers eight 8-foot picnic tables and one 10-foot ADA-accessible picnic table, with a water spigot and charcoal grill close by. The electrical outlets currently do not work due to an underground problem, so the power to this shelter is off. Other park amenities include horseshoe pits, a grill, vault toilets, hiking trails and five mini-shelters available first come, first served. The 1,475-acre reservoir offers excellent boating, canoeing, kayaking and swimming. Anglers will find channel catfish, large and smallmouth bass, bluegill, threadfin shad, spotted bass, striped bass and hybrid striped bass. Miles of multi-use trails for hiking and mountain biking surround the lake, including the Dark Mountain Trail, which can be accessed from the shelter; the Warrior Creek and Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail systems add another 25 miles. W. Kerr Scott Lake is 10 minutes from Wilkesboro, NC. The gentle Yadkin River flows through its scenic namesake valley in the foothills of the eastern Blue Ridge Mountains, where forests of mixed hardwoods including sycamore, poplar, oak and hickory cover the region. Wildlife is abundant in the valley: white-tailed deer, black bear and eastern cottontails among the hills, and wild turkey, woodpeckers, Carolina chickadees, red-eyed vireo, ovenbirds, mallards and wood ducks in the air.