Longwood Park Picnic Shelter

Longwood Park Picnic Shelter is located on John H. Kerr Reservoir, a 50,000-acre lake that extends 39 miles up the wooded, cove-studded shoreline of the Roanoke River in Virginia and North Carolina. Kerr Reservoir, also known as Buggs Island Lake, was created with the construction of the John H. Kerr Dam in 1952, and its 800 miles of wooded shoreline stretch across six counties and two states. Visitors to the Longwood Park day use area will enjoy the lakeside view. The picnic shelter is located right next to the water, and there is a designated swimming area with a nice sandy beach. There is also a life jacket loaner station where you can borrow and return a life jacket if you forgot yours. Longwood Park is forested and offers plenty of shade. It is located on the Grassy Creek part of Kerr Reservoir. Public lands around the lake are open to hunting with appropriate state licenses, with game species including whitetail deer, wild turkey, bobwhite quail, mourning dove, gray squirrel, cottontail rabbit, fox and raccoon. Resident waterfowl species include wood duck, black duck, mallard and Canadian geese. There are 26 Wildlife Management Areas around the lake that provide year-round opportunities for hiking, wildlife viewing and birding, and the lake is widely known for fishing, with large-mouth bass, striped bass, crappie and flathead catfish available. Longwood Park is located only 10 minutes from Clarksville, Virginia, where shopping, gas and groceries are available. Clarksville Marina is about 15 minutes away by highway, approximately 30 minutes by water.