Rudds Creek Rec Area Picnic Shelter

Rudds Creek Park 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. The day use park, located across Hwy 58, is open year-around. 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 in two states. The day use area provides a boat ramp and a courtesy dock for the public to use. There is also a designated swimming area with a life jacket loaner station where you can borrow and return a life jacket. The shelter does not have electricity, but it is located near a very nice restroom that offers flush toilets. There is a playground in the park along with many picnicking opportunities, with picnic tables and grills. Rudds Creek Park is forested and offers plenty of shade. It is located 2 miles from the town of Boydton, Virginia, and has a marina less than a mile away. 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 Buggs Island, immediately below the dam, attracts migrating bald eagles in the winter and osprey in the summer, as well as gulls, great blue herons, waterfowl and the occasional river otter. Several trails are available for hiking and biking, and the 5.5-mile Robert Munford Trail is within a short drive, and the lake is widely known for fishing, with large-mouth bass, striped bass, crappie and flathead catfish available. The Corps Visitor Assistance Center is located about 30 minutes away at Kerr Dam. Gas, groceries and shopping are available just minutes away, in Boydton. The park is about 20 minutes from Clarksville, Virginia and 30 minutes from South Hill, Virginia.