Smith Mountain Lake State Park is a
state park along the shores of
Smith Mountain Lake
Smith Mountain Lake is a large reservoir in the Roanoke Region of Virginia, United States, located southeast of the City of Roanoke and southwest of Lynchburg. The lake was created in 1963 by the Smith Mountain Dam impounding the Roanoke River. ...
in
Bedford County, Virginia
Bedford County is a United States county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is the town of Bedford, which was an independent city from 1968 until rejoining the county in 2013.
Bedford County was ...
near
Huddleston. It is primarily a recreational area, offering water-related activities as well as camping, picnicking, hiking facilities, and a public beach. The park was opened to the public in 1983.
See also
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List of Virginia state parks
This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Virginia state park system.
Virginia opened its entire state park system on as a six-park system. The six original state parks were Seashore State Park (now First Landing State Park), Westmo ...
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Smith Mountain Dam
Smith Mountain Dam is a concrete arch dam located on the Roanoke River in Virginia, creating Smith Mountain Lake. The dam was built by Appalachian Power (a division of American Electric Power) between 1960 and 1963 for the purposes of pumped-storag ...
for more information on the dam that created Smith Mountain Lake.
References
External links
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation: Smith Mountain Lake State ParkFriends of Smith Mountain Lake State Park
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State parks of Virginia
Parks in Bedford County, Virginia
Protected areas established in 1983
1983 establishments in Virginia
Beaches of Virginia
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