Smith Mountain Lake State Park

Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Smith Mountain Lake State Park in Virginia
Map showing the location of Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Map showing the location of Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Location of Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Map showing the location of Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Map showing the location of Smith Mountain Lake State Park
Smith Mountain Lake State Park (the United States)
Location1235 State Park Road,
Huddleston, Virginia
Coordinates37°5′48″N 79°35′39″W / 37.09667°N 79.59417°W / 37.09667; -79.59417
Area1,148 acres (4.65 km2)
Established1983 (1983)
Governing bodyVirginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Smith Mountain Lake State Park is a 1,148-acre (4.65 km2) state park along the shores of Smith Mountain Lake in Bedford County, Virginia near Huddleston. Primarily a recreational area, it offers water-related activities (with a swimming area, occasional boat tours as well as rental boats, kayaks and tubes) as well as camping, picnicking, and hiking facilities.[1] A Visitor's Center and Discovery Center also offer interpretive ecological activities, and periodically the Friends of Smith Mountain Lake Park arrange concerts.

  1. ^ "Smith Mountain Lake State Park". Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved January 20, 2017.