Smith Mountain Lake State Park | |
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Location | 1235 State Park Road, Huddleston, Virginia |
Coordinates | 37°5′48″N 79°35′39″W / 37.09667°N 79.59417°W |
Area | 1,148 acres (4.65 km2) |
Established | 1983 |
Governing body | Virginia 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.