| Carvins Cove Natural Reserve | |
|---|---|
  Location within Virginia | |
| Type | Municipal park |
| Location | Botetourt and Roanoke counties, Virginia |
| Nearest city | Roanoke, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°23′12″N 79°56′59″W / 37.38659°N 79.949752°W |
| Area | 12,700 acres (51 km2) |
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| Open | All year |
Carvins Cove Natural Reserve is a 12,700-acre (51 km2) city park in Botetourt and Roanoke counties, Virginia. Managed by the Western Virginia Water Authority and the City of Roanoke, it is the fifth-largest city park in the United States, and the second-largest city park managed by a municipality.[1] Within the park's boundary is Carvins Cove Reservoir and also the main ridgeline of Brushy Mountain, which rises about 1200 feet above the lake's waterline.[2]
- ^ "The 100 Largest City Parks" (PDF). The Trust for Public Land. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ Carvins Cove Natural Reserve Roanoke Parks and Recreation (2017).