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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. Rudd's Creek Campground is open April 1 - October 31. 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. Its 800 miles of wooded shoreline stretch across six counties in two states and offer countless recreation opportunities for visitors.
Public lands around the lake are open to hunting with appropriate state licenses. Game species include 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, birding and more. The Robert Munford Trail is about 5.5 miles long and is multipurpose. A trailhead is located within 7 miles of Rudd's Campground, at Eagle Point Landing. The lake is widely known for fishing, with large-mouth bass, striped bass, crappie and catfish available. Virginia Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries regulate fishing and hunting on the Virginia side.
There are 98 sites for tents or RVs, and amenities like hot showers, flush toilets and a dump station provide a comfortable camping experience. A swimming beach and picnic shelter make the campground ideal for families. The campground has its own boat ramp and courtesty dock for campers only. All electric sites have water hook-ups.
Rudds Creek Park is forested and offers plenty of shade. It is located 2 miles from the town of Boydton, VA, and has a marina less than a mile away. The campground road has very little shoulder, so care should be taken with bicycle riders and children.
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, VA.
Between 04/01/2021 and 10/31/2021 this location is staffed. Please call (434) 738-6827 to speak with local staff. From 11/01/2021 to 03/31/2022 this location is unstaffed. Please call (434) 738-6143 for general information.
* **Changing Reservations:**
* There is no change fee if a visitor extends or shortens a reservation, as long as the change includes dates from the original reservation. Additionally, there is no change fee if the visitor wants to switch sites that are the same price with the same reservation dates in the same facility.
* If a visitor wants to switch dates that are entirely outside of the original reservation dates, there is a **$10 change fee.**
* If a reservation is made that includes dates beyond the maximum booking window, that reservation cannot be changed until 18 days have passed from the original booking date.
* Once a reservation date has begun, visitors cannot change a reservation using the online system or through the Call Center. Onsite staff will assist with changes or cancellations.
* **Cancellations:**
* Visitors may cancel their reservation prior to arrival both on-line and through the call center. A **$10 service fee** will be withheld from any refund for a cancellation.
* A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a **$10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's** approved rate including tax and applicable add-on. Cancellations for a one-night reservation will **forfeit the entire amount paid** and will not be subject to an additional service fee.
* Visitors who cancel a group overnight facility reservation less than 14 days prior to arrival date will pay a **$10 service fee AND forfeit the first night’s** rate.
* **No-Shows:**
* A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date.
* No-shows are assessed **$20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's** rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite.
* **Early Departures:**
* Visitors are requested to notify staff at the facility if they depart early to allow others to use the site.
* If the visitor chooses to depart early, they may forfeit the approved rate and applicable tax and applicable add-on for the day of departure. If a visitor departs prior to the scheduled check-out date, they may be eligible for a partial refund. Visitors may notify the Recreation.gov call center to request a refund of remaining unused nights. If a visitor requests a refund for an early departure after the facility check-out time (3 pm) has passed, the visitor will not be refunded for that night and is eligible for a refund on any additional nights that will not be used.
* **Refunds:**
* Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Visitors may also initiate a refund request through the call center at any time after their reservation has ended.
* Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay.
* For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive.
* In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.
The physical location for Rudd's Creek Park is: 16064 Highway 58, Boydton, VA 23917. It is located about 3 miles west of Boydton, VA.
My son and I love camping here.
The sites are clean. Bathrooms spotless. Super convenient boat ramp. The staff checking in and out are friendly and helpful.
We absolutely love camping at Rudd's Creek Campground. This was our third visit here and our first site with a beautiful view of the Kerr Lake reservoir. Sites are spaced nicely apart and the campground is beautifully maintained.
One of my favorite Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds. Across the highway from a very nice day use areas, and within the camp itself has a very serviceable boat ramp for Rudds Creek/ Buggs island lake area. Clean showers and restrooms and great staffing. Open until the end of October for camping.
The best campground on Kerr/Buggs Island Lake. Spacious sites, clean bathhouses, swimming area, and two boat launch options. There is also a full service marina close by. This park is run by the Army Corps of Engineers; there is also a day use area with launch across the road. There are no lodgings within the park, but lodgings for non-campers are available in Clarksville.
Stayed at Kerr Lake 1 other time but at a different campsite.
We camped with our 3 dogs and ended up rushing one of them to ER 1.5hours away. They are supposed to clean the campsite after checking out but it was pretty clear, they didn't clean up one item. There were so many fully intact cat fish skeletons on the campsite. My dog bit into one as soon as we got there and was bleeding from the mouth. Luckily we pulled it out in time before swallowing it. We searched the camp site more thoroughly and found an additional 5 skeletons.
The site was littered with cigarette butts that we spent a good amount of time picking up what we could so our dogs wouldn't eat any.
The following day our dog stepped on yet another fish skeleton we hadn't seen which cut his paw pad. We washed and wrapped throughout the day but by nightfall it was pretty swollen and red and wouldn't put weight on it. There is nothing in the area so we drove 1.5 hours away to ER vet.
Do a better job cleaning up after people checkout.
