North Bend Park
John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir
North Bend 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. North Bend is the largest park on Kerr Lake and is located near Kerr Dam and the Corps Visitor Assistance Center.
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 and two states and offer countless recreation opportunities for visitors.
Visitors to North Bend Park will enjoy the lakeside views and wildlife watching. More than 200 sites for tents or RVs, and amenities like hot showers, flush toilets and a dump station provide a comfortable camping experience. Each camping area has its own swim beach. North Bend Park also has a large day use area with picnic shelters and a swim beach, 3 boat launching ramps, an amphitheater, a disc golf course and a paved 1.5 mile bicycle trail.
Notifications and Alerts
Starting April 1st, 2025 - Our campsite occupancy limits and total number of vehicles allowed will be changing. Extra vehicles will not be allowed and visitors to campsites will count as campers. Within Recreation.gov, you can find this information for each campsite in the "Site Details" and "Allowable Vehicle/Driveway Details" sections. If you have questions, please call the Visitor Assistance Center at 434.738.6143. You can also follow the John H. Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Lake) Facebook page for more detailed information. https://www.facebook.com/JohnHKerrReservoirBuggsIslandLake
Need to Know
North Bend Campground hours are listed as follows:
•April 1st - April 31st and September 15th - October 31st:
Sunday – Thursday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday & Saturday: 9:00am – 10:00pm
•May 1st - September 15th :
Every day: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Most campsites have gravel bases; bring padding for tents. All equipment must be placed within the site perimeter.
Check-in is at 4 p.m. and check-out is at 2 p.m. Campers must drop off their blue camping hangtags at the gatehouse upon checkout.
Maximum stay is 14-days within any 30 day period. Changing names on a reservation, changing campsites, or making multiple reservations in order to stay over 14-days is prohibited!
Quiet hours are from 10pm to 6 am. Generators and music must be cut off at 10 pm.
Customers should not have packages or mail sent or delivered to Park. Mail and packages will be refused and returned to sender.
Alcoholic beverages and off-road vehicles (golf carts,4-wheelers, etc.) are prohibited.
Golden Age/Access and America the Beautiful Interagency Senior and Access Passes are accepted at this campground and cardholders receive a 50% discount on camping fees. Cardholder must be present at registration, show pass and ID, and camp during entire stay.
All vehicles entering the day use area are required to pay the $7 day use fee including those who have rented the shelter for the day. The day use fee is waived for current reservation holders.
For a full list of rules and regulations please visit Title 36
Please read through the fees and cancelation policy for Recreation.gov
Natural Features
North Bend Park is forested and offers plenty of shade. Wildlife viewing is popular just below Kerr Dam, where waterfowl and Bald Eagles can be observed year around. This area, called Tailrace Park, has a wheelchair accessible canoe/kayak launch into the river, and is part of the Virginia Blueways Trail.
Nearby Attractions
About a half-mile away, at the intersection of Mays Chapel Road and State Route 4, visitors will find the Joseph S.J. Tanner II Environmental Education Center. The center has interpretive programs and exhibits for the public from Memorial Day through Labor Day, on Saturdays and Sundays.
Gas, groceries, firewood and restaurants are located within 2 miles and also within 20 minutes in Boydton and South Hill, Virginia.
Recreation
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. Buggs Island, located immediately below the dam, attracts migrating bald eagles in the winter and osprey in the summer, as well as gulls, great blue herons, waterfowl and the occasional river otter.
Several trails are available for hiking and biking. The 1.5-mile Liberty Nature Trail and 5.5-mile Robert Munford Trail both offer hikes within a short drive from the campground.
The lake is widely known for fishing, with large-mouth bass, striped bass, crappie and flathead catfish available. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources regulate hunting and fishing on the Virginia side of Kerr Lake.
Changes & Cancellations
- 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.
Contact Information
Physical
64 North Bend Drive Boydton VA 23917
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 434-738-0059
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
The physical address for North Bend Park: 64 North Bend Drive, Boydton VA 23917. It is located approximately 20 miles west of South Hill, VA.
Available Campsites
- Site 052, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 142, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 167, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 234, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 198, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 020, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 117, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 143, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 224, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 050, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 155, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 127, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 043, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 006, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 166, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 126, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 023, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 081, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 194, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 135, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 053, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 165, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 038, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 227, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 240, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 172, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 100, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 125, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 238, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 046, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 082, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 018, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 182, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 176, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 223, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site Piney Woods Group Camping Area, Loop North Bend Park, Type Group Standard Electric
- Site 118, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 090, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 214, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 059, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 061, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 199, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 047, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 169, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 188, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 110, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 095, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 028, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 174, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 186, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 185, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 168, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 073, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 239, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 057, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 208, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 085, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 030, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 228, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 097, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 184, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 088, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 209, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 076, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 116, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 210, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 190, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 243, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 160, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 068, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 203, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 180, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 107, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 104, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 187, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 201, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 183, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 083, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 093D, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 229, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 113, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 197, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 192, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 119, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 178, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 120, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 215, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 086, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 213, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 114, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 138, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 171, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 222, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 016, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 154, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 121, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 249, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 101, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 003, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 156, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 149, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 102, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 158, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 153, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 219, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 226, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 078, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 022, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 161, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 244, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 159, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 027, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 181, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 122, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 108, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 087, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 049, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 063, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 091, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 075, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 193, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 152, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 092, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 175, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 080, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 062, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 098, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 111, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 173, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 084, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 204, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 029, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 233, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 021, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 112, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 014, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 079, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 130, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 031, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 237, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 072, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 170, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 010, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 232, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 099, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 220, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 106, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 205, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 162, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 241, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 134, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 164, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 147, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 247, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 058, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 157, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 115, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 070, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 144, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 206, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 235, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 217, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 064, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 189, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 151, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 096, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site Mays Chapel Group Camping Area, Loop North Bend Park, Type Group Standard Electric
- Site 179, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 009, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 230, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 045, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 225, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 056, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 067, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 129, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 246, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 195, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 005, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 103, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 177, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 054, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 069, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 001, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 074, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 150, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 032, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 202, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 146, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 218, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 145, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 124, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 011, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 136, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 221, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 051, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 123, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 024, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 242, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 128, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 236, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 131D, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 071, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 137, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 200, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 017, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 109, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 196, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 191, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 132, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 212, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 207, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 231, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 077, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 248, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 133, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 148, Loop C, Type Standard Electric
- Site 245, Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 044, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 105, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 026, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 211, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 048, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 025, Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 216, Loop D, Type Standard Electric
- Site 163, Loop C, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 089, Loop B, Type Standard Electric
- Site 066, Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
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