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badbuckeye
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Jun 12, 2017

smith mountain campground, va

Any thoughts? this is not the campground in the park, This is near
penook. Is it worth the visit?

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  • kerrlakeroo wrote:
    SML is a pretty lake, it is a good fishing and skiing area but very crowded on the weekends. If you are not bringing a boat you may want to try fairy stone state park, its a little farther south, lake has no motorized boat traffic, lots of hiking trails, you can search for fairy stones, and there is easy access to Blue ridge pkwy for other places to go.

    Double ditto. Unless you like the sound of motorboats.:B
  • SML is a pretty lake, it is a good fishing and skiing area but very crowded on the weekends. If you are not bringing a boat you may want to try fairy stone state park, its a little farther south, lake has no motorized boat traffic, lots of hiking trails, you can search for fairy stones, and there is easy access to Blue ridge pkwy for other places to go.

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