Surround yourself with natural beauty by launching a boat on 50,000 acres of Buggs Island Lake’s (John H. Kerr Reservoir) fresh water. You can indulge your adventurous side with water sports—skiing, fishing, sailing, and swimming. It offers additional recreation such as camping, hiking, bicycling, hunting, and golfing
Lake Gaston’s shoreline reaches approximately 350 miles and covers 20,300 acres of water. The lake offers fishing, hunting, camping, boating, swimming, and an array of water sports. A number of public boat launching ramps are available. Neighborhood marinas provide complete marine goods and services.
With 17 Wildlife Management Areas in total throughout the Virginia’s Crossroads Region, you will find the perfect place to hike, hunt, cycle, or explore. Each WMA is easily accessible via car with at least one designated parking area. The WMAs are also accessible from the water.
Sandy River Reservoir is a 740-acre water supply impoundment located slightly east of the town of Farmville in Prince Edward County. This reservoir boasts one of the best sportfish assemblages in the piedmont. The lake supports excellent fisheries for largemouth bass, black crappie, redear sunfish, and an ever-improving channel catfish fishery. Other species to note […]
Amelia Wildlife Management Area is a 2,217-acre Wildlife Management Area located in Amelia County, Virginia. Primarily upland habitat, it also preserves around 175 acres of bottomland hardwoods and beaver swampland along the Appomattox River. Visitors can hunt, fish, and photograph local wildlife along hiking trails and waterways maintained by the Virginia Department of Game & […]
Recognized as a National Recreation Trail, High Bridge is 31-miles suited for hiking, bicycling and horseback riding. Once a rail bed, Its crushed, flat limestone surface makes it easy to enjoy, but bring water, none is available on the trail. The High Bridge, more than 2,400 feet long and 125 feet above the Appomattox, is […]
Paradise Lake Family Campground is located in beautiful, Historic Appomattox County, Virginia. We are the most centrally located campground in the state of Virginia. We offer a family oriented camping facility with full services. You will enjoy a spring-fed lake and sandy beach area, as well as a swimming pool, park and picnic areas, playgrounds, arcade […]
The Colonial Theatre has a special place in the history of our community and in the lives of many of our residents. It has weathered many difficulties, including economic crises, as well as years of neglect at various times. The Colonial is one of the few remaining vaudeville theatres of its era in Virginia. Originally built in 1925, […]
A collaborative forum for students and faculty of Longwood University and the people of South Central Virginia to explore visual art and its relevance to everyday life.
Red Door 104 art studio is a place for artists and “want-to-be-artists.” Artists often work in solitude, so the owners created a space to gather, create, critique, inspire and feel connected. They offer art education in a non-threatening environment where people learn from professional artists. Red Door 104 hosts special events, birthday parties and paint […]
