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Buffalo Park Picnic Shelter

US Army Corps of Engineers · Virginia

Buffalo Park Picnic Shelter in Virginia. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 141 public campsites we map in Virginia.

Buffalo Park is a small day use and campground park, located on John H. Kerr Reservoir. The campground is open May 1 - September 30. The Day Use Park is open year-around. The shelter is reservable from April 1 - October 31. Kerr Reservoir, also known as Buggs Island Lake, is a 50,000-acre lake that extends 39 miles up the wooded, cove-studded shoreline of the Roanoke River in Virginia and North Carolina. Kerr Reservoir was created with the construction of the John H. Kerr Dam in 1952.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Army Corps of Engineers
Fee
Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking
Reservation required
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USACE policy)
Phone
Buffalo Park Phone Number: (434) 374-206
Coordinates
36.66194, -78.62941

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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-03-11, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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