BUFFALO PARK

Address VISITOR ASSISTANCE CENTER, 1930 MAYS CHAPEL ROAD, BOYDTON, VA, 23917-9801
StateVA
Reservable Yes — reservable on recreation.gov
Phone(434) 374-2063 IN SEASON ONLY. ALL OTHERS: (434) 738-6143

Amenities

📌 SCENIC OVERLOOKS
🚻 PIT TOILETS
📌 PLAYGROUND
🐾 Pets Allowed
📌 PAVED PARKING
📌 PAVED ROADS
🧺 PICNIC SHELTERS
📌 PARKING AREA
🧺 PICNIC AREA
🧺 PICNIC TABLES
🔥 Campfire Allowed: No, Yes
📌 Proximity to Water: Lakefront, N/A
🕒 Checkin Time: 08:00 AM, 4:00 PM
🚰 Water Hookup: No, Yes
👥 Max Num of People: 8–50
Condition Rating: Good
📌 Num of Bedrooms: 0
📌 Location Rating: Good
📌 Site Rating: Basic, Standard
🚶 Site Access: Drive-In
🚗 Driveway Length: 0–160
🌳 Shade: Full, Yes
🚙 Max Vehicle Length: 0–40
🚙 Max Num of Vehicles: 3–20
🚗 Driveway Surface: Gravel, N/A, Paved
📌 GRILLS: Y, Yes
👥 Min Num of People: 1
🕒 Checkout Time: 02:00 PM, 10:00 PM
🚙 Min Num of Vehicles: 1
🚗 Driveway Entry: Back-In, Back-in, N/A, Parallel, Pull-through
🧺 Picnic Table: Y
📌 Lantern Pole: Y
🚗 Driveway Grade: Moderate
📌 Electricity Hookup: 50, N/A
📌 Quiet Area: Y
📌 Accessibility: Y
🔧 Sewer Hookup: No
Accessible Sites: 2 of 22
📅 Reservable Sites: 21 of 22
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Overview

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. Kerr, 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. Its 800 miles of wooded shoreline stretch across six c

Data updated: 2026-08-23 10:29 (UTC) · Source: RIDB (recreation.gov)