The 1,074-acre park was densely forested when Williams was a kid, and her family tradition was to rent the four park cabins for Thanksgiving each year.

PULASKI, Va. (WSET) — Claytor Lake State Park, a beloved tourist destination, has reopened just in time for the warm weather after suffering historic damage from Hurricane Helene last year.

Claytor Lake State Park will get two new rental cabins by spring 2016. Construction of the three-bedroom cabins is scheduled to start this May, said Chris Doss, the park’s manager.

Claytor Lake State Park sits on the northern shore of the lake and offers water access, 4 miles of lake frontage, including a swim beach, and more than 470 acres of fields and woodland. The park ...

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The park is returning to normal six months after devastation by Hurricane Helene.

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Cynthia Reed, park specialist at Detroit Lake, said the recreation area started renting out three mini cabins in October 2023. They were so popular that the park built three more.

CLAYTOR LAKE, Va. – When Tropical Storm Helene hit the area, places like Claytor Lake were overwhelmed by the sheer amount of debris that swept through. “We have seen debris flows of similar ...

The debris field is massive, over 20 acres. Cleanup is underway, but the process is hampered by dangerous conditions. Propane tanks of all sizes are floating among woody debris. Steve Rapp, president ...

Virginia State Parks campgrounds will open on March 3, 2023. Full-service campgrounds with bathhouses are open from the first Friday in March through the first Monday in December, with the ...