Trails
Park Maps and Brochures:
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, July 6, 2019 - 6:00pm
Closures Due to Flooding
Kerr Lake is still experiencing some flooding from last week, but conditions are improving. As of today, 6/18/19, at 8:00 am, the lake was at 304.8’ msl and falling. Reservation holders on closed sites are being contacted by the park office and/or reservation system staff and can get a full refund or transfer their reservation to a different site if available or to a later date.
The campsites below are closed due to flooding. Some campsites may be added to this list if the lake level does not fall as quickly as predicted.
Bullocksville: 55D
Hibernia:
Area 2 Campsite: 91
Area 3 Campsites: Entire Area; Sites 113-152
J.C. Cooper Campground:
Area 1 Campsite: 7
Kimball Point:
Area 2 Campsite: 53
We will update this Alert as conditions change. Hourly lake level information can be found at: http://epec.saw.usace.army.mil/roa05.htm .
Trails
Trails along the lake shore and near campgrounds offer relaxed hiking opportunities that are family-friendly and a opportunity to view the lake from different vantage points.
Big Poplar Trail
Location: Satterwhite Point / JC Cooper Campground
Description:
Surface: natural surface
Length:
0.75 miles
one way
0.75 miles
one way
Difficulty:
easy
easy
Blaze:
Kerr Lake Track Trail
Location:
Description:
The Kerr Lake State Recreation Area TRACK Trail is a 0.75 mile hike one-way (1.5 mile round-trip) through a mixed hardwood and pine tree forest along the edge of Kerr Lake. The trail features interpretive signs.
Surface:
Length:
0.75 miles
one way
0.75 miles
one way
Difficulty:
Blaze:
Ole Still Trail
Location: Bullocksville access
Description:
Surface:
Length:
Difficulty:
Blaze:
Plantation Trail
Location: Hibernia access
Description:
Surface:
Length:
one way
one way
Difficulty:
Blaze:
6254 Satterwhite Point Road
Henderson, NC 27537
252-438-7791
kerr.lake@ncparks.gov
GPS: 36.441100, -78.368800
November – February: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
March, April, September and October: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
May – August: 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Closed Christmas Day
The day use areas at Bullocksville, Henderson Point Shelter 1 and Satterwhite Point are open year-round. All other day use areas are closed late October – late March. The Henderson Point day use area for shelter 2, shelter 3 and the community building is closed late October – late March but will be opened for groups who rent the community building or the shelters.
County Line, Henderson Point, Hibernia and Nutbush have 24-hour boat ramp facilities open year-round. All other day use areas are closed and locked at park closing time.
Park Hours - Campgrounds
J.C. Cooper Campground at Satterwhite Point and Nutbush are open for camping year-round and have 24 hours access. All other campground areas are closed and locked at park closing time.
Other Campground gate hours are as follows:
March, April and October: 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.
May – September: 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Closed Christmas Day
Park Office
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. seven days a week
Closed Christmas Day