Open fires are prohibited throughout the park from midnight to 4 p.m. through April 30 per the 4 p.m. Burning Law. This includes wood and charcoal. Gas is permissible. Campground fires are allowed during the restricted time if a camp host is on duty and signage to that effect is posted in the campground. Failure to observe the 4 p.m. Burning Law can result in a fine. Contact the Park Office for additional information.

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Talks on the Porch at Smith Mountain Lake State Park

By Shellie AnnePosted May 31, 2015

Smith Mountain Lake State Park has a new porch and you are invited to come on over and sit a spell, well to learn a spell is probably more accurate.

Learn more about the Eastern Box Turtles that live around at Smith Mountain Lake

Learn about CoCoRaHS which are Citizen Scientist rain reporting stations in and around Smith Mountain Lake and the entire country

The Blue Ridge Foothills and Lakes Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists would like to invite you on over to enjoy an informative talk at Smith Mountain Lake State Park, on the porch. The porch is a something new and a great place to host discussions and other fun educational events at this state park.

The following talks on the porch have already been scheduled:

Saturday, June 6 Dick Leroy -- SOS/CoCoRaHS 10:00am - 11:00am AND 12noon-1:00pm
Saturday, June 13 Rick Brager -- VMN/BRFAL 11:00am - 2:00pm
Sunday, June 14 Jim & Denise Pilversack -- Eastern Box Turtles 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Thursday, June 18 Rick Watson -- Water Quality Sampling 11:00am-11:30am AND 1:00pm-1:30pm
Saturday, July 11 Rich Brager -- VMN/BRFAL 11:00am - 2:00pm

Ask for directions to the porch when you enter the park, it is easy to find at the Visitor Center.

Click here to learn about all upcoming the events at Smith Mountain Lake State Park. Or you can click here to find an event at any of the other 35 Virginia State Parks.

More information about Smith Mountain Lake can be found here.