Rudds Creek Rec. Area
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 15 of the next 30 nights read 15:08 UTC
- A night
- $24–$68Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 9896 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 10 notices
In the agency’s own words
Rudds Creek Park is located on John H. Kerr Reservoir, a 50,000-acre lake that extends 39 miles up the wooded, cove-studded shoreline of the Roanoke River in Virginia and North Carolina. Rudd's Creek Campground is open April 1 - October 31. The Day Use Park, located across Hwy 58, is open year-around. Kerr Reservoir, also known as Buggs Island Lake, was created with the construction of the John H. Kerr Dam in 1952. Its 800 miles of wooded shoreline stretch across six counties in two states and offer countless recreation opportunities for visitors. Keep reading
Recreation
Public lands around the lake are open to hunting with appropriate state licenses. Game species include whitetail deer, wild turkey, bobwhite quail, mourning dove, gray squirrel, cottontail rabbit, fox and raccoon. Resident waterfowl species include wood duck, black duck, mallard and Canadian geese. There are 26 Wildlife Management Areas around the lake that provide year-round opportunities for hiking, wildlife viewing, birding and more. The Robert Munford Trail is about 5.5 miles long and is multipurpose. A trailhead is located within 7 miles of Rudd's Campground, at Eagle Point Landing. The lake is widely known for fishing, with large-mouth bass, striped bass, crappie and catfish available. Virginia Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries regulate fishing and hunting on the Virginia side.
Facilities
There are 98 sites for tents or RVs, and amenities like hot showers, flush toilets and a dump station provide a comfortable camping experience. A swimming beach and picnic shelter make the campground ideal for families. The campground has its own boat ramp and courtesty dock for campers only. All electric sites have water hook-ups.
Natural Features
Rudds Creek Park is forested and offers plenty of shade. It is located 2 miles from the town of Boydton, VA, and has a marina less than a mile away. The campground road has very little shoulder, so care should be taken with bicycle riders and children. Contact Info Between 04/01/2025 and 10/31/2025 this location is staffed. Please call (434) 738-6827 to speak with local staff. From 11/01/2025 to 03/31/2026 this location is unstaffed. Please call (434) 738-6143 for general information.
Nearby Attractions
The Corps Visitor Assistance Center is located about 30 minutes away at Kerr Dam. Gas, groceries and shopping are available just minutes away, in Boydton. The park is about 20 minutes from Clarksville, Virginia and 30 minutes from South Hill, VA.
Charges & Cancellations
Changing Reservations: There is no change fee if a visitor extends or shortens a reservation, as long as the change includes dates from the original reservation. Additionally, there is no change fee if the visitor wants to switch sites that are the same price with the same reservation dates in the same facility. If a visitor wants to switch dates that are entirely outside of the original reservation dates, there is a $10 change fee. If a reservation is made that includes dates beyond the maximum booking window, that reservation cannot be changed until 18 days have passed from the original booking date. Once a reservation date has begun, visitors cannot change a reservation using the online system or through the Call Center. Onsite staff will assist with changes or cancellations. Cancellations: Visitors may cancel their reservation prior to arrival both on-line and through the call center. A $10 service fee will be withheld from any refund for a cancellation. A visitor who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's approved rate including tax and applicable add-on. Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. Visitors who cancel a group overnight facility reservation less than 14 days prior to arrival date will pay a $10 service fee AND forfeit the first night’s rate. No-Shows: A no-show visitor is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date. Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date. No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night's rate, taxes and applicable add-on for a campsite. Early Departures: Visitors are requested to notify staff at the facility if they depart early to allow others to use the site. If the visitor chooses to depart early, they may forfeit the approved rate and applicable tax and applicable add-on for the day of departure. If a visitor departs prior to the scheduled check-out date, they may be eligible for a partial refund. Visitors may notify the Recreation.gov call center to request a refund of remaining unused nights. If a visitor requests a refund for an early departure after the facility check-out time (3 pm) has passed, the visitor will not be refunded for that night and is eligible for a refund on any additional nights that will not be used. Refunds: Visitors may submit a refund request through their Recreation.gov profile within 7 days of the end date of their reservation. Visitors may also initiate a refund request through the call center at any time after their reservation has ended. Refunds for debit or credit card payments will be issued as a credit to the original bank or credit card used to pay. For check or cash purchases, Recreation.gov will mail a Treasury check for refunds of cash, check, or money order payments to the address associated with the reservation. Treasury check refunds may take up to 6-8 weeks to arrive. In the event of an emergency closure, the Recreation.gov team or facility manager will refund all fees and will attempt to notify you using the contact information within the Recreation.gov visitor profile.
What the agency tells you
Rudds Creek Campground gate house hours are as follows: 01 April – 31 October Every day: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
All campsites have gravel bases; bring padding for tents; all camping equipment must fit within the site perimeters (timbers).
Check-in is at 4 p.m. and check-out is at 2 p.m. Campers must drop off their blue camping hangtags at the gatehouse upon checkout. Checking in to your campsite after the gatehouse closes is prohibited.
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Maximum stay is 14-days within any 30 day period. Changing names on a reservation, changing campsites, or making multiple reservations in order to stay over 14-days is prohibited!
Quiet hours are from 10pm to 6 am. Generators and music must be cut off at 10 pm.
Customers should not have packages or mail sent or delivered to the park. Mail and packages will be refused and returned to sender.
Alcoholic beverages and off-road vehicles (golf carts,4-wheelers, etc.) are prohibited.
Golden Age/Access and America the Beautiful Interagency Senior and Access Passes are accepted at this campground and cardholders receive a 50% discount on camping fees. Cardholder must be present at registration, show pass and ID, and camp during entire stay.
For a full list of rules and regulations please visit Title 36
Please read through the fees and cancelation policy for Recreation.gov.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 98
- Hookups
- 72 electric, 74 water, 1 sewer
- Longest rig
- 45 ft
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 92 of 94 sites
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…or RVs, and amenities like hot showers, flush toilets and a dump station provide a comfortable camping…”
- Showers
- Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind
- “Facilities There are 98 sites for tents or RVs, and amenities like hot showers, flush toilets and a dump station provide a comfortable camping experience.”
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Reservoir, Lake, River, Creek, Beach
- Amphitheater
- Boating
- Environmental Education
- Evening Programs
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Ranger programs
- Swimming
- Night sky · 58th darkest of 88 in VA
- Bortle 4
34 of 95 sites open on Sat, Oct 17read 15:08 UTC
recreation.gov lists 96 of the 98 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
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We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $24–$68 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“Additionally, there is no change fee if the visitor wants to switch sites that are the same price with the same reservation dates in the same facility. - If a visitor wants to switch dates that are entirely outside of the original reservation dates, there is a $10 change fee. - If a reservation is made that includes…” · this campground’s own no-show terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
recreation.gov availability, read 15:08 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
99 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 96 mapped sitesAll 99 records
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 96 of the 99 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| BLOO | 053 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 114 ft | 165 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 054 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 114 ft | 111 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 055 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 82 ft | 107 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 056 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 82 ft | 106 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 057 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 91 ft | 223 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 058 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 94 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 059 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 91 ft | 184 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 060 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 58 ft | 91 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 061D | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 95 ft | 185 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 062 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 87 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 063 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 84 ft | 165 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 064 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 72 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 065 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 170 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 066 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 78 ft | 146 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 067 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 67 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 068D | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 78 ft | 148 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 070 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 85 ft | 73 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 071 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 81 ft | 191 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 072 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 95 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 073 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 50 ft | 106 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 074 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 81 ft | 96 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 075 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 73 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 076 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 216 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 077 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 92 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 078 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 80 ft | 104 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 079 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 86 ft | 118 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 080 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 86 ft | 115 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 081 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 74 ft | 258 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 082 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 99 ft | 174 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 083 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 153 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 084D | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 106 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 085 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 87 ft | 77 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 086 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 243 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 087 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 76 ft | 74 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 088 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 76 ft | 50 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 089 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 203 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 090 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 187 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 091 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 92 ft | 104 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 092 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 82 ft | 200 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 093 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 82 ft | 212 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 094 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 72 ft | 83 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 095 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 77 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 096 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 105 ft | 162 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 097 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 66 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 098 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 82 ft | 72 ft | $34–$68 | |
| BLOO | 099 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | yes | 71 ft | 58 ft | $34–$68 |
| BLOO | 100 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 71 ft | 60 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C27- | 027 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 72 ft | 164 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C27- | 028 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 72 ft | 122 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C27- | 029 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 95 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C27- | 030 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 59 ft | 102 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C27- | 031D | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 78 ft | 118 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C27- | 032 | type not stated | 35 ft | 50 amp | 185 ft | |||
| C33- | 033 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 93 ft | 169 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C33- | 034 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 79 ft | 111 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C33- | 035D | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 64 ft | 113 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C33- | 036 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 64 ft | 139 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C33- | 037 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 84 ft | 95 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C38 | 038 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 218 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C38 | 039 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 51 ft | 156 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C38 | 040 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 51 ft | 115 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C38 | 041 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 46 ft | 73 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C38 | 042 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50 amp | 46 ft | 53 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C38 | 043 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 60 ft | 55 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C38 | 044 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 84 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C38 | 045 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 57 ft | 130 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C38 | 046 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 65 ft | 194 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C47 | 047 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 102 ft | 329 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C47 | 048 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50 amp | 101 ft | 243 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C47 | 049 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50 amp | 84 ft | 182 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C47 | 050 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 44 ft | 256 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C47 | 051 | standard electric | 20 ft | 50 amp | 44 ft | 300 ft | $34–$68 | |
| C47 | 052 | standard electric | 20 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 350 ft | $34–$68 | |
| FRNT | 001 | type not stated | 45 ft | 50 amp | 183 ft | |||
| FRNT | 002 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 89 ft | 371 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 003 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 89 ft | 319 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 004 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 105 ft | 127 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 005 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 84 ft | 60 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 006D | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 51 ft | 40 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 007 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 51 ft | 60 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 008 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 57 ft | 83 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 009 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 72 ft | 97 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 010 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 115 ft | 171 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 011 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 88 ft | 252 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 012 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 88 ft | 245 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 013D | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 63 ft | 123 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 014 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 63 ft | 151 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 015 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 92 ft | 239 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 016 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 92 ft | 153 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 017 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 131 ft | 312 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 018D | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 94 ft | 175 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 019 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 94 ft | 245 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 020 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 76 ft | 77 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 021 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 76 ft | 76 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 022 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 89 ft | 147 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 023 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 89 ft | 235 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 024 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 89 ft | 303 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| FRNT | 025 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 93 ft | 203 ft | $24–$48 | ||
| Rudds Creek Rec Area | Rudds Creek Day Use | day use | yes |
The agency files 1 more record here that isn’t a site for the night. It files it as day use. It’s in the table above, marked for what it is, and it isn’t counted as a site.
OpenStreetMap has no toilet mapped within 1 km of this campground, so no site here carries a toilet distance. That’s a gap in the map, not a finding about the campground.
25 of 99 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Grassy Creek Park5.7 mi
Ivy Hill Park5.8 mi
Island Creek Park7.6 mi
North Bend Park7.9 mi
Longwood Park8.2 mi
Tailrace Park8.6 miThe physical location for Rudd's Creek Park is: 16064 Highway 58, Boydton, VA 23917. It is located about 3 miles west of Boydton, VA.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Boydton, VA
Typical weather
Typical October night 48°F, day 73°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 28°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Rudds Creek Rec. Area is in Virginia’s 5th congressional district. Its representative, John McGuire (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →