13,428 acre T. M. Gathright Wildlife Management Area; 2,530 acre lake; year round boating, water sports, fishing, camping, picnicking, hiking and hunting (in season); abundant wildlife includes bald eagles, white tail deer, turkeys, etc.; stocked lake; group picnic shelters; information center with observation deck; handicap fishing decks; sandy beachs with modern bathhouse adjacent; multiple ramps lighted docks. All National Forest land.
Fishing:
- Alewife
- Trout (brown, rainbow and brook)
- Black Bass
- Yellow Perch
- Panfish
- Catfish
- Chain Pickerel
- Black Crappie
- Rock Bass
- Sunfish
Boat Ramps
- Fortney Branch (south end)
- Bolar Flats (north end)
- Coles Mountain (south end)
Camping
- Bolar Mountain (north end)
- McClintic Point (north end)
- Greenwood Point (midlake)
- Morris Hill (south end)
Other Recreational Sites
- Coles Point (south end) - beach, bathouse, boat launch, picnic
Categories
- Boating
- Fishing
Region
Last Updated: 05/22/2014
What's Nearby
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651 Coles Mountain Road
Hot Springs, VA 244261.45 MI
