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     John Rucker Lake is always a pleasure to visit. All our national parks are wonderful spots to go to, and Shenandoah National Park is no exception, and dry warm beds await you at Doubletree Hotel Charlottesville. This lake is so wonderful. Have a good hiking adventure along the Pocosin Trail; if you need a site to stay Courtyard By Marriott Charlottesville North is a great choice. Hiking along the Lewis Mountain Trail is brilliant fun, and if you're dropping by from  
   Charlottesville, you won't be the only one.
Not far from John Rucker Lake, you'll come across Harlow Farm Pond which is a delightful lake, and Shenandoah Hills Campground is a great campground nearby. This lake is so wonderful. Take a hike on the Pocosin Hollow Trail; Heavenly Acres Campground is a great local campground. At John Rucker Lake through the long summer days highs are in the 80's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's generally in the 60's.
 
               Throughout the winter this place gets highs in the 40's while the cold winter nights at John Rucker Lake are in the 20's.
You truly have to have a thing about John Rucker Lake. Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always take a look at nearby Reynolds Farm Pond; Rivanna River - North Fork is a fine whitewater spot close by. There's always Reynolds Farm Dam to pop by close to John Rucker Lake, and if you don’t have a problem getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling on Conway River.
The high level of precipitation makes John Rucker Lake a quite wet place; all through July this area sees the most rain; January on the other hand is the driest.

 
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Local climate location: TIMBERVILLE 9 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.22639
Longitude: -78.38389

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 Hotels Near John Rucker Lake:
Doubletree Hotel Charlottesville, Charlottesville, 9 miles away
Courtyard By Marriott Charlottesville North, Charlottesville, 11 miles away
Fairfield Inn By Marriott Charlottesville, Charlottesville, 11 miles away
Red Carpet Inn Charlottesville, Charlottesville, 11 miles away
Charlottesville Super 8 Motel, Charlottesville, 11 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near John Rucker Lake:
Heavenly Acres Campground, Stanardsville, 6 miles away
Shenandoah Hills Campground, Madison, 10 miles away
Lewis Mountain Campground, Greene County, 13 miles away
Swift Run Campground, Elkton, 16 miles away
 Whitewater Near John Rucker Lake:
Rivanna River - North Fork, Albemarle CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class II - 12 miles long (Advance Mills to Route 29)
Conway River, Madison/Greene CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class II-III - 13 miles long (Rt. 667 to Rapidan River and Route 29 Bridge)
Rapidan River, Greene/Madison CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class II-IV - 15 miles long (Shenandoah National Park to Route 29)
 National Parks Near John Rucker Lake:
Shenandoah National Park, Luray - VA, 24 miles away
 Trails Near John Rucker Lake:
Pocosin Hollow Trail, Greene County, 11 miles away
Lewis Mountain Trail, Greene County, 11 miles away
Pocosin Trail, Greene County, 12 miles away
 Lakes Near John Rucker Lake:
Reynolds Farm Pond, Greene CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Harlow Farm Pond, Greene CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Charlottesville Reservoir
16 miles away
For years I have been fishing the reservoir, the boat ramp is terrible at the twin bridges, and not enough parking at the dam. Several other fisherman including myself would be more than happy to fix the ramp at the bridges free of charge to the city or county if permission is granted. There is much erosion near the edge of the ramp. Backing your boat in the water is dangerous, trying not to go near the eroded bank. Please call me with a response . THANKS. MIKE GREGORY (434)960-9898....

Beldor Ridge Trail
17 miles away
The trail may be fine, but I would avoid venturing too deep into Beldor hollow road. These people have lived here for a very long time, and ''dont take kind to strangers''. Just to give you guys an idea, my father worked as a volunteer fire fighter for the Elkton fire department. They got a call for a fire and took a wrong turn. When they went to turn around they had a car, that was not a car that ran, placed in the middle of the road. Quite a feat. After an altercation with the shotgun wielding locals, they were finally pursuaded that someone could be dying while they werent allowing them out. Finally they moved the car back.

Same for several of the hollows around elkton(pronounced ''hollar'' by the local folk). Beldor, Lynnwood, to a lesser extent thouroughfare area. Also Bryant Hollow can be a little rough if they dont reconize you as well....

Shenandoah National Park
23 miles away
I was there just this last weekend and the fee for two people in a car is now $15...

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