Kennedys Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Carroll County, Virginia

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     Kennedys Lake is a nice lake to visit. And if that's not enough there's loads more entertaining stuff to do in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Stay the night at Carrollwood Campground, and there is a tremendous hiking trail close by called the Bournes Branch Trail. On a good day at Kennedys Lake you can take a hike along the Yellow Branch Trail; if you need a site to stay Rodeway Inn Galax is a magnificent choice. Through the summer months at Kennedys Lake temperatures  
   are frequently in the 80's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 40's, and overnight lows throughout the winter for Kennedys Lake tend to be in the 10's.
And if that's not sufficient, there's plenty more to do close to Kennedys Lake. At Russell Dam near Kennedys Lake there are some out of the ordinary things to see, and paddling on Chestnut Creek is so much fun. This lake is so wonderful. Some of the water close
 
               by flows, like Cranberry Creek, and glide down the rapids of New River in a kayak. Now, you may believe that's a lot but there's even more enjoyable stuff to do here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Going for a hike on the Cliff Branch Trail is always a glorious adventure.
Galax Knights Inn is a brilliant location to get some rest. There's so much to do here at Kennedys Lake that you need to camp here for a while, New River Trail State Park is a great location for that. Kennedys Lake is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. An average amount of rain falls at Kennedys Lake; the month of July is the wettest with most of the rain, and January is the month with the least moisture.

 
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Current weather conditions at Kennedys Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Carroll County, Virginia
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Local climate location: WYTHEVILLE 14 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.71111
Longitude: -80.87444

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These outdoors activities are available near Kennedys Lake.
 Hotels Near Kennedys Lake:
Rodeway Inn Galax, Galax, 4 miles away
Galax Knights Inn, Galax, 5 miles away
Quality Inn Hillsville, Hillsville, 7 miles away
Best Western Four Seasons South, Hillsville, 7 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Hillsville, Hillsville, 7 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Kennedys Lake:
Carrollwood Campground, Woodlawn, 3 miles away
New River Trail State Park, Max Meadows, 6 miles away
Fort Chiswell RV Campground, Max Meadows, 9 miles away
R-j Ranch RV Resort, Hillsville, 11 miles away
 Whitewater Near Kennedys Lake:
Chestnut Creek, Carroll CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class I-III - 11.5 miles long (Route 721 to Byllesby Dam on New River)
New River, Carroll/ Wythe/ Pulaski/ Grayson CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class I-III - 32 miles long (Fries to Allisonia)
Elk Creek, Grayson CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class I-III - 4.5 miles long (Route 650 to New River)
 National Parks Near Kennedys Lake:
Bluestone National Scenic River, Glen Jean - WV, 69 miles away
Gauley River National Recreation Area, Glen Jean - WV, 69 miles away
New River Gorge National River, Glen Jean - WV, 69 miles away
 Trails Near Kennedys Lake:
Yellow Branch Trail, Poquoson (city) County, 11 miles away
Bournes Branch Trail, Grayson County, 12 miles away
Cliff Branch Trail, Carroll County, 12 miles away

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