Otter Lake, Amherst County, Virginia     User input for Otter Lake, Amherst County, Virginia: Be the first to submit input for Otter Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       It's always fun to stop by Otter Lake. Dry warm beds await you at Red Carpet Inn Lexington; you can have a good hiking adventure along the Rocky Row Trail. There's some flowing water nearby, Battery Creek is a stream you can explore during your stay, and hiking along the Piney Ridge Trail is tremendous fun. This lake is so wonderful. You'll meet a lot of folks from Lynchburg here; you can take a little tour to Otter Lake Dam while you're here at Otter Lake.       This location rules, just look at all the entertaining things to do near Otter Lake. Glide down the rapids of James River in a kayak, and camping at Shady Mountain Campground is always a glorious experience. If you need a spot to stay Natural Bridge Hotel is a splendid choice; Otter Lake is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, Wildwood Campground is a delightful local campground. At Otter Lake you can distinguish Hamilton Knob, and get yourself                  into a kayak and hit Pedlar River. This lake is so wonderful. Otter Lake is right by the Cashaw Creek Trail, and you'll hit upon a charming lake called Sheppe Pond. Otter Lake regularly gets a great deal of precipitation; most of the rain falls during July while January is mostly the driest month. For the period of the warmest time of the year, highs typically are in the 80's at Otter Lake, and through the night it cools down to the 60's. High temperatures all through the wintertime are normally in the 40's, and night lows through the wintertime for Otter Lake tend to be in the 20's.   Red Carpet Inn Lexington, Lexington 13 miles away Red Carpet Inn Lexington is 5 minutes from Downtown Historic Lexington, Virginia Military Institute and Washington Lee Univeristy. The best restaurants are within 5 minutes from the Inn. Natural Bridg... Natural Bridge Hotel, Natural Bridge 14 miles away Natural Bridge Inn and Conference Center is located on 1600 acres in the famous Virginia Shenandoah Valley. Our 158 traditional hotel rooms, patio rooms, and cottage rooms offer tasteful decor, some w... Current weather conditions at Otter Lake, Amherst County, Virginia Local climate location: LEXINGTON 8 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 37.55639 Longitude: -79.35778 Virginia Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Virginia Amherst County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Amherst County Books about Otter Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Otter Lake, Amherst County, Virginia. Outdoors Recreation Near Lynchburg, Virginia Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Lynchburg, Virginia, the metro area neareast to Otter Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Virginia Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Virginia.     These outdoors activities are available near Otter Lake.   Hotels Near Otter Lake: Red Carpet Inn Lexington, Lexington, 13 miles away Natural Bridge Hotel, Natural Bridge, 14 miles away Best Western Lexington Inn, Lexington, 14 miles away Holiday Inn Express LEXINGTON, Lexington, 14 miles away Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Lexington, Lexington, 14 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Otter Lake: Wildwood Campground, Monroe, 5 miles away Shady Mountain Campground, Amherst County, 10 miles away Yogi Bear's Jellystone At Natural Bridge, Natural Bridge Station, 10 miles away Oronoco Campground, Amherst County, 12 miles away   Whitewater Near Otter Lake: James River, Rockbridge/ Amherst CountyCounty, 6 miles away       Class II-III - 5 miles long (Glasgow to Snowdon) Pedlar River, Amherst CountyCounty, 6 miles away       Class II-III - 14 miles long (Below Lynchburg Reservoir to Route 640) Pedlar River, Amherst CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class I(II) - 6 miles long (Route 640 to Highway 130)   National Parks Near Otter Lake: Booker T Washington National Monument, Hardy - VA, 34 miles away   Trails Near Otter Lake: Cashaw Creek Trail, Amherst County, 2 miles away Piney Ridge Trail, Bedford County, 4 miles away Rocky Row Trail, Rockbridge County, 5 miles away   Lakes Near Otter Lake: Sheppe Pond, Amherst CountyCounty, 4 miles away