(540) 297-6066
1235 State Park RoadHuddleston, VA 24104
Latitude: 37.079625
Longitude: -79.610993
Interpretive programs at the park include night hikes, hay rides, canoe trips, twilight programs, and Junior Naturalists. Junior Naturalists is a program for children 6-10 years old. The program focuses on themes of nature, and arts and crafts. It is sponsored by the Friends of Smith Mountain Lake State Park.
Amphitheater
A large 100+ person amphitheater available for reservation is located near the visitor center. This roofed structure is a converted building that probably dates long before the lake or park were built. The amphitheater has a projection screen, electrical outlets, and overlooks the lake. Nearby is a dock with a few boat slips, allowing boats to access the facility. A second, smaller campfire amphitheater is located near the campground and is used mainly for park programming.
- Season/Hours: All Year/N/A
- Fee: Park Fees
- Location:37° 04.7916 -79° 36.8566
Visitor Center
The parks visitor center is located near the amphitheater. Inside are two main rooms. One educating visitors about the fish and wildlife seen in the park and the other discussing the history of the park. In the wildlife room there are several aquariums and terrariums with live animals inside. The history room talks about the construction of the lake. Also discussed is the history of Franklin and Bedford counties and the people who lived there. Restrooms, a pay phone, and vending are located outside as is a small playground.
- Season/Hours: All Year/Call Park (540) 297-6066
- Fee: Park Fees
- Location:37° 04.7566 -79° 36.9633
The Moody Meeting House
On April 11, 1790, a congregation of 32 organized here as the “Baptist Church Of Christ On Stanton At The Mouth Of Black Water.”William Johnson, John Anthony, and Thomas Douglass were the ministers present and Johnson was chosen pastor.Constructed of logs, the meeting house measured approximately 30 x 13 feet and rested on a stone foundation. The church developed from Baptist congregations in Franklin County dating to 1787. The Strawberry Baptist Association met here on October 2, 1802, and dedicated this commemorative marker on May 20, 1984.
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- Fee: Park Fees
- Location:37° 5.847 -79° 36.399
Tobacco Barns
The Virginia tobacco barn, once found throughout the state, was once an essential ingredient in the process of air-curing tobacco. Tobacco barns once dotted the landscape throughout the eastern United States. Today they are fast disappearing from the American landscape. As unique as each area in which they were erected, there is no one design that can be described as a tobacco barn.Though tobacco barn designs varied greatly there were common elements that were found in many American tobacco barns. Design elements which were common to American tobacco barns include: gabled roofs, frame construction, and some system of ventilation. The venting can appear in different incarnations but commonly hinges or battens would be attached to some of the cladding boards, so that they could be opened.
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- Fee: Park Fees
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