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NRSO |
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The Visitor Assistance Center conference room is located beside the dam at W. Kerr Scott Reservoir in northwestern North Carolina. |
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From Charlotte, North Carolina, take I-77 North (approximately 60 miles) before merging into Highway 421 North towards Wilkesboro / Boone. Continue to Exit 286B (approximately 20 miles), turn left onto Highway 268, continue for approximately 4 miles and turn right on Reservoir Road. Turn left into the Visitor Assistance Center parking lot after 0.25 miles. From Winston-Salem, North Carolina, take Highway 421 North (approximately 55 miles) to Exit 286B, turn left onto Highway 268, continue for approximately 4 miles and turn right on Reservoir Road. Turn left into the Visitor Assistance Center parking lot after 0.25 miles. From Wilkesboro, North Carolina, head west on Main Street / Hwy 268 / Hwy 18 (approximately 4 miles) and turn right on Reservoir Road. Turn left into the Visitor Assistance Center parking lot after 0.25 miles. |
| facilitiesDescription |
The conference room offers eight, 8-foot tables, 40 chairs, and is ADA-accessible. Flush bathrooms and a water fountain are located within the building. There is no kitchen available. The area around the Visitor Assistance Center has scenic views and is close to other park amenities which include a boat ramp, two reservable shelters, a museum and Environmental Education Center in the Visitor Assistance Center, and access to the Overmountain Victory Trail and Native Tree Trail. |
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W. Kerr Scott Visitor Assistance Center Conference Room |
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133041 |
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http://www.reserveamerica.com/campsiteSearch.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=133041&cmp=39-32--joewils |
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Those interested in reserving the conference room should call the Visitor Assistance Center at 336-921-3390. The Visitor Assistance Center is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seven days a week from April - October; switches to Monday - Friday only from November - March. No entrance fee is charged at this park. The other park amenities are available to your group as well as to members of the general public. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited. Only park in the designated parking area. The conference room includes a projection screen and podium. |
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The gentle Yadkin River flows through its scenic namesake valley on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountain foothills. Forests of mixed hardwoods, including sycamore, poplar, oak and hickory, cover the region. Wildlife is abundant in the valley. White-tailed deer, black bear, eastern cottontails and more can be found among the hills. Birds in the area include wild turkey, woodpeckers, Carolina chickadees, red-eyed vireo, ovenbirds, mallards and wood ducks. |
| recreationDescription |
The 1,475-acre reservoir offers excellent boating, canoeing, kayaking and swimming opportunities. Anglers will find channel catfish, large and smallmouth bass, bluegill, threadfin shad, spotted bass, hybrid striped bass and tiger muskellunge. Miles of hiking trails surround the lake, including the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, which has a trailhead a short walk from the Dam Site shelter. There are now over 45 miles of multi-purpose trails surrounding the lake. |