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Cave Mountain Lake Recreation Area

Cave Mountain Lake Recreation Area offers 41 campsites (28 reservable, 13 first-come, first-serve) with amenities including picnic tables, fire rings, flush toilets, and hot showers in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Lexington, Virginia.

The seven-acre lake features a sandy beach for swimming and allows kayaks and paddleboards for water recreation.

Day-use entry is $8 per vehicle, with camping available April–October; note that only kayaks and paddleboards are permitted on the lake, and generators are restricted to daytime hours.


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