The boat launch with the deepest channel. The trail to the gorge. The farm stand that takes Venmo. The icon you've heard of and the one you haven't.
A full-service marina run by Mountain 2 Island — new boat sales, boat rentals, marine repairs, and the on-site Dockside Grill.
The park's own marina — a free launch ramp for overnight guests, boat slip rentals March through October, gasoline, fishing supplies and licenses, and a gift shop. Two overnight dock rentals sit at A Dock beside the launch ramp.
A rental outfit covering pontoons, ski boats, a jet ski, kayaks, canoes, and a pedal boat.
A state park on the lake's north shore, just above Radford, opened around the lake in 1949 and under state management since 1951 — a clean sandy beach with a bathhouse and concession stand (peak season through Labor Day), a universally accessible fishing pier, bike rentals, picnic shelters, and playgrounds.
Formed in 1939 when Appalachian Power Company dammed the New River, providing both electricity and flood control — named for Graham Claytor, a native Virginian and former American Electric Power vice-president.