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.
Nearly 30 miles of hiking, mountain-biking, and equestrian trails through the rolling hills of a former volcanic range, about 20-30 minutes from Littleton — the genuinely public outdoor alternative for a lake with limited public shoreline access.
An authorized Nautique, Chaparral, Robalo, and Harris boat dealership on the Virginia side of the lake — sales, service, and parts, alongside Shady Shack Grill.
Lake Gaston's premier full-service marina — a 47,000-square-foot facility with a fully stocked ship store, a 21-boat rental fleet, 300 dry-stack storage slips, and a boat dealer, home to One Eyed Jack's.
The lake's only public swimming area, on Jack Brown Road near the dam, on property provided by Dominion — a designated swim area, ADA-accessible fishing pier, playground, public boat ramp, and a free picnic shelter. Open seasonally, sunrise to sunset.
Built by Virginia Electric and Power Company and dedicated on June 26, 1963, roughly forty years after the utility first proposed it — a 3,600-foot earth-and-rock-fill dam rising 105 feet, with four hydroelectric generators producing 224 megawatts.