With 50,000 acres of fresh water filled with white, striped and largemouth bass, catfish, and crappie, Buggs Island Lake is a highly acclaimed fishing lake, and a haven for outdoor recreation including boating, sailing, skiiing, and swimming. Clarksville also offers hunting, hiking and golfing opportunities for the outdoor enthusiast.
Getting to Clarksville:
Clarksville is located on Highway 58, the major East/West corridor across Southern Virginia. Only 26 miles west of exit 12B off I-85, Clarksville is conveniently located between South Hill and South Boston, Virginia. It is also easily accessible from the north and south by Highway 15.
Airports: The Marks Municipal Airport in Clarksville has a 4500' paved and lighted runway. Tie-downs are available. The airport is unattended, however a shuttle service will be available during race weekend.
The closest commercial airport is Raleigh-Durham International Airport, approximately one hour south of Clarksville. Richmond International Airport is approximately two hours northeast of Clarksville.
If history is your thing, be sure to enjoy the downtown walking tour of 60 buildings including homes, churches and businesses listed on the Virginia and National Registers of Historic Places. You will also want to visit Prestwould Plantation, an 18th century plantation and National Historic Landmark, and stop to honor our veterans at the Mecklenburg Country Veterans Memorial Monument. At nearby Occoneechee State Park, you can learn the story of the Occoneechee Indians, the Native Americans who inhabited this area prior to the 1800s.
Photo by Julia Dressler
Clarksville is also known for its charming downtown shops and restaurants. Whether looking for art or antiques, a gourmet meal or a slice of pizza, there's something for everyone downtown. Our downtown merchants and Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce also host a variety of events throughout the year.
Nearing its third decade, the Virginia Lake Festival
is Clarksville's signature event held the third weekend in July and
attracting more than 70,000 people each year. The organizers of the
Clarksville Hydroplane Challenge and Harvest Days celebration, in only
their third year since racing returned to Clarksville, are working hard to
bring just as many visitors to Clarksville for the first weekend in October.
Visitors to Clarksville have a choice of accommodations, from deluxe lakeside accommodations to wooded campgrounds, from Bed and Breakfast Inns to lakeside vacation rentals.
Only an hour from Raleigh, NC, two hours from Richmond, VA and three from Hampton Roads, VA, Clarksville is easy to find, but oh so much harder to leave.
Visit the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce website.