About Coles Point
Coles Point Picnic Shelters are tucked in a small opening surrounded by a hardwood forest. Opportunities abound for hiking, photography, nature study, birding and viewing wildlife. Best of all, Coles Point is perched along Moomaw Lake, providing convenient access to boating, fishing, swimming and relaxing on the beach. An inviting swimming beach within the recreation area lures crowds, and the picnic area has an open field for games like Frisbee and soccer. The park offers boating and fishing for large and smallmouth bass, brown trout, bluegill, crappie, shad, catfish, sunfish and chain pickerel. Two fishing docks, two boat ramps and a swimming beach with a bathhouse are located on-site. Back Creek is nearby, also a nice stream for trout fishing. The 1-mile Morris Hill Bike Trail is popular among hikers and bikers. The 3-mile Fortney Loop Trail is open to hiking along a path with…
- Managed by: George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
- Where: 8 mi southwest of Hot Springs, VA · 37.95028, -79.96222
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole | Hiking | at camp | 1.2 mi |
| Kelly Bridge | Hiking | 0.3 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Beach Trail | Hiking | 0.4 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Greenwood Point | Hiking | 0.6 mi | 2.9 mi |
| Cove | Hiking | 0.7 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Fortney Loop | Hiking | 1.0 mi | 3.0 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 9.3 mi
Propane: 11.6 mi
Camps nearby
- Greenwood Point Campground 0.6 mi
- Morris Hill Campground 1.4 mi
- Bolar Mountain Campground #3 2.2 mi
- Bolar Mountain Recreation Area 2.3 mi
- Mcclintic Point 2.3 mi
- Bolar Mountain Campground #1 2.4 mi