Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, May 25, 1990 TAG: 9005260445
SECTION: SMITH MOUNTAIN TIMES PAGE: SMT-9 EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Bay Roc Marina and Yacht Club: Route 1, Hardy. (703) 890-2194. Slips: 80 wet; 90 dry storage. $550-$1,050 per year wet; $485-$605 per year dry storage. Gasoline, ship's store, repairs, showers, restrooms.
Beacon Light Marina & Yacht Club: Virginia 853, Huddleston. (703) 297-1700 or in Roanoke 345-5232. Slips: 40 wet (20 covered), 25 dry. $950 per year covered; $360 per year wet; $250 per year dry on land. Restaurant, convenience store, video rentals, arcade, boat rentals.
Blue Ridge Campground & Marina: Virginia 670, Burnt Chimney. (703) 721-FUNN. Slips: 44 wet. Fees vary for campers and non-campers. Rates $20-$85 weekly, $35-$250 monthly, $140-$450 season; pontoons $23-$95 weekly, $45-$275 monthly, $170-$475 season. Uncovered dry storage, boat ramp, picnic pavilion, game room, children's playground, camping, lake swimming, laundry, volleyball.
Bridgewater Marina: Virginia 122 at Hales Ford Bridge. (703) 721-1639. Slips: 50 covered (with more planned). $1,200 per year. Gas, convenience store, art gallery, ice cream, clothing and gift shops, restaurant, party supply store, florist.
Camper's Paradise Marina: Virginia 122, Bedford County (one mile from Hales Ford Bridge). (703) 297-6109. Slips: 21 covered. $600 per year. Motel, restaurant, convenience store, gas, camping with water and electricity.
The C & Ski Shop: Virginia 122 at Hales Ford Bridge. (703) 297-BOAT or (800) 342-CSKI. Slips: 7 covered with lifts. $1,250 per year. The Cove Restaurant. Convenience store, gas, boat rentals, ski shop.
Eagle's Roost Campground: Virginia 626, Huddleston (near state park). (703) 297-7381. Slips for campers only: 40. $15 per night for family of four. Camp spots with water and electricity, camp store, gas.
Foxsport XIV Marina Virginia 1302, Wirtz. (703) 721-2451. Slips: 10 covered; 18 wet. $475-$750 per year. Full-service marina, mechanic, lodging in efficiency apartments, grocery store, fishing guide.
Lake Haven Marina: Virginia 626 (near state park). (703) 297-7347. Slips: 95 wet. $450-$550 per year. Picnic area, miniature golf, boat launch, pontoon rentals, King's Point Pub. Sailboat charters available.
Lakeside Marina: Virginia 978, Penhook. (804) 927-5380. Slips: 92 wet; 36 dry. $50-$75 per month. Boat ramp.
Lumpkin's Marina: Virginia 626, Pittsylvania County (near Blackwater Channel dam). (804) 927-5150. Slips: 30 wet; 24 dry. $45 per month, $450 per year wet; $25 per month, $300 per year dry. Convenience store, gas, snack bar, showers.
Magnum Point Marina: Virginia 662, Union Hall. (703) 576-2188. Slips: 8 wet (no vacancies at press time). $35 per month seasonal; $300 per year. Full-service marina, state-certified scales, boat launch, boat sales and service, boat rentals, snacks.
Mitchell's Point Marina: Virginia 734, Huddleston. (703) 297-7174. Slips: 30 covered; 26 dry. $950 per year wet; $250 per year dry. G'ocery store, gas, camping with water and electricity, showers, snacks.
Our Place Marina: Virginia 626, Huddleston. (703) 297-7325. Slips: 24 covered. $600 per year.
Pelican Point Yacht Club: Virginia 957, Union Hall. (703) 576-2019. Slips: 140 wet. $65-$116 per month. Picnic area, bath house, lake and pool swimming, tennis courts, ship store, private clubhouse, playground, shuffleboard, croquet.
Safe Harbor Yacht Club: Virginia (703) 721-1587. Slips: 60 covered. $1000-$1,200 per year; dry storage, 10. $180 per year. Convenience store, gas, boat ramp, pontoon boat rentals, dock building and pile driving.
Saunders Marina: Virginia 626, Huddleston. (703) 297-4412. Currently undergoing renovation and reorganization. Covered and uncovered slips, multilevel rack storage. Full-service marina, convenience store, gas.
Shoreline Marina: Virginia 949, Franklin County. (703) 721-3664. Slips: 70 covered (25 covered with lifts); 75 wet. $500-$1,900 per year. Family membership to swimming pool, tennis courts, shower, coin laundry, picnic area, boat launch, electricity, water, phone, satellite TV hookup at slips (30-foot and larger only). Gas, marine supply store, mechanics shop, boat sales.
Smith Mountain Dock & Lodge: Virginia 626, Penhook. (804) 927-5100. Covered, wet, dry slips and storage. $40-$65 per month. Water slide, tennis court, lodging, short order restaurant, gas, picnic pavilion.
Smith Mountain Yacht Club: Virginia 823, Bedford. (703) 297-4484. Slips: 140 wet (60 covered), 110 dry rack storage. $294-$1,800 per year. Marine store, full-service repair shop, gas, water and electricity at slips, new and used boat sales.
Sportsman's Inn Marina: Virginia 626, Huddleston. (703) 297-7532. Slips: 14 covered, $960 per year; 14 uncovered, $600 per year; 12 dry, $50 per month. Picnic supplies, snacks, fishing guides, Sportsman's Inn Restaurant and Down Under Lounge, lodging. Boat charters.
Waterwheel Marina: Route 4, Moneta. (703) 297-5142. Slips: 15 covered with lifts; 10 wet. $1,000 per year covered; $60 per month wet. Marine store, gas, diesel, convenience store with hot food and short orders, boat launch, pontoon sales.
Webster Marine Center: Hales Ford Bridge, Moneta. (703) 297-5228. Slips: 18 covered.
by CNB