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Lake Phoenix (previously Lake Rawlings) - Rawlings VA


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We are honored to be your host here in beautiful Brunswick County, Virginia where you will find one of the clearest quarry’s in the mid-Atlantic region. Because of this clarity and the wonderful location in Rawlings VA. you will find this is the perfect combination for swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, scuba diving, and more.

Visitors to can enjoy camping (wilderness sites or RV sites with electricity), an overnight and coming soon rental cottages, picnicking, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, kayaking, volleyball, and many other interactions with nature. Groups and families alike enjoy our facility, making it the perfect Virginia day trip or vacation spot!

Under the surface is a spectacular underwater world with colorful fish and attractions in the fresh water supplied by an active aquifer. Lake temperatures in the summer can reach or exceed 80f with distinct and visible thermoclines, and in the winter water temperatures can get below 50f with great visibility The spring-filled lake has an abundance of friendly fish, a turtle or two, crawfish for those that look closely, and many well placed attractions to visit by both snorkler and scuba diver.

Nature lovers may see an abundance of surface wild-life, including beaver, turtles, deer and a wide variety of birds including an occasional bald eagle pair, squirrel, a variety or smaller critters including the cow killer ant!

Whether you are diving or just camping and swimming you will enjoy our family fun environment.