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    Drawer 70
    US Route 52 North
    Justice, WV 24851-0070
    Phone: (304) 664-3229

NOTICE: Many states are discouraging or banning movement of firewood to control spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Not bringing wood from home to your campsite and not taking unused wood you procure while camping home with you is recommended -- required in some states. Check the following website to learn more: http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

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See the R.D. Bailey Lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Visitor Center
R D Bailey Lake Visitor Center (304) 664-3229

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: The dam is on the Guyandotte River near the southern West Virginia town of Justice. From Justice, which is in Mingo County, take US Route 52 south. On US Route 52 south, after leaving Mingo County and crossing the Guyandotte River into Wyoming County, approximately one-tenth of a mile on the left is the turn off to the Visitor Center access road.

Factoid: Beautiful lake in rugged terrain with visitor center overlooking the lake and many recreational opportunities.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

8 Recreation areas at R.D. Bailey Lake

 Recreation Area Column Header Image Area Status  Campsite Column Header Image  Lodging Column Header Image  Showers Column Header Image  Ramps Column Header Image  Marina Column Header Image  Fishing Column Header Image  Picnic Column Header Image  Playground Column Header Image  Swimming Column Header Image  Trails Column Header Image
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Big Branch Day Use Area   $             A G GS X    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Dam Overlook   $             A GS X   H
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Downstream Area             A       H M
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Guyandotte Campground   $   X       X    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Guyandotte Point  Link ro reservation at rec.gov   $           A G GS X   H
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Long Branch Overlook                    
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area Visitor Center                    
Wildlife Management Area       X            
 Indicates Corps Managed Rec Area   Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected
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XExists at lake
Camping
EElectric Campsites
NNon-electric Campsites
PPrimitive Campsites
GGroup Camping
DDump Station
Fishing
CFish Cleaning Stations
DFishing Docks
PFishing Piers
Picnic
APicnic Area
GGroup Picnic
GSGroup Picnic Shelter
Swimming
BEBeach
PSwimming Pool
Trails
BBike Trails
QEquestrian Trails
HHiking Trails
IHiking Trails - Interpretive
ROff Road Vehicle Trails
FFitness Trails
WWater Trails
SSnow Mobile Trails
CCCross Country Skiing Trails
MMultipurpose Trails


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