Roanoke Rapids Lake Day Use Area

Roanoke Rapids offers a public swimming area and several other amenities at Roanoke Rapids Lake Day Use Area, a brand-new facility that opened Spring 2007 and the Roanoke Canal Trail head. The Lake Park, equipped with restroom and concession facilities, also offers walking trails, a beautiful playground, picnic shelters, sand volleyball, a nine-hole Frisbee golf course, and a handicapped accessible fishing pier. The Roanoke Rapids Lake Park is also the best place to catch a beautiful sunrise or sunset over the water. Use of the facility is free of charge, but reservations are encouraged for the picnic shelters, and buses have ample parking. The Lake Park is located at 145 Oakwood Avenue, Roanoke Rapids.