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Review:
Set within the beautiful 2,180-acre Hungry Mother State Park in Smyth County, Hungry Mother Lake is a beautiful 108-acre lake and popular recreation attraction surrounded by magnificent mountain vistas.
Named after an ancient Native American legend, Hungry Mother Lake boasts nearly 20 miles of hiking, biking and walking trails around the lake, and several offering bird-viewing platforms over the lake.
The lake itself provides excellent fishing, boating (electric only), swimming, kayaking, and canoeing as well as fantastic picnic spots around the lake.
Fishing is a favorite pastime on the lake, which is well stocked with channel catfish, crappies, spotted and smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, sunfish, walleyes, and trophy muskies.
Hungry Mother Lake, 2854 Park Blvd, Marion, Virginia 24354, Phone: 276-781-7400
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