It is reached off the Arcadia Exit on I-81 north of Buchanan. Hiking is available on the nearby Appalachian Trail and other footpaths. Moomaw Lake has two campgrounds along its shoreline in the Alleghany-Bath county area north of Covington. The Bolar Mountain campground is on the north end of the lake in Bath County, reached off Virginia 39 north of Warm Springs. This is a waterfront campground.
Some sites have electricity.
There is an area for swimming, boat launching, picnicking and bank fishing. On the southern end, but off the waterfront, is a wooded campground called Morris Hill . It is reached by traveling north of Covington on U.S. 220, then turning left on Virginia 678 and following the signs. The nearby Coles Point Recreation Area offers a swimming beach, and there is a boat ramp at nearby Fortney Branch. Smaller national forest campgrounds include The Pines, north of New Castle, and White Rocks, west of Pembroke.