After months of cleanup following Hurricane Helene, Claytor Lake is slated to resume normal operations, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has announced. (Virginia Department of ...

Pulaski County High School students and VA DWR staff working together in Claytor Lake. (Copyright 2025 by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources - All rights ...

PULASKI, Va. (WSET) — Claytor Lake State Park, a beloved tourist destination, has reopened just in time for the warm weather after suffering historic damage from Hurricane Helene last year. The park, ...

PULASKI COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The long task of cleaning up Claytor Lake's debris left by Hurricane Helene has only just begun, but crews have made some progress with the more hazardous aspects of the ...

DUBLIN, Va. (WDBJ) - After the removal of tons of debris deposited by Hurricane Helene, Claytor Lake is open for the summer season. The storm left pieces of homes, refrigerators and other hazardous ...

The Army Corps of Engineers has completed post-Hurricane Helene debris removal at Claytor Lake State Park in Pulaski County. Debris was collected using modular barges, tugboats, excavators and a ...

DUBLIN, Va. (WDBJ) - Warm weather is coming back and it’s almost time to enjoy all things outdoors just in time as one of the New River Valley’s favorite spots is back open after Hurricane Helene left ...

CLAYTOR LAKE — The Water Boys have pulled all kinds of stuff out of Claytor Lake. The full-time cleanup crew, hired for the summer by Friends of Claytor Lake, is charged with pulling out woody debris ...

DUBLIN, Va. (AP) — Authorities have closed the beach at Claytor Lake State Park following a drowning. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation says a 20-year-old man drowned Monday while ...

The Route 725 bridge in Taylors Valley over Laurel Creek damaged by Hurricane Helene. (Courtesy of Virginia Department of Transportation). The Virginia Department of Transportation estimates that it ...

CLAYTOR LAKE — As Fourth of July parades go, the one put on by Friends of Claytor Lake was fairly small. But the floats in the parade were probably the most functional. That’s because they were, well, ...