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  • Junior Ranger Program

    ​Burnsville Lake assisted Sutton Lake with their Junior Ranger Program last week by teaching the students about the wildlife of West Virginia and how it relates to being a Park Ranger. Additionally, the students got to meet a special guest, a leucistic black rat snake, while learning how to identify venomous and non-venomous snakes found in their area.

  • “Rake the Lake” at Sutton Lake on May 18

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va… Every spring, dozens of volunteers come to Sutton Lake in Sutton, W.Va., and pick up trash and debris as part of the annual “Rake the Lake” event. This year’s clean-up campaign is scheduled for Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. 

  • Science and Sutton Lake go hand in hand!

    ​We are excited about our partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and WV DNR on this mussel study! USFWS, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the WVDNR partnered together to test the feasibility of extensively culturing freshwater mussels in three U.S. Army Corps of Engineer reservoirs in WV. USFWS and the WVDNR placed three cages with ~30 Largemouth bass infested with Pocketbook glochidia (larval mussels) in Sutton reservoir on 6/7/2018.

  • Sutton Lake's Rake the Lake 2018

    The rain cleared Saturday morning to offer up beautiful weather for another successful Rake the Lake! From the shore, kayak, and boat, trash and debris was removed in an attempt to keep Sutton Lake one of the most beautiful lakes in West Virginia! A huge thanks to our wonderful volunteers and sponsors who made this event such a success! See you next year!

  • Sutton Lake Volunteers

    Thanks to our volunteers, our campgrounds are officially open! Gerald R. Freeman, Bakers Run and Bee Run campgrounds now welcome campers for the season! All boat launches are officially open as well.

  • “Rake the Lake” Planned at Sutton Lake

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – In the fall, you rake the leaves. In the spring, you “Rake the Lake.” Every spring, a group of volunteers come to Sutton Lake in Sutton, W.Va., for the “Rake the Lake” Cleanup. This year it’s scheduled for Saturday, May 19, 2018, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., with a picnic afterwards.

  • Sutton Lake Honors Six Distinguished Volunteers

    During the Annual Sutton Lake Volunteer Picnic, Huntington District Deputy District Engineer LTC Miller recognized six volunteers for exceptional service. The volunteers, John and Joetta Johnson, Eugene and Karen Bender, Pam Roberts and Tony Adkins have served at Sutton Lake for many years and exemplify the Sutton Lake Volunteer Program. Each received a plaque and certificate.

  • Volunteers Needed to "Rake the Lake" at Sutton Lake

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va - Every spring dozens of volunteers come to Sutton Lake in Sutton, W.Va., to "Rake the Lake" - in other words, pick up trash and debris. Over eight tons of trash and hundreds of tires have been removed from Sutton Lake during previous events.

  • Sutton Lake Campground Update

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Summersville Lake continues efforts to get the recreation areas at Sutton Lake in Sutton, W.Va., open to the public. The Gerald Freeman Campground is scheduled to reopen on Friday, July 8. Some campsites will remain closed. Visitors are encouraged to minimize the number of vehicles they bring. Parking on the grass will not be permitted. The South Abutment Day Use Area reopened today (Wednesday, July 6).

  • “Rake the Lake” Planned at Sutton Lake

    Every spring, a growing group of volunteers come to Sutton Lake in Sutton, W.Va., for the “Rake the Lake” Cleanup. This year it is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., with a picnic at 3 p.m.