Welcome to Lake of the Woods!

Lake of the Woods is a private recreation-oriented residential community of more than 3,000 single-family homes!  We have fun, great facilities, and great living to share!

The Lake

The main lake at Lake of the Woods is great for boating, fishing, water sports, swimming, sunny beaches, and all that goes with it!  It is 3 miles long with 14 miles of shoreline (550 acres).  Its depth varies from 2 ft. to 45 ft.  A smaller fishing lake, Keaton's Run Lake, is reserved for swimming, fishing, and electric-powered boating (35 acres).

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Location

Lake of the Woods is located in the northeastern tip of Orange County, VA.  The main entrance to LOW is on VA Rt. 3, about 15 miles west of 1-95 and 18 miles east of VA Rt. 29, about half-way between Fredericksburg and Culpeper. It is approximately 70 miles south of Washington. D.C., and some 60 miles north of Richmond, VA, and 26 miles northeast of the Town of Orange, VA, the County Seat. National Park Service Civil War battlefields and other historic sites are in the vicinity.

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Background

In 1967, Virginia Wildlife Clubs (a subsidiary of U.S. Land) began to develop Lake of the Woods.  Subsequently, Boise Cascade Corporation bought and finished the project.  From the beginning, Lake of the Woods was envisioned to be a leisure, second-home development for people with permanent residences in the Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Charlottesville.  The property owner's association, Lake of the Woods Association, Inc., (LOWA) took over ownership and control in 1972.  Today, LOW is a community of both permanent residents and "weekenders".

The LOW community covers approximately 2,600 acres with 4,262 lots (805 have lake frontage), two lakes, 40 miles of hard surface roadways, amenities, and common grounds.