
Located off of Old Linden Road, BMPOA's Deer Lake is a great source of entertainment for Blue Mountain Property Owners, their guests, and renters. Whether you're looking for a place to cool off on a hot summer day, or just a place to relax and enjoy the multitude of diverse ecosystems our beautiful mountain has to offer, Deer Lake is the perfect place!

The lake offers a well-kept, sandy swimming area and a large floating dock that permits access to the center of the lake. A security guard will be on duty during the peak season, however there is no life guard at any time, swim at your own risk. Please see Lake Policies Safety section below for more information.
Blue Mountain property owners of a lot with a house receive two passes for each lot with a house and no other additional passes for any undeveloped lots owned they own. Property owners of an undeveloped lot receive two passes only, regardless of the number of undeveloped lots owned. BMPOA property owners, their renters, or their guests may use the common area if they have a pass given to them by the property owner.
If you have not received your passes by May 15th, please send us a message by using the CONTACT LAKE COMMITTEE on our Contact Us page.
BMPOA obtains member mailing addresses used to send out lake passes from Warren County and encourages our members to review their mailing address on record with Warren County and request corrections any time, but especially by January each year to help us ensure passes are sent to the correct mailing address.
To check your address, browse to the Warren County GIS website, click the Enter Site button, wait for the page to fully render, then type/paste in your property address in the search box. Sometimes the best way to search is to start typing the address (for example: 540 CLIFF) and the system will display addresses under the search bar and you'll see the full address in those options. When you see the full address, click on it. You can also search by acct number or last name.
If your mailing address isn't correct on the GIS site you can request a correction by emailing RETAX@warrencountyva.gov. The mailing should include:
- Current legal property owner's name
- Full BMSD Address: Street Number, Street Name, Linden or Front Royal, Zip Code
- Effective Date
Allow a few weeks for the update to appear on the GIS site.
Only Blue Mountain property owners, their renters, or their guests may use the common area. A current Blue Mountain Recreational Area Pass is required to be with the property owner or renter/guest when using the common areas.
The property owner must accompany all guests under the age of 18 to the recreation area to accept responsibility as the sponsoring property owner. Renters must obtain their recreational pass from their property owner.
Persons without a current pass may be asked to leave or be declared as trespassers and reported to the County Sheriff.
Life Preservers are for emergency use only!
They are NOT flotation devices for children.
The parents of children playing with the Life Preservers will be asked to take the children and leave the lake.
There are no life guards. Swim at your own risk. Use of the dock and swimming platform is at your own risk.
Residents are asked to use good judgement and common sense when sponsoring guests to the lake. Repeated or frequent sponsorship of large numbers of guests can inconvenience other residents or call into the question the nature of the sponsorship ( e.g. selling access, running a business.)
The Executive Board reserves the right to review and adjudicate all allegations of abuse or violation of any provision of these policies, as well as to amend them as necessary to accommodate emerging situations.
Thank you for your help and understanding.
All non-guest users under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Consumption of alcohol by under aged individuals is illegal and, therefore, not permitted anywhere in our recreation areas.
Any glass containers (jars, bottles, drinking vessels, tumblers, cups, etc.) are prohibited.
Dogs are not permitted at the lake on weekends (Saturday/Sunday) and holidays from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
From Monday through Friday, dogs are allowed on the dam and may swim in the lake near the dam.
Dogs are not allowed on the dock.
Dogs are permitted elsewhere in the recreation area as long as they are on a leash.
For health and sanitation reasons dogs are never permitted in the beach area, including on the grass leading to the beach, and are not allowed to swim in the beach area.
Dog owners are required to "scoop the poop" and remove it from the recreation area along with any other trash or refuse.
Fishing from the beach is not allowed at any time, even during the "off season". Fishing line and hooks don't deteriorate and pose a danger to later users.
Boisterous activity is not permitted on the dock or beach area including loud operation of audio devices.
Unlicensed vehicles of any kind---including but not limited to all-terrain vehicles (ATV)--- are not permitted in any common area or on any BMPOA road. The only exception to this is if the vehicle is being used during board-sanctioned maintenance activity.
Under no conditions is parking or driving of any vehicle allowed on the dam. This is Virginia law. The only exception is for board-sanctioned maintenance activity.
All signs are property of the association. Any individual who mutilates, destroys, alters, or removes signs or engages in vandalism of any other kind will be reported to law enforcement for prosecution.
For questions regarding policies and passes for the lake, use the button below to be redirected to our contact page.
Note: Lake passes are typically mailed mid-May in order to arrive before Memorial Day. Please keep track of your annual lake passes. Lake passes can NOT be reissued.







Many BMPOA property owners by now have realized a mistake was made by Warren County in properly assessing your sanitary district fees for 2026. This mistake was made by the county and not by your association board. Warren County has mailed out information to affected BMPOA property owners explaining how the County is handling any corrections. All related questions should be directed to the Warren County Treasurer's Office: https://www.warrencountyva.gov/233/Treasurer.