Carvins Cove Natural Reserve is a 12,700-acre (51 km2) city park in Botetourt and Roanoke counties, Virginia.

[1] Within the park's boundary is Carvins Cove Reservoir and also the main ridgeline of Brushy Mountain, which rises about 1200 feet above the lake's waterline.

A small rural community (called Carvins Cove) was displaced by the reservoir's creation, and some of its roads and housing foundations still become visible during droughts.

The easement protects much of the Cove from inappropriate development and is the largest ever recorded in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

[5][6] Boating and fishing are allowed on the reservoir itself, but there are strict limits to preserve water quality.