Acorn Campground

Nice campground the lake is low but still enough water to have a great time.

Very nice family vibe

We stayed for 5 days. The campground itself is nice and most of the sites were far enough apart, however, there was a great deal of trash and broken glass in so many of the empty sites. The bathrooms could also use cleaning and restocking at least twice as often. I also wish the park ranger would take the initiative to ask music to be lowered when patrolling. I don’t mind hearing music from several sites away, but it was unreasonable loud most afternoons.

Love it wanna do it again soon love seeing the deers

My recommendation/suggestion to other people considering a camping trip here is to look elsewhere! I was there for 2 days and only saw the park ranger 2 times (had to find her the 2nd time)... and she was rude to us during our first encounter! There was no need to talk to us the way she did over our trucks and boats not be on the parking pads... we had just arrived shortly before this encounter and moved them immediately at her threatening requests. We are middle aged adults who don't appreciate younger people talking to us in that manner! It's unnecessary and disrespectful!
The second day we were there my $250 Colman camping stove and my friends $450 wakeboard were stolen from our campsite when someone just walked into our sites while we were on the lake and helped themselves to our belongings! That was our second encounter with the park rangers but they were as accommodating and helpful as possible this time.
Because this happen during the day and in broad daylight I can only feel that if the park had an employee at the entrance gate... which on Friday and Saturday they DID NOT this theft may not have happen! By not having an employee at the gate to check cars in anyone can just easily stroll in and help themselves to anyone's property and drive right back out! I can only suggest that the park installs a security camera or two at the entrance so that if this happens in the future surveillance footage can at least be reviewed in hopes that stolen property can be identified in the back of a truck and a license plate number can be identified! Personally, I will be bringing my game camera in the future.
Lastly, we paid for 2 nights and were planning on leaving Sunday... after all of the above and having 5 young ladies and 2 woman with us we didn't feel safe and left a day early. I was told the park may call me regarding this and my number was left... HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD FROM THEM! A professional concerned & caring fallow up call would have been appreciated!
M.P.

Very nice campground with water frontage.

I like that place and very nice camping there

There were so many leeches :/ I didn’t stay long enough to notice anything else, not worth $20 a night.

The camphost were friendly and helpful. Camp, bathrooms and showers cleaned and well maintained. Campsites were large

This is a nice lakeside campground that's pretty sequestered from Valley Springs and makes you feel like you're more "away from civilization" than you really are. I was only using this as a one-night stop on a roadtrip, so my review is maybe a little different from people who are there for several days. You'll probably need Google Maps to get to the campground since it's a bunch of turnoffs from Valley Springs, but once you get close, the signage is clear. I highly recommend looking at a map of where your site is beforehand because there isn't a campground guide at the front, and the signage for which way to which sites is pretty lacking (there's a lot of one-way roads as well). The roads in the campground have a lot of loops and is anything but symmetrical, so you can get lost if you're not actually sure where you're going. As a note, the front gate is locked from 10 PM to 8 AM, but you can leave at any time (it's one of those one-way tire-slashing spike strips on the exit).

Most of the sites have long driveways for two cars (it's possible you could fit three actual cars); it's easier to back into them based on the one-way streets. There is pretty much no privacy; very little vegetation (even when it's not a drought), which could be good if you have a large group and need several adjacent sites, but bad if you are used to more backcountry camping and expect some division between sites. You can see everything and everyone for the entire stretch. Standard amenities at each site. Trash wasn't overflowing, and there is no bear risk here.

I thought the lakeside sites get a pretty good view. While I get that it is disappointing that the water level has receded so far...we have been in a historic drought for years... There is very little light pollution when it isn't busy - you can see constellations, etc. Sound carries quite a lot, and quiet hours are unclear / not enforced. Heard people past 1 AM from the other campground on this lake. No issues with bugs.