Petersburg

Reservations: Overall easy to book, however, more current photos of the sites would be useful. I ended up moving sites because the photos didn't show me what I saw when I arrived at the camp site and it wasn't workable for my set up.

Check-in/ Check-out/ Camp Hosts: Check in and out was easy. Camp hosts were friendly and informative. I had to change my site and they were willing to work with me to do that.

Campsite: AMAZING! But site 40 is windy - lake effect windy! So if the forecast calls for wind, double it, and decide to book another site.
Most sites are well maintained, but some seem to get missed or maybe they are just older.

Campgrounds: Signage is difficult to see based on where it is placed. It could use an update and maybe additional signage for directionality like "exit this way" or bathrooms with arrows or something. Bathrooms mostly clean (not spotless but they did keep up with the cleanings); shower fixture fell off, but was easily placed back on. Soap and toilet paper were always replenished. There are laundry facilities which I didn't use, but considered it a nice to have if I had more wash to be done. Boating seems to go on most of the night. I wasn't sure about the water rules, but it seems if there aren't any there should be water quiet hours too. Swim beach near my campsite was good.

Atmosphere/ Area: There are supplies available in towns not to far away from the campsite. Acquire firewood before you get there. Campers are friendly, and lots of locals go there (and have been going for ages), so ask for local recommendations if you are wanting to explore the area. Camp was quiet at all times, with the exception of the boat noises which were generally tolerable/acceptable levels during the day. (Full blown summer might be different with more kids in the swim beaches etc.)

Starlink: Mostly a no connect situation because of the trees.
Cell service was a bit trippy. Sometimes I'd have 5G and sometimes 1 bar of LTE.

Always quiet, serene and restful. The caretakers do a wonderful job preparing the site so set up is always easy and a breeze!

Greeting at the little ranger station was very welcoming. Campsite was sparkling clean. Hookups were in great shape. View of the lake was perfect. Fishing was easy from the shore.

49 was a beautiful site. Out on point. Other than weather and wind great spot but if boating maybe not such a good spot due to the retaining wall.

We had an absolutely wonderful time. The campground (especially the bathhouse) was exceptionally clean. The campground hosts were super friendly. Beautiful campground.

We love this park and have come several times. All the sites are large and offer beautiful views of the lake.
See you again in the fall Petersburg Campground!

Very nice area, grocery less than 10 miles away, bath house clean, quiet and easy in and out.

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Not my favorite site. Difficult satellite reception. Overall a great park. The new
attendants are very friendly and awesome to work with

Beautiful park but I picked the wrong site (#46). Didn't realize it was a buddy site until after we had traversed the driveway down to the site (my fault). We arrived after a weekend of rain. Lots of entrances to the sites, including ours were very rutted. Also, our site where the camper would normally be parked was so soft we didn't feel comfortable. We moved up more toward the fire pit/pinic table & thankfully had enough cord & hose to reach. We reported the ruts to the gate staff. We did mark a few other sites that would work for us but we are going to give Winfield a try next time. Note that the turn off hwy 221 is quite narrow. As we were making our turn onto Petersburg Road a COE worker came barreling down the road to exit the park. We braked hard to avoid hitting him. He stopped right at the stop sign & wouldn't move. Since there isn't a 'turn lane' we were causing a backup on 221. We made the poor decision to cut our turn short & the back right end of our camper (28') went off onto the muddy ground. It busted our stabilizer. Not a huge deal but it could have been avoided if: 1) the worker had backed up about 10 feet or went ahead & turned onto 221, or 2) we could have waited him out. Live & learn .....