Petersburg

Sites are spacious. Many on lake. Access to Bartram Trail for hiking or mountain biking is a real asset. Bathrooms are old and ingested, but water is hot and pressure good.

When we arrived (Monday), there was a crew working on the fire hydrant next to the gate house. The employee in the gate house gave us our park pass and told us that power was off in a section of the park but that our site was okay. She said that the water was off to the entire park and the men were working on a busted coupling at the hydrant. When I asked how long it would be until we had water, she got really defensive and said, "It's no big deal. They'll have it back on in an hour." in a very rude tone. We went ahead and set up at our site and about an hour later, the water was on but the pressure was really low. Later in the night, our water filter clogged with trash from the water line and I had to change it out. The pressure never came back fully and two days later (Wednesday morning), the same crew cut off the water again without notice. We noticed on Tuesday that there was a paper sign on the gate house saying the gate house was closed Tuesday and Wednesday. The crew should have contacted someone before cutting off the water but nobody notified us of the outage. We, along with several others, packed up and left the park because we couldn't make lunch, take showers, or use our toilets. The lake is nice but we, and nobody around us, got even a nibble from a fish. The lake must have too many turtles and alligators to be good for fishing. The entrances and exits to sites 33 (our space) and 34 have very steep grades with a 4" gap between the pavement and dirt. Everything in our trailer was shaken when we came in and we barely got out. We damaged our left rear tire and new wheel bearing just trying to get up onto the pavement to leave. The attitude of the gate house employee on 4/20/23, the lack of care for the campsites, and the fact that we weren't notified of a planned water outage so we could fill our fresh water tank will keep us from EVER coming back to this campground. We'll stick with State Parks.

Only have had our camper about a year but by far the nicest campground we have been to. The VIEW!!!

First time at this campground. Very nice!

The spots were spaced really well, the views were absolutely amazing, private and peaceful, clean bathrooms, and local places to grab needed supplies weren't far. Overall, we loved the trip and will definitely be back!

Beautiful area with spectacular views of the lake. The camp sites are all well laid out and spaced. Facilities are clean. Very easy to get around the campground. They do not sell firewood, so bring your own per their regulations. Or else they allow you to "harvest" fallen wood.

The campgrour was not very active this time of year which made for avery peaceful stay. Augusta, Ga. is not far away and we explored some local activities. It's a beautful area to enjoy being outdoors. The bathrooms were very clean but could use some attention.

Best campground in area! Always enjoy camping here.

Very nice campground near Evans/Augusta, GA. We camped in site 52 with a 27’ travel trailer in a site with a 50 Amp hook up and water. Access to the campground is via good, paved roads. Cell phone coverage was ok with Verizon – 16 mb download/3.5mb upload. 16 channels of OTA TV with ABC as the only prime. Our site (#52) was a fine gravel, very level, huge, private, and right on the lake with easy access for our 27-foot trailer. One note on this site is that it can get breezy here on the point, others are more protected – good in the summer, not so much in the winter. The other sites varied in size, but generally large with privacy (some have steep entry and exit, so choose carefully). There was 1 restroom nearby (uphill hike) shared with other loops) and 3 others serving the campground. There were no doors on the showers (plastic curtains only), so leave your valuables at the RV. Free laundry facilities, but only 1 washer and dryer for the entire campground. These were older facilities that could stand to be updated, but they were clean and had good hot water. There are 2 dump stations with reasonable access. The one closest to the ranger station has a tight turn to exit, but the 2nd one is good. This campground served as our base for exploring the area. The scenery here at the park was great – right on the lake with terrific sunsets. There is occasional noise from boats during the weekend but very quiet at night. We didn’t see much of the campground hosts, but the restrooms were clean. 50% discount with Federal Golden Age Pass.

Nice clean sites, EXCELLENT view from our site (63), supplies nearby, bath house nearby, free washer/dryer, fun day trip to Edgefield, SC