AJ Jolly Park & Campground

The park is very clean and well maintained. The campsites proximity to the water is beautiful and the shower houses were spacious and clean. Everything in me wants to give this place a five star review but they quite possibly have the most treacherous camping spots I’ve ever experienced. They are extremely unlevel. Our group had two campers, and despite our best efforts, multiple blocks and jacks we were not able to actually level either camper. One family ended up sleeping on a steep angle and the other camper had to be jacked up so high that both sets of wheels were completely off the ground and ended up damaging the jacks. If the campground would spend their next budget on actually leveling the pads completely, this place would be an absolute home run.

We absolutely love this campground. We chose site 53, which sits high up and allows a great view of the lake. We saw deer and birds. Very well groomed landscape. The bathrooms were the cleanest we have ever seen. I like that they have the toilet and shower together in one room. Complete privacy!! I wish we lived closer.

Best camping trip!!! I used to camp and fish at AJ Jolly back in the 80's, when I was a kid. So, naturally, I wanted to give my own kids a great camping experience. The last trip we took was awful (Caesar's Creek) so this time I did my homework and hoped AJ was still as awesome as I remember. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED!!
Making reservations online can be confusing, you don't SEE what you're booking. Well I'm here to give you a bit of info. First off, the absolute BEST spot in this entire park is campsite #24. The whole clump (20-28) is great honestly, and has a playground in it, but that corner is amazing. The ground is a bit sloped, but me being 45 I slept on that ground for 3 nights and never woke up sore. It rained briefly, but the canopy of trees kept us pretty dry. I'm telling you, #24💕 (or 23, that's right across and about the same. 23 gets the sunrises, 24 gets the sunsets) The fishing was a bit rocky at our site, but my boys and their girlfriends did catch catfish (probably about 8 lbs) and bluegill at our site.
This area is about a 4 minute walk to the bath house, and the bath house was always clean. Shower is located in each individual bathroom so it's really nice to be more secure than you see in horror movies. You know what I mean... The open area where anybody can go to the bathroom while you're showering so you never know who's lurking in there. Anyway, depending on the coverage and area you're looking for I'll tell you, out of the 70 some odd sites, the further up the number, the more exposed and farther from the bath house. Sites 15-17 have portapotties right on site. #17 is located at the fishing pier, which anybody can use, so it's cool to be close to the pier, but not if you want privacy. I drove through the whole place and I'll be honest, I didn't pay a great deal of attention to any site past #30 because they were not what I was looking for. Whether the path be too steep to drive up and down, the area be too open and sunny, or the space be too cramped for my party. I cannot say anything negative about those sites, we are not all looking for the same experience.
I also rented a shelter (hummingbird, right at the entrance by the 2 playgrounds) for a graduation party and all the shelters I looked at were clean and near the water or close to it, so keep that in mind if you have littles. My boys definitely enjoyed the Frisbee golf course many times ( mostly in the sun) and there were tons of people enjoying the kayaks. I will ABSOLUTELY be going back many many times to enjoy this campground.

Our site was absolutely beautiful. It was a great quiet campground during the week, but on the weekend there was a lot of very loud music late into the night.

We loved the disc golf and the playgrounds. My only complaint in that regard is there is no where for the kids to walk to and hang out. You have to drive to everything, which requires us not enjoying our down time as parents.

Check out my photos to see how beautiful our spot was!

The campsites are slowly being washed away and all tent camping sites are downhill, so you end up rolling around all night long while trying to sleep, which makes the next day of fun very exhausting. I would suggest renting the cabins or camping in a camper instead. They have a beautiful lake you can kayak or canoe in, but swimming is not allowed, which is a bummer but it's still enjoyable on nice days, if you want to rent a boat or bring your own. 🌿🦋🌺