Zilpo - Daniel Boone Nat. For.

Water problems. Campground open but many areas closed off.

We had a wonderful time at Zilpo, October 16-20, 2024. We stayed at site G-19 with three tents and loved the access to the lake. Unfortunately, they winterized the closest bathhouse the week prior and had a porta-potty instead. This was super clean and fine to use, the other bathroom was a short walk to site G11. Our hosts were awesome and the Halloween decor was a favorite of our toddlers. The site and entire campground was clean and well maintained. The noise was minimal from other campers, there was hardly anyone there during the week. We did find a total of three ticks after our nature walks across the toddlers and dog, but nothing major. We would definitely recommend this place to anyone with small children. Our family has stayed at Koomer Ridge Campground in October for over 40 years, due to Helene we shifted to Zilpo. We will be back. :)

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Such beautiful, secluded sites! Perfect if you want to feel alone in the woods (and for paddlers who can get into the water from the edge of the campsite). I put up a hammock at the edge of the lake and lay there for hours.

The water was off in our loop, which might have been due to the season or to the tree that had fallen on the bathhouse. But heading to another loop for water was a minor inconvenience for such a great site!

Even though there was no power due to hurricane Helene it was a beautiful campground with spacious sites. Enjoyed the view of the lake and taking the path along it.

We camped at G7 and had a wonderful time. Campsites felt very private and comfortable, great tent pads and large picnic tables. The camp hosts were the best! They worked very hard cleaning debris and preparing for campers even days after the hurricane blew through. The lake was amazing and the trail around from the boat dock to the swimming area was easy and fun to meander. Fishing off the banks was fun and easy access, though we didn't have much success fishing this time. Bring tick and mosquito repellant, just part of the whole experience! The bathrooms were clean and well kept.

Another fantastic weekend at the lake. The staff were friendly and helpful and the restrooms were well maintained. Can't wait to come back!

awesome place and great service

Very nice spot! Water access is amazing. Each site is mostly private. Some more so than others. Only complaint is that the noise from other sites carried over quite a bit. One had their dogs barking insensately the first night and the following morning at 7:30a.was surprised the campground tolerated this. It was pretty inconsiderate for both other campers as well as the poor dogs who were obviously anxious from being left there unattended during these barking periods. Also the loud music from another site near by traveled throughout the loop and pretty annoying to be in “nature” and having to hear all their music playing til 11pm. Otherwise it was super nice though and we’ll try it again hopefully they are better about the noise issues however.

Zilpo is an out of the way destination. The one thing I was not aware of when I made the reservation was the fact that only 30 amp service was available. Our RV is a 50 amp unit. we had to limit the AC to 1 unit. Our site was shady and 1 AC unit was sufficient. The swimming beach was rocky and very hard to get to the water. Once in the water the bottom was rocky. The store did not carry water or items one might need. It was a long drive back to the nearest store. I had to drive to a Dollar Store in Salt Lick to get bread and milk. lt would have been helpful if they had been available in the store.