Lake Powhatan

We had a nice, large, flat site that was close to the bathroom; however, several other sites had to walk directly through/against our site to reach the bathroom. That is a weird set-up that I've never seen at any other campground and it is not mentioned on the website. The bathhouse was kept very clean but having extremely loud air dryers with campsites so close was sometimes annoying. With so many campsites in one loop, and only a few seeming to be RV only, having only 2 showers and 2 toilets is crazy. When it rained there was absolutely NO drainage on our site. Also, our site was one of only few on the whole loop that didn't include a bear box--which would be nice to have as the bears were out nearly every day we were there. The beach area was also disappointing. The "swimming" area (which wasn't actually deep enough to swim in) was very small. Hiking trails are abundant but also very crowded. Overall it's a beautiful park and location, and the staff was very nice. The weather just wasn't very cooperative while we were there.

Sites were very private and nice. Fire ring not in great location. Toilet needed a little maintenance so we fixed the flush valve best we could at time to flush the toilet. Workers were all very nice.

Great campground, simple in the best way. It has your hook ups and walking trails but not all the extra fluff that takes away from, what I consider, camping. There’s the lake you can swim or fish!

I only stayed one night here but I loved it! The gate attendants were so nice and helpful. The site I had was very nice and well maintained. Somewhat close to surrounding sites but it still felt private. Bathrooms were nice (I did not use the showers but they were individual rooms). Only “negative” was my site was pretty narrow. I had a non-electric pull through and the best spot to level it got me pretty close to the picnic table (the base is made of concrete so no moving it) and I could not set out my main awning. Ended up putting my sitting area on the back side of the trailer. Again very minor, if really at all, negative but there are some limitations on site setup. Since I was there only 1 night I didn’t do much exploring but Looking Glass Falls in the National Forest was about a 40 minute drive and definitely worth it!

The campground has different loops. We stayed in campground . This was a full hookup so I was great for our week stay as we didn’t have to move to dump our tanks. There is a bathhouse in each loop and we took numerous showers there. The set up is there are two shower rooms and the another two sink and toilet rooms. So you can take a shower in privacy and not have to worry about someone else coming in. Very clean and spacious. The lake is nice but the beach area is very rocky. They need to add sand to make it more usable. Lots and lots of trailers for hiking and bike riding. Many locals are there using the trails. The WiFi with ATT was one to two bars, enough to be able to stream with a booster. To many trees for not been able to use the Starlink connection

Great place to Enjoy the outdoors. Very friendly staff.

Very nice campsites. They are not overly huge but for the most part, comfortable size but what was so nice (at least in our loop) was that each one has trees/bushes on the sides so it makes it a little more private. It is not like your next door neighbor can look over into your site or camper. Noticed a couple 'double sites' which are nice if camping with relatives. We sometimes camp with our son and his family. Overall very quiet. The campground is very nice and we plan on returning at some time.

Would be nice if there were no exterior lights at the bathhouse and/or had sensors on the inside lights. Some campsites (especially sites on the inside of the loop) are right in view of the bathrooms and have light shining all night long. Some parks have sensors for the inside llights that turn on when there is movement. (There are large side windows that shine on the campsite and stay on when a person does not turn them off before leaving the bathroom). Possibly a duller bulb for outside would help with the outside lights. With nice weather I like having windows and shades open all night but this allows the light to shine in the camper and makes it harder to sleep. It also prevents us from stargazing as you can't see the stars as well. We sometimes bring our telescope but luckily we didn't this time.

Don't know how much usage it gets but a little work on the beach area would be nice. Wasn't super appealing but since we had rain and cooler weather we didn't use it; just walked down there to take a peek. Could only see about 4 ft from shore and then the water got very dark. Does it get that deep only 4 ft from shore? The beach area was a mix of sand and grass popping up.

Very close to some breweries in Asheville such as Bold Rock (our favorite). About 20 minutes to downtown Asheville.

We had major issues with cell coverage. Nothing on the first few days. No wifi coverage in the park. We did get a little cell coverage on the last day.

Even in the rain the campgrounds were great! Nice clean showers and restrooms. Well maintained trails and great location.

The onsite staff were awesome. So sweet. The sites and bathrooms were clean. The beach was beautiful. The trail map is not very detailed so i suggest looking it up on alltrails before you come. Make sure to download there is no cell signal at the sites. But you can find one at the beach.

Our family had an amazing time!!