About Lake Powhatan
Number of accommodations: 71
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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Pet friendly
Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Showers
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (581)
What Guests Are Saying
Lake Powhatan is a lovely campground with clean, spacious campsites and beautiful scenery, making it a great spot for hiking and biking. The staff is friendly and accommodating, contributing to a welcoming atmosphere. While some reviews mentioned outdated bathroom facilities and noise from other campers, many guests enjoyed their stay and appreciated the well-maintained environment and amenities.
What Guests Are Saying
Lake Powhatan is a lovely campground with clean, spacious campsites and beautiful scenery, making it a great spot for hiking and biking. The staff is friendly and accommodating, contributing to a welcoming atmosphere. While some reviews mentioned outdated bathroom facilities and noise from other campers, many guests enjoyed their stay and appreciated the well-maintained environment and amenities.
Review Summary
Terry M
VerifiedApril 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 066, Loop: Hard Times
Trails were awesome. Great for mountain biking or walking. Campground very clean and has great camping sites.
Page M
VerifiedApril 8, 2026 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: Big John
Big level camping site and the bathhouse was very clean and felt updated. Most of all everyone of the camp hosts we met were super helpful and friendly.
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Mark G
VerifiedApril 8, 2026 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: Lakeside
The entire staff was very friendly. Lots of good hiking in the area. Asheville close enough.
Kathleen F
VerifiedApril 8, 2026 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: Big John
Great park that had full hookups. We enjoyed hiking around the lake. We even had a turkey walk right thru our campsite.
Lauren N
VerifiedApril 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 027, Loop: Bent Creek
Beautiful park. Hot showers. Well kept. Bear boxes make camping easier.
Janine W
VerifiedApril 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 092, Loop: Hard Times
Unfortunately we only ended up staying one night of our reservation, because the forestry service created a burn ban. No campers could have a fire to keep warm (was in the 30's at night) and all the food we took had to be cooked, so it put a damper on our camping. The campground was nice, but certain campers, not so much. I don't understand people who like to yell and make loud noises in the middle of the night when people are trying to enjoy the quiet of nature and are trying to sleep. While this is not the campground's fault, no one seemed to hold them accountable either. Even in the day time, there were kids constantly yelling/screaming, banging on the metal bear boxes, etc. Made camping much less enjoyable. Parents need to teach their kids/teenagers to respect other people's experiences and to keep noise to a minimum, ESPECIALLY at night. Quiet hours were supposed to start I believe at 8pm, but that was pretty much ignored and apparently never enforced. Even when the camp staff went around informing each camp site of the burn ban, some campers continued on with creating fires. People who can't follow the rules and respect other campers sure do ruin it for the rest of us. Adults need to act like adults, and adults need to manage their children.
Crystal E
VerifiedApril 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: Bent Creek
We had a great time, lots of wildlife, bathrooms were very nice.
Kathleen L
VerifiedApril 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: Big John
We enjoyed our stay @ Lake Powhatan. We explored the trails. The trails are well marked, and connected to The NC Arboretum. Staff were always pleasant and helpful.
John M
VerifiedApril 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 065, Loop: Hard Times
Clean campground with friendly staff
John M
VerifiedApril 4, 2026 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: Big John
Severe storm occurred at 3am resulting in multiple downed trees and limbs, including on the hood of our RV, and no warning was given by the rangers.
Location Lake Powhatan
Address:
375 Wesley Branch Road
Asheville, NC, 28806
United States
From Asheville, take I-26 to exit 33. Go south approximately 2 miles on State Route 191 to the Lake Powhatan Recreation Area sign. Turn right and follow signs to the campground.
Lake Powhatan Campground is accessible via I-26, with exit 33 located approximately 2 miles from the campground on State Route 191.
Latitude & Longitude: 35.4817 / -82.63
Elevation: 686 feet
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
