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28 sites
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4 sites
About Badin Lake Campground
Number of accommodations: 32
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Year-round
Fishing
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Boating
Summer
Boating
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Fall
Boating
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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- Showers
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Reviews (677)
What Guests Are Saying
Badin Lake Campground offers beautiful, quiet campsites with easy access to the lake and scenic trails, making it a popular choice for families and solo campers alike. Many visitors appreciate the peaceful atmosphere and respectful neighbors, with several expressing their intention to return. However, there are consistent concerns regarding the cleanliness and maintenance of the bathrooms and showers, along with issues related to parking and management that could be improved.
What Guests Are Saying
Badin Lake Campground offers beautiful, quiet campsites with easy access to the lake and scenic trails, making it a popular choice for families and solo campers alike. Many visitors appreciate the peaceful atmosphere and respectful neighbors, with several expressing their intention to return. However, there are consistent concerns regarding the cleanliness and maintenance of the bathrooms and showers, along with issues related to parking and management that could be improved.
Review Summary
Emily R
VerifiedJuly 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: LOWER LOOP
This place was great! Finally - a place on a lake that has easy access to said lake all over. Glorious.
The facilities were nice and well maintained. Always got a good, quiet night's sleep.
Definitely go to Morrow Mountain State Park - it was AWESOME.
Emily R
VerifiedJuly 10, 2024 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: LOWER LOOP
This place was great! Finally - a place on a lake that has easy access to said lake all over. Glorious.
The facilities were nice and well maintained. Always got a good, quiet night's sleep.
Definitely go to Morrow Mountain State Park - it was AWESOME.
Haley N
VerifiedJuly 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: LOWER LOOP
Kids had a blast, we go every year!
Haley N
VerifiedJuly 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: LOWER LOOP
Kids had a blast, we go every year!
John M
VerifiedJuly 17, 2024 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: UPPER LOOP
Lots of great sites with Lake view or lake access.
Road leading in is pot hole filled, drive slow.
John M
VerifiedJuly 17, 2024 • Stayed at: 029, Loop: UPPER LOOP
Lots of great sites with Lake view or lake access.
Road leading in is pot hole filled, drive slow.
Lara M
VerifiedJuly 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: LOWER LOOP
We have been coming to this campground and this particular site for the past four years. It has just been going downhill each year. The tent sites are hard and rocky - so hard that you can’t even hammer in tent pegs. We did not see the site manager the entire three days we were there. The ladies toilet was not working all three days. Shower water too hot to use in July. On our third night there a group of people rolled into the site next to us at 3 AM and were extremely loud and disruptive. We weren’t able to go back to sleep until 5 AM. Then we were woken again at 6:30 by the same group of people, making loud vomiting noises, laughing obnoxiously, and yelling to each other across the campsite. Still no sign of the campground host. Several surrounding guests were very annoyed and even ended up packing up and leaving early because of them. When my husband mentioned to one of the women that they had woken us up, her baby daddy went on a tirade for 45 minutes about how he was going to physically assault my husband, including threatening that he had a gun. All of this in front of our children. We never did see the camp post. Unfortunately until this campground gets better management I don’t think we’ll be coming back.
Lara M
VerifiedJuly 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: LOWER LOOP
We have been coming to this campground and this particular site for the past four years. It has just been going downhill each year. The tent sites are hard and rocky - so hard that you can’t even hammer in tent pegs. We did not see the site manager the entire three days we were there. The ladies toilet was not working all three days. Shower water too hot to use in July. On our third night there a group of people rolled into the site next to us at 3 AM and were extremely loud and disruptive. We weren’t able to go back to sleep until 5 AM. Then we were woken again at 6:30 by the same group of people, making loud vomiting noises, laughing obnoxiously, and yelling to each other across the campsite. Still no sign of the campground host. Several surrounding guests were very annoyed and even ended up packing up and leaving early because of them. When my husband mentioned to one of the women that they had woken us up, her baby daddy went on a tirade for 45 minutes about how he was going to physically assault my husband, including threatening that he had a gun. All of this in front of our children. We never did see the camp post. Unfortunately until this campground gets better management I don’t think we’ll be coming back.
David W
VerifiedJuly 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: LOWER LOOP
Site #13 is the go-to spot for lake access. Very clean campsite, 2 tables, and perfect trees for hammocking.
David W
VerifiedJuly 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: LOWER LOOP
Site #13 is the go-to spot for lake access. Very clean campsite, 2 tables, and perfect trees for hammocking.
Location Badin Lake Campground
Address:
429 Badin Lake Rec Area Road
Troy, NC, 27371
United States
From Troy, North Carolina, take State Highway 109 north for approximately 10 miles. Turn left onto Mullinix Road (County Highway 1154), and travel approximately 1.5 miles to a stop sign and "T" intersection. Turn right, and go approximately 2 miles to another stop sign and "T" intersection. Turn right, then make a quick left and travel about 1 mile to the campground.
Badin Lake Campground is accessible via State Highway 109, which is located approximately 10 miles south of the campground in Troy, NC.
Elevation: 160 feet
15 mi drive to downtown Troy (about 25 min)
Policies & Rules
Safety & rules
- Prescribed burns may occur throughout the year, potentially causing smoky conditions.
- Respect fellow campers by keeping off-highway vehicles on designated roads and trails, and control children and pets in the campground.
Fees & deposits
- Single site rates are $20/night and $10/night with Access or Senior Access Pass; double site rates are $40/night with no discounts available.
Site types & loops
- Campsites 17 and 19 are first-come, first-served with no hookups; alcohol and fireworks are prohibited.
Vehicles & parking
- Off-highway vehicles are allowed on designated trails from April 1 to December 15, with required trail passes and trailering for unlicensed vehicles.
General
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Fires & fuel
- To protect forests, obtain firewood at or near your destination and do not move it; it may be illegal in some states.
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Last updated: September 8, 2026
