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Average nightly rates103 total sites · $28.88 avg/night
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85 sites
$30/night
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18 sites · $20-$85 range
$28.88/night
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About Bandits Roost
Number of accommodations: 103
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Hiking
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Fishing
Hiking
Spring
Boating
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Boating
Swimming
Fall
Boating
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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Reviews (1925)
What Guests Are Saying
Bandits Roost campground offers beautiful lake views, clean and well-maintained facilities, and spacious sites, making it a popular choice for campers. Guests appreciate the friendly and helpful staff, as well as the peaceful and quiet atmosphere. However, some areas, including the bathhouses and fire pits, require updates and maintenance, and there are occasional issues with the entrance gate and site cleanliness between campers. Overall, it remains a beloved destination for many.
What Guests Are Saying
Bandits Roost campground offers beautiful lake views, clean and well-maintained facilities, and spacious sites, making it a popular choice for campers. Guests appreciate the friendly and helpful staff, as well as the peaceful and quiet atmosphere. However, some areas, including the bathhouses and fire pits, require updates and maintenance, and there are occasional issues with the entrance gate and site cleanliness between campers. Overall, it remains a beloved destination for many.
Review Summary
Jason P
VerifiedAugust 23, 2022 • Stayed at: 22-B, Loop: A
The sites are very small here compared to what we are use to at CoE campgrounds. This site in particular and many like it are almost in the neighbors site. Here you actually back into the neighbors picnic area and may even believe that is your area too. This site is on the water, but it is difficult to access especially if you are not in good physical shape. It's down hill and you have to jump down an embankment. The playground is not centered in the campground, neither is the bathhouse. For both you must climb a large hill. Cell reception can be achieved up by the gate, but not at the site - Verizon customer.
Jason P
VerifiedAugust 23, 2022 • Stayed at: 22-B, Loop: A
The sites are very small here compared to what we are use to at CoE campgrounds. This site in particular and many like it are almost in the neighbors site. Here you actually back into the neighbors picnic area and may even believe that is your area too. This site is on the water, but it is difficult to access especially if you are not in good physical shape. It's down hill and you have to jump down an embankment. The playground is not centered in the campground, neither is the bathhouse. For both you must climb a large hill. Cell reception can be achieved up by the gate, but not at the site - Verizon customer.
Jonathan H
VerifiedAugust 21, 2022 • Stayed at: 23-A, Loop: A
I took my kids here for my youngest child’s first camping trip, everything from check in to check out was easy and handled with great customer service, bath houses were kept clean, the rangers were beyond kind and friendly, the swimming “beach” was my kids favorite spot to spend the day.
We will def be going back to Bandits Roost!
Dana D
VerifiedAugust 21, 2022 • Stayed at: 98, Loop: B
beautiful campground and well run. The reservation system is not the best. Good luck finding any sites open on a Saturday as they are booked up as soon as they are released.
Jonathan H
VerifiedAugust 21, 2022 • Stayed at: 23-A, Loop: A
I took my kids here for my youngest child’s first camping trip, everything from check in to check out was easy and handled with great customer service, bath houses were kept clean, the rangers were beyond kind and friendly, the swimming “beach” was my kids favorite spot to spend the day.
We will def be going back to Bandits Roost!
Dana D
VerifiedAugust 21, 2022 • Stayed at: 98, Loop: B
beautiful campground and well run. The reservation system is not the best. Good luck finding any sites open on a Saturday as they are booked up as soon as they are released.
Jonathan H
VerifiedAugust 21, 2022 • Stayed at: 23-A, Loop: A
I took my kids here for my youngest child’s first camping trip, everything from check in to check out was easy and handled with great customer service, bath houses were kept clean, the rangers were beyond kind and friendly, the swimming “beach” was my kids favorite spot to spend the day.
We will def be going back to Bandits Roost!
Dana D
VerifiedAugust 21, 2022 • Stayed at: 98, Loop: B
beautiful campground and well run. The reservation system is not the best. Good luck finding any sites open on a Saturday as they are booked up as soon as they are released.
Alan P
VerifiedAugust 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 94, Loop: B
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JOSEPH K
VerifiedAugust 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 60, Loop: A
Very nice campground. Our site was roomy, yet private. This was our first time camping at Bandit’s Roost, but will definitely not be our last.
Location Bandits Roost
Address:
667 Jess Walsh Road
Wilkesboro, NC, 28697-0182
United States
From Winston-Salem, North Carolina, take Highway 421 North (approximately 55 miles) to Exit 286B, turn left onto Highway 268 and continue for approximately 5 miles. Turn right onto Jess Walsh Road. Campground entrance is located at the end of the road.
From Charlotte, North Carolina, take I-77 North (approximately 60 miles) before merging onto Highway 421 North towards Wilkesboro/Boone. Continue to Exit 286B (approximately 20 miles), turn left onto Highway 268 and continue for approximately 5 miles. Turn right onto Jess Walsh Road. Campground entrance is located at the end of the road.
Travel times from:
Winston Salem: 1 hour.
Charlotte: 1.5 hours.
The campground is accessible via Highway 421, which is approximately 5 miles from Highway 268, and I-77 is also within reach, merging onto Highway 421 toward Wilkesboro/Boone.
Elevation: 339 feet
6.9 mi drive to downtown Wilkesboro (about 12 min)
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Last updated: September 11, 2026
