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About Bandits Roost
Number of accommodations: 103
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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
ROBERT K
VerifiedApril 8, 2024 • Stayed at: 98, Loop: B
I've been going to Bandits Roost for many years and I must say this time the park looked the worst it has ever been. When we arrived at our site it hadn't been cleaned up, still ashes and trash in the fire pit. The dumpsters were completely full on Friday so as you can imagine by Sunday there was so much trash that you could barely see a dumpster was even there. I never did see anyone at the guard house and I dont know where the usual camp hosts were but they have always done a good job of taking care of the park and managing anything that needs done.
Roger L
VerifiedApril 11, 2024 • Stayed at: 28, Loop: A
Great place to camp
Roger L
VerifiedApril 11, 2024 • Stayed at: 28, Loop: A
Great place to camp
Roger L
VerifiedApril 11, 2024 • Stayed at: 28, Loop: A
Great place to camp
James O
VerifiedApril 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 55, Loop: A
I like this place but the recent change of the gate house being closed for days at a time is not a good thing. I hope it's only temporary. There needs to be someone who attempts to enforce the campground rules there as the park rangers who sometimes drive through don't do anything.
James O
VerifiedApril 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 55, Loop: A
I like this place but the recent change of the gate house being closed for days at a time is not a good thing. I hope it's only temporary. There needs to be someone who attempts to enforce the campground rules there as the park rangers who sometimes drive through don't do anything.
James O
VerifiedApril 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 55, Loop: A
I like this place but the recent change of the gate house being closed for days at a time is not a good thing. I hope it's only temporary. There needs to be someone who attempts to enforce the campground rules there as the park rangers who sometimes drive through don't do anything.
Mary H
VerifiedApril 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 82, Loop: B
We’ve been camping at Bandits Roost for about 10 years, once or twice every year. We were disappointed on this trip with the following: there was trash on our campsite when we arrived, there was no liquid soup in the dispenser in the Ladies room on loop B until Sunday (although I complained about it to the staff at the kiosk on Friday afternoon) and the trash dumpster on Loop B was overflowing with trash stacked up on Friday morning ahead of a busy weekend. The trash dumpster was filled even higher on Sunday afternoon when we left.
scott b
VerifiedApril 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: A
I'm just not sure I agree on the new more laid-back processes at the gate. In the past I felt really secure while in the campground but now there was one time that the gate was staying open during the day. Not sure what is going on?
Concerned committed camper.
Mary H
VerifiedApril 15, 2024 • Stayed at: 82, Loop: B
We’ve been camping at Bandits Roost for about 10 years, once or twice every year. We were disappointed on this trip with the following: there was trash on our campsite when we arrived, there was no liquid soup in the dispenser in the Ladies room on loop B until Sunday (although I complained about it to the staff at the kiosk on Friday afternoon) and the trash dumpster on Loop B was overflowing with trash stacked up on Friday morning ahead of a busy weekend. The trash dumpster was filled even higher on Sunday afternoon when we left.
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
