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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
William C
VerifiedAugust 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 78, Loop: B
Quiet and well designed
Lisa S
VerifiedAugust 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 34, Loop: A
Always love bandits roost. Nice campsites and peaceful camping
William C
VerifiedAugust 10, 2026 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: A
Campground and bathhouses were well maintained. At times the front gate gets backed up with only one lane working to enter while there is a second lane out of service due to a broken gate, I believe. This means you have to wait for every rig in front of you to get in, even if you already have a pass and an established site. If it's broke, fix it. Other than that this is a great place to camp!
Thomas G
VerifiedAugust 11, 2026 • Stayed at: 79, Loop: B
VERY NICE AND QUIET
Dan P
VerifiedAugust 13, 2026 • Stayed at: 90, Loop: B
Great staff and sites are well maintained.
Kenny F
VerifiedAugust 13, 2026 • Stayed at: 44, Loop: A
Wonderful time as always.
Vicky S
VerifiedAugust 14, 2026 • Stayed at: 22-A, Loop: A
We love site 22A at Bandit's Roost and felt lucky to reserve it. We had great neighbors on either side. However, maintenance and upkeep at the campground is not as it used to be. We had a big tree limb down on the corner of our site that appeared to have been there for some time. Branches had been partially burned in the firepit. I don't think anyone regularly checks the sites between campers. The entrance gate is still broken - for at least 3 years now. Gate attendants are not there but a few hours a day and cannot help with reservation problems at all. Even though the website showed the campground full, we drove through and found only 23 RVs there! Why hold reservations for people who never show up? We still camp there, and it is a beautiful campground, but could be - and has been - so much better.
Robert M
VerifiedAugust 16, 2026 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: A
Camp site smelled of rotting fish or chicken. Trash down by lake. Other than that it was very pleasant.
Ahmad F
VerifiedAugust 20, 2026 • Stayed at: 79, Loop: B
great place to stay always
Ralph H
VerifiedAugust 20, 2026 • Stayed at: 46, Loop: A
very clean neat campground that does not disappoint except; bathhouse is old and needs to be updated, boat landing has been bad for years and continues to deteriorate to point of being dangerous.
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
