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About Fort Hamby Park
Number of accommodations: 33
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (277)
What Guests Are Saying
Fort Hamby Park is highly praised for its beautiful, clean, and well-maintained campground, offering spacious and private sites in a serene woodland setting. Visitors appreciate the friendly staff and clean facilities, including well-kept bathrooms and showers. While some reviewers noted issues with site grades and cleanliness in certain areas, overall experiences remain positive, with many expressing a desire to return year after year.
What Guests Are Saying
Fort Hamby Park is highly praised for its beautiful, clean, and well-maintained campground, offering spacious and private sites in a serene woodland setting. Visitors appreciate the friendly staff and clean facilities, including well-kept bathrooms and showers. While some reviewers noted issues with site grades and cleanliness in certain areas, overall experiences remain positive, with many expressing a desire to return year after year.
Review Summary
Bill L
VerifiedApril 18, 2022 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: FORT HAMBY
Great campsite awesome staff
Rae-Ann S
VerifiedOctober 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: FORT HAMBY
Peaceful. It was our first experience in a national park and absolutely loved how quiet it was. The lake is beautiful. We took a hike on one of the trails near the lake and found streams an some little waterfalls. There is a fishing pier on the other side of the lake with a nice park.
One thing we didn’t realize is how narrow the roads were in the camp grounds. We had a 43’ toy hauler and some of the curves were a little scary. Other then that it was a great week.
Steve M
VerifiedOctober 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: FORT HAMBY
Marie J
VerifiedOctober 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: FORT HAMBY
Friendly staff, clean facilities and beautiful campsites. Great place for fishing and swimming.
Deborah K
VerifiedOctober 14, 2021 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: FORT HAMBY
Great sites and clean organized grounds. Quiet and peaceful.
Sandra B
VerifiedOctober 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: FORT HAMBY
We found Fort Hamby to be a beautiful area with adequate space between sites, which were very well maintained and flat. The bathhouse was functional but needs updating and repair. We had our own facilities so that was no problem for us.
John M
VerifiedOctober 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: FORT HAMBY
Friendly and helpful staff, clean facilities and large, well-appointed sites. Could not have asked for a better experience!
Vann H
VerifiedOctober 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: FORT HAMBY
Beautiful campground....peaceful and quiet!
Kenneth L
VerifiedOctober 4, 2021 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: FORT HAMBY
Love the quite.
David B
VerifiedOctober 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: FORT HAMBY
Very well organized and operated park. Staff is very professional and pleasent. Sites are well separated, but some need the proper equipment to back into as there are several with access off a steep road.
Location Fort Hamby Park
Address:
1534 S. Recreation Road
Wilkesboro, NC, 28697
United States
From Winston-Salem, North Carolina, take Highway 421 North (approximately 61 miles) and turn left onto S. Recreation Road. Continue for approximately 1.5 miles. 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 S. Recreation Road (approximately 28 miles), turn left onto S. Recreation Road and go approximately 1.5 miles. Campground entrance is located at the end of the road.
Travel times from:
Winston Salem: 1 hour
Charlotte: 1.5 hours
Fort Hamby Park is accessible via Highway 421, which connects to I-77 North approximately 28 miles to the south.
Latitude & Longitude: 36.1299 / -81.2721
Elevation: 360 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
3PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- For Campground side only: If no attendant is in the gatehouse, Guests will self-check in using the gate code emailed to them at the point the reservation is made. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LAST SELECTED DATE ON CALENDAR IS YOUR DEPARTURE DATE!
- ATTENTION: Gatehouse will not make changes to your reservation. All reservations, changes, and cancellations must be made by the guest using Recreation.gov, by calling 877-444-6777, or using the Recreation.gov moblie app. The gate code will be delivered to the email address associated with the reservation. Highly recommend downloading the recreation.gov moblie app from the recreation.gov website prior to arriving at the campground.
- Alcoholic beverages and off-road (golf carts, 4-wheelers, etc.) are prohibited. Camping is permitted in designated campsites only, and only permitted to those who have a reservation. Most campsites have a gravel bases: bring padding for tents. All equipment much be placed within site perimeter.
- For Day Use Side of Park to include Shelters Reservations:The shelter reservation fee does include the $7 day use fee if the car is parked at the shelter parking area. All vehicles not associated with a shelter reservation will pay the day use at the kiosk. This fee is to be paid at the kiosk at the entrance to day use area (near gatehouse). The receipt from the kiosk is to be placed on the dash of the car as proof of payment. The playground and volleyball court are not included in your reservation. Those areas area available to all day users. Park only in designated areas. Parking at the shelter is not guaranteed. Carpooling is highly recommended.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
