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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
Michael C
VerifiedAugust 22, 2023 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: FORT HAMBY
I didn’t read far enough down. Site is hard to get into. Need lots of backing power and probably four wheel drive too. Worst site I’ve been in.
Dean J
VerifiedAugust 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: FORT HAMBY
We will be back. We enjoyed are trip.
Terri B
VerifiedJuly 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: FORT HAMBY
We love Fort Hamby campground.
Richard S
VerifiedJuly 22, 2023 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: FORT HAMBY
It's a little hilly but the sites are very flat, if not perfectly flat. Bathrooms and showers are clean and have good water.
Anne N
VerifiedJuly 17, 2023 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: FORT HAMBY
Campsites have privacy between them. Bathrooms clean. Peaceful, quiet, nice places to walk around.
Paul B
VerifiedJuly 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 02, Loop: FORT HAMBY
We were there on a very rainy weekend so didn’t see much of the park. Bathrooms were very clean.
Tom Croom T
VerifiedJuly 9, 2023 • Stayed at: 26, Loop: FORT HAMBY
Site 26 has dangerous entrance
Anne B
VerifiedJuly 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 25, Loop: FORT HAMBY
We enjoyed our stay very much. Many of the sites are secluded. You feel you are in woods by yourself. We were in site #25 which we will rent again. The location is convenient to the Parkway and wonderful motorcycle roads. The staff was helpful and friendly. All the amenities were clean.
Gary L
VerifiedJuly 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 04, Loop: FORT HAMBY
Our favorite foothills camping. Shady and well kept. And the price is right too.
Bruce Y
July 5, 2023
The gates close at 6 p.m., and gate does not take cash on Wednesdays, only debit or credit.
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
