DeGray Lake - COE/Arlie Moore

Nomad Nate

This is almost an excellent campground. There are pretty great sites in the woods as swell as sites on the very lovely lake, and the trail I done here was purdy darn good, too. Some of the sites have QR markers that allow you to reserve a spot much more easily than app or mobile website typically allow. The only problem is they seem to have plopped the power station right in the middle of the best two sections of campground, and that power station is humming all hours, even into the night, as the RV power hogs juice their glamp to max. Really disturbs the tranquility. I poked into a dozen different sites and simply couldn’t escape the noise. I finally just had to accept it, come to terms and be at peace with it, one with The Great Ohm. Seemed to mesh well in the key of D minor. Every few hours it cut off for a minute, just long enough for you to acknowledge the absence, and then she kicks back on again. Oooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Elaine Korwek

Nice park and very inexpensive. We have 50amp hookup. No water hookup at site, but there are several places in the park to fill your tank. The dump station is at the front check in point and it has a fresh water faucet there. It’s very convenient to just fill up on your way in. Since the dump station is at the gate and it’s a very steep hill from our campsite to it, we chose not to use our portable tank to dump at this park. We conserve tank space by using the bathrooms (in the daytime) and showers available in the park. These bathrooms were clean enough although everything is very old and some fixtures are rusted. The bathroom in our area was always stocked which was nice as it was 4th of July weekend and the park was completely full. The showers were okay. The water was nicely hot and the pressure was excellent. There were hooks in each stall and on the stall door. There was a bench, however it was way too small and way too short! The drain worked great and the water stayed hot. Access to the lake was easy from all campground areas, there are 3 in this park. The beach area is nice and appears to be comfortable for the kids to romp. We were able to walk the roads in the entire park without a problem, but the roads out of the camp areas and the beach have steep hills to climb. The entire trek around the park is about 5 miles. We did not take our bikes out because of the steep hills and we just are not that good! There is one trail in the park. It’s called the interpretive nature trail. Due to all the rain this year the trail was somewhat overgrown and needs maintenance. Beware on this trail; we saw lots and lots of huge spider webs crossing the path. Shirley at the front desk was super and really fun to talk with. Good luck with your trip to North Carolina and retirement, Shirley.

talal malkana

Booking the reservation online was a breeze and cheap too. The camp site were clean when we arrived and the parking space was plenty for our truck trailer. Over all its was a great experience especially camping next to the lake! which was accessed from the back side of our campsite #29

Wiley Robertson

Large enough and empty enough to find secluded camping spots. Restrooms have showers. Actual sites dont offer amazing water views but you can walk a minute from site to the lakes edge. Had pay over the phone. Campsite had tons of built in table space and nice grill and firepit.

Adelina Cosey

Last min camping trip turned out great when we ended up here. The staff was super nice as well as neighboring campers. Nice clean facilities as well. We'll come back again!