Reviews

Heather Bullman

We stayed in our camper. Our kids ranging from 10-22 years old, loved it. They have a swimming area, fishing, boats for the lake and life jackets, badminton, basketball, golf,zip line, disc golf, ping pong, carpet ball and more. It's a great place for families. We thoroughly enjoyed it. 🩷 Some of the camper spots are a little tricky to get in and out of. My husband is an amazing driver and it took some time getting the camper out.

James McBride

Wonderful campground for adults and children! The owners and staff always demonstrate genuine warmth and friendliness. We’re always looking forward to our next visit to Orchard Lake!

Mily Vargues

This is the absolute best campground in NC that is not a KOA campground and it has a lot to offer to the entire family. Our 6th year there for memorial Day weekend with a dog and family. My kids are now 14 and 12 and want me to book next year to make sure we come back to the same spot. We are 6 to 8 times a year tent campers. This camp is a Christian campsite. Very friendly and safe for our kids. They have activities for the entire family. You will never have time to get bored or to drive outside the camp to get anything. They even have a food truck every weekend. And bathrooms are impeccably clean. The best way to celebrate our veterans weekend to me is by living the freedom and feeling welcomed and safe to have a family vacation here. Thank you to the staff and the pastor and the beautiful families we meet every year. They have over 10 outdoor activities for the kids: zip line, climbing wall, swings, basketball, soccer, golf, fishing, swimming, kayak or canoe for free at the lake, gold, biking, hiking, etc. Food truck, bingo, Sunday service and a lot more we don't get to do because it is too much LOL. . It is impossible to get bored. What I love the most is how safe this place is for my kids. I can cook and enjoy talking to my family while my kids are at the playroom with other kids or just playing something. No cellphones, no electronics needed, no worries.

Geema Forever

We came to Saluda for a purpose and stayed at this campground because it was convenient for us. For the most part, it was quiet; however, we were the only ones there from a Monday until Thursday - except for permanent campers. There were two areas to this campground where it appeared to accommodate only full-timers, but sites P1 thru 108 appeared to be for short-term visitors as sites 109 thru 124 (which were in this same section of the campground) were mostly uninhabited during the day yet 'long-term junky'. Sites are gravel and tight. A tree next to our site was so close, we could not extend our canopy but couldn't pull up farther because the hook ups were at the rear of the site. On Friday, the short-term section for campers (101 - 108) were full for the long weekend. The guests were pretty quiet. Our neighbors did have two dogs that barked at us every time we walked out of the camper, any time other visitors walked by, or when the wind blew. Their owners didn't manage them well. There was a pretty alarming incident on Wednesday of our stay where the trash truck arrived at 6:30am to dump all five dumpsters. It has to be done - we understand that much. Just why so early? So loud. It is what it is... it's a family campground for swimming in the lake, kayaking, hiking, and cooking out. It's not a resort. The price per night was very good. I believe we would have brought our children to this campground back in the day.

Joseph Free

My wife and I spent four days and three nights at Orchard Lake Campground. We were in a 35 foot motor home. Enjoyed our stay immensely. Swimming, canoeing golf, zip line and fishing. Very quiet and peaceful. We will go back. The warm, friendly staff made everyone feel welcome! Joseph Dixon Free and Jane Free

William Johnson

Friendly and helpful staff, very nice cabins, very children friendly, lots of activities for them as well as for the adults, nice lake's with different paddling choices

Danny Stratton

I most definitely give the Orchard Lake campground a five star. I've been there once with a friend of mine that has a camper, but I have also been out there several times fishing by myself. If you just go there to fish it is a $8 fee per day per person which to me that is very reasonable because there are fish to be caught, they are considerably hard to catch but they can and have been caught. Although I practice the catch and release program, I do believe you are allowed to keep the fish that you catch. And they are very healthy and clean fish. But anyways as far as the rest of the campground goes it seems like everybody that is there when I go fishing seem to be having an excellent time at whatever they're doing, volleyball, football,riding bikes, people walking together down the trails walking with their dogs or their loved one. This is a very very peaceful place to go and spend the day or the weekend or the week as far as that goes. I've enjoyed myself every time I went there and yes I have caught lots of fish. Also I have been inside the office and talk to the staff several times and they've always been extremely helpful and extremely nice. Yes most definitely a five-star*️⃣*️⃣*️⃣*️⃣*️⃣💯

Bobby Walker

Love it so far! Very quiet and staff is super helpful and friendly!! Can't wait for summer to come so the Family can enjoy all the activities they offer. From Zip lines to slides in the lake. Very Family friendly!

shawn heater

Very nice place. Can get very busy on the weekends. The only reason for 4 stars is the fire wood was still green and took forever to get burning. Make sure you bring lighter fluid and have kindling. Even a starter log could not dry the wood out enough, to get it going.

Rachael Elizabeth

Orchard lake offers RV sites and camping sites. There is a small lake for canoeing and swimming. There is another small water area for fishing. My family caught some fish early in the morning yesterday! These sites are very close together, however there is a lot of areas to walk and trees around the whole place. The bathrooms are clean and nearby. They are playgrounds for kids also. It is not far from town if you get in a pinch and need firewood or other items. Orchard lake also has a small convenience store at check-in for items you've forgotten. It is a very nice campground! Saluda is beautiful too!