Penland Lake Campground

Robert Maker

Trout fishing mediocre, great Morel, CalfBrain, and Cauliflower mushroom hunting! Pretty easy to.Med. difficulty trails. Spacious campgrounds..

Quentin and Ashton Byers

I was very disappointed with this camp site. The one positive note is that there are a few campsites further away from the lake but I dont think an rv or small car would be able to go through the dirt road. The sites near the lake are only tent sites. There were a few campers set up in the parking area which took up most of the parking space that was available. The tent sites were extremely close to each other and the water so I would image, come evening, the mosquitoes would be awful! If you go further into the campsites you will find a dirt road and a few more campsites near the water. Very tight and looks difficult to get an rv in, but there was a small one parked there. There was another site that looked like it had long term residence with trash and alcohol bottles spread out around their place. We found a nice place to wade our feet in the water and play fetch with the puppers. It smelled awful and wasn't really the ideal wading water but we made it work. Unfortunately, when we got out of the water we found leeches attached to our feet. So I would say this water isn't realt meant for swimming and more for fishing and boating/floating. Then while we were cleaning our selves of the leeches, someone asked if they could have our spot since we were only day visiting. Made it awkward and felt like we had to leave. 😒 Last but not least, the toilet was disgusting, photo provided.

Bea Hunter

It's gorgeous. It is fcfs, and gets VERY FULL Friday's and Saturday's. A great spot mid week. They have vault toilets, but be sure that you bring your own tp during busy times. As of the 2021 season there has been a bit more of "jerk" campers. It is limited service so you need to pack in and pack out. One trip some jackelope threw guts and fish heads in the vault toilets 🥵. Great early to mid week and early or later season.

Kenny Larsen

A lovely lake to paddle in.