Calhoun Falls State Park Campground

It rained 3 of the 5 days so didn’t get to explore much since we had to stay indoors. All sites are spacious and most are pull throughs. Most sites have water views. Bathhouse was just okay, it serves its purpose but could use some updating. Washer and dryer at bathhouses also with a large sink for dishwashing. Nice playgrounds if you have children. Lots of grassy areas for dogs. We could not find park office when we arrived and went right to our site. Called and they checked us in over the phone. Cell reception very good but big downside was we could not get any TV channels with our RV antenna. That could be the only downfall we would have if deciding to return here or not. We like watching the news in the morning with our coffee. We watched a lot of DVDs while it rained. Not many campers here during the week. I imagine it is busier on the weekends. This is a beautiful State Park and highly recommend.

Took the family camping and with two little girls we had a blast. The swimming area was awesome if you have little ones. The store at the campground was clean and the people working were very pleasant. The bathhouse well it’s a bathhouse, not the worst I’ve been to. The camping pad is paved and is pretty level. Other than that the campgrounds were great to bring the family to enjoy the outdoors with.

Some sites have water views, but woods block view at many. Most were level to small incline.. Difficult to get clear view of the sky for satellite. Only 2 restaurants in Calhoun Falls. Library there has limited hours and WiFi. Once you have the password it is available 24/7 parked outside.

Only negative was arriving after 5pm there is no list of available sites posted at the office.

Even though it was not on the water it was a great site. We camped here once before back in the spring 2018. We loved it then as well. We never knew there was another part to the park, it's called DAY USE AREA. We thought ok probably a picnic area. We were so surprised! there are tennis courts, basketball courts and about 50 to 75 picnic table areas of which looked to be very rarely used at all. And to top it off the beach swim area was huge and the sand looked to have been brought in and spread, it was great with a volleyball net there to use. Perfect for the grandkids if we don't happen to get a waterfront site on our next visit. The park store is nice and has many necessities. This park is on Lake Russell which doesn't really allow homes to built really close to the water and almost no docks are allowed except at the marina. So you don't hear a lot of boat or jet ski noise. If you hear one it is someone camping on the lake or fishing. It's very peaceful. We will make this a regular trip. We found the perfect waterfront site and got it for next year for July 4th week. Site 15 is perfect pull through with great waterfront access and close to the bathhouse and playground. It goes fast though!

The only negatives about this park is the bathhouses are outdated and not the cleanest I've seen and have not fans for ventilation in the summer. And cell service for Sprint was pretty much non-existent.

Friends have always told us this was a nice campground so we decided to give it a try just for a quick weekend trip. And the fact that it is only a 45 minute drive from home why not. We didn't get a waterfront site since it was a last minute trip. Our site was nice and level, paved and backed up to a clearing that led over to the playground and bathhouse. We really liked the size of the sites and the fact that they were spaced very nicely, you were not on top of each other. It was very peaceful and since this lake is mostly for fishing there were not very many speed boats making a lot of noise. We have Sprint cell service we could talk and text with no problems but the internet was spotty at best. But hey we were there to relax. We will definitely be back here soon and often.