Longwood Park Campground

We stayed here for 4 nights in early October, 2023 in site 57. Site 58 was the best of the small loop we were in. Most of the sites in that direct area had small trails down to the water. We were up above the water, not right on it. Some of the dry sites were right down on the water. Our site had water & electric and a nice view of the water between the trees. There are a lot of sites without water view - check the online map & info when reserving. For dry sites, my favorites were 34, 35 & 36.
Lousy cell connection with our t-mobile - booster did better. Showers were hot! A bit of a walk to get too. Late check in - 4 pm, but I think we arrived earlier and were fine. Very quiet and peaceful.

We booked a site on a fall weekend with rain forecasted. The sites are large and most have a wide driveway. Wide enough to accommodate 2 vehicles side by side. We had 50 amps with water virtually on the same pole. The driveway was wide and level, the site pretty private. The park is super dark at night which was refreshing. Very peaceful, so glad we booked this place. On the cons side this place is more expensive than the NC parks but I think the space between the sites makes it worth it. We will be back again soon.

The only reason we rated Longwood 4 stars was because of the noise made by some inconsiderate weekend campers. After the ranger spoke to the loud group they did quiet down. Otherwise, this would be a 5 star all the way. We had site 21, which had gorgeous views and was on the water with an easy trail down to the beach. There are many waterfront sites. Our site had no hookups, but we are set up for boon-docking so not an issue! Sites are big and level with gravel base, picnic table, and fire ring. Bathrooms/showers were excellent; updated and clean. Staff is friendly and helpful. We were there in late September 2022. Our cost of $10 reflects use of a senior pass.

We did not have an electrical hookup. We used a generator. Due to health issues it needed to be cool on two guests for breathing purposes. After first night we were notified that we could not use the generator during night hours after 10 PM. The camper became extremely hot without the generator and made this impossible. Prior to registration we were informed that there would be electrical hookup. There was not. We were visited by the "warden" to tell us there were complaints about the generator. We were threatened with being ticketed for using it. We left after the first night being unable to stay cool. Thumbs down on friendliness. Site did not have trash receptical, showers were not very private, bathrooms were limited. Will not be going back

This is a basic campground.
Hookups are only available at a few spots.

Some of the spots are more narrow than others so you would be sitting behind your rig.

Our spot was ok. We backed in a little sideways and could access our whole side of our van for dinner.

Restrooms were clean.

Dump station was well maintained but watch out for the water pressure on the flush water. It’s at level 9000.

Our site was nice and level. Lake was close by (probably could have walked down to it if I had the nerve to go through bushes).

We did have a few massive horse flys come through. Or maybe deer flys. None were aggressive towards us, but we ended up putting the dog inside just in case they were out to bite.

Overall the sites aren’t crazy private, but they are split off from each other. My only complaint was that a trailer across the way had bright blue lights on all night.

This was our first stop on our 5 week trip and remained one of our favs. We booked site 30 but the campground was really empty so we moved to give the family on 29 more room. Site 42 was great. Wide enough to allow us to park diagonally with our class B. Showers were a bit oddly set up but no problem with hot water.

We only had 1 night here but we will definitely be back and stay longer.
Price paid was with the senior America the Beautiful pass.