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Medoc Mountain State Park Campground

25 Reviews

About

State Park

Welcome to Medoc Mountain State Park Campground in North Carolina. This spot is a favorite among campers for its peaceful atmosphere and well-maintained facilities. Nestled just 10 miles off I-95, it's a convenient stopover for travelers heading north or south.

The campground offers a mix of tent and RV sites, many of which are shaded and spacious. Each site comes with a picnic table, fire ring, and lantern pole. Some sites even have electric hookups, making it a great choice for those with RVs. There's also a sanitary dump station and showers available, so you can stay fresh during your visit.

One of the standout features here is the extensive network of hiking trails. Whether you're looking for a leisurely stroll or a more challenging hike, you'll find a trail that suits your needs. The trails are well-marked and maintained, offering beautiful views of the surrounding forest and wildlife. There's also a fun playground nearby for the kids to enjoy.

Visitors have praised the cleanliness of the bathhouses and the helpfulness of the staff. Firewood is readily available, and there's even a recycling bin near the bathhouse, which is a nice touch for eco-conscious campers.

If you're into stargazing, the open park area is perfect for night sky viewing. And for those who enjoy a bit of history, the park has some interesting stories to tell—just ask at the visitor center.

Overall, Medoc Mountain State Park Campground is a fantastic place to relax, hike, and enjoy the great outdoors. Whether you're passing through or planning a longer stay, you'll find plenty to love about this campground.

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Location

Medoc Mountain State Park Campground is located in North Carolina

Coordinates

36.255288 N
77.882799 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Unknown
AT&T
Unknown
T-Mobile
Available

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group
Equestrian

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

$24

/ night

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General Info

Reservations

(252) 586-6588

Melinda J.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 17, 2024

Nice for groups

I came here with a large group and really liked it! We were all at crammed into the 4 large group sites so I admittedly can’t comment on the size of a regular site. However the bath houses were adequate. The staff was helpful. And the trails were nice. I wish I would have explored the park a little more as well as the surrounding area. But nice little get away.

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Month of VisitMay

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Sean R.

Guide

Reviewed Feb. 29, 2024

Passing thru

This campground appeared to be very clean and well kept. I am disappointed that we were only there for a night traveling south. If I'm in the area will definitely come back.

Month of VisitNovember

Kat G.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 6, 2023

Clean and Quiet

We stopped at Medoc Mountain State Park for a night on our way North. It was only 10 miles away from I-95. It was a quiet campground (but we were camping the night after the 4th of July ). Lots of space in between campsites, bathrooms were clean.

Though the website said there was only 50 amp availability, we didn’t have to use our adapter and were able to connect using 30amp plug. There was also a 15 amp connection.

There is a shared water spigot for 4 sites right next to the site. We were able to fill up using our hose before fully backing up into the site. The water was much closer to site 3 than site 1,2,4.

Lots of hiking right from the campground and a fun playground nearby for the kiddos. We would definitely visit again, especially as a stopover to destinations farther from home.

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Month of VisitAugust

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Nicole M.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 2, 2022

Will definitely stay again!

We stayed in site 11 which was surrounded by lots of trees and gave us lots of privacy from our neighbors. Each site has its own covered trash bin to use. I also appreciated that there was a recycling bin near the bath house. Bathrooms were clean. Great hiking and biking trails! Service was spotty at the campsite but better over near the pavilions/playground.

Site11

Month of VisitSeptember

wander B.

Scout

Reviewed May. 31, 2022

Quiet with nice trails

Very quiet with well spaced sites.

Well maintained hiking trails.

Big open park area for night sky viewing or daytime picnics.

Most the sites have deteriorating construction or in need of new gravel.

The bath house was very clean.

Trailer / RV sites aren't level for most sites. Some of the pull through sites don't accommodate large trailers due to tight turns.

The tent camp areas are very level.

Site7

Month of VisitJune

Bianca C.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 16, 2022

Our Stay at Medoc Mountain

We loved staying at Medoc Mountain! The staff is superb!! Very well maintained. Restroom’s & shower’s are kept very clean. Their’s always firewood right next to the ladies restrooms. We enjoyed all of the hiking we did during our stay. We weren’t aware that there are quite a bit of Sasquatch sightings in this state park. I seriously thought I was seeing things when I witnessed Big Foot!!! Plenty of wild flowers and insects. The campsites are all good. Our favorite was site 32 it’s a pull through. At night you can see the constellations Amazing views right from your campsite. We loved our stay there in August so much we recently went back to visit and of course he needed to say hello to my favorite park ranger Miss Barbara as well as Allan in the office. Peaceful and very friendly environment.

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Month of VisitSeptember

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Charity L.

Scout

Reviewed Nov. 2, 2021

Great Getaway!

We had a great weekend getaway. The campsite was perfect and the hiking was great. Different levels of difficulty for hiking trails and and little fishing creek.

SiteTent Site 20

Month of VisitNovember

Jay E.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 8, 2021

Great Campground - Reasonably Priced

Labor Day weekend car camping at Medoc Mountain State Park campground! Had a great time camping and hiking. Spacious campsite with gravel parking space, gravel tent pad, picnic table, fire ring with grill and lantern pole. We were fortunate that we had shade at our site most of the day.

Hiking trails were in great shape - well maintained. We hiked a few of the trails and ended up with about seven miles total, but there were more we could have done.

Firewood was readily available, the bathrooms and showers were clean. We had a great time and plan to return when we are in the area.

Site#22

Month of VisitOctober

Nathan R.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 29, 2021

Quiet location with good amenities

This was our shakedown for our new camper. We found the site to be very neat and well cared for. The trails are very nice. There are lots of nice camping spots including some pull through sites. It was hot when we camped — but there is lots of late afternoon shade. It seems that higher numbers have more shade/are closer to wooded tracts. We will be back.

Site#5

Month of VisitSeptember

Candace and Sean B.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 20, 2021

Decent small campsite

We stayed in site 4 which was fairly level if you park in the right spot. The bathrooms were clean and the hosts were friendly. No cell service, but if you go to the Visitor’s center during the day they have WiFi. The history of the location is interesting. We won’t spoil it for you.

Nice amount of little trails. The reason we gave it 3 stars, in the morning fighter jets were screaming overhead at treetop level. Really ruined the atmosphere and sense of being out in nature.

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Month of VisitAugust

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Christina

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 3, 2021

Loved it here!

Have waited six months into our RV life to start reviews for fair comparisons. Spent four nights. Loved this campground. Small, quiet, great mountain biking trails that you can ride to from the campground. No direct water hook-up, which was a bit surprising for the cost. But you can get water there. Great dog walking areas.

Site#13

Month of VisitNovember

Mark H.

Traveler

Reviewed Mar. 29, 2021

Great little NC State Park campground

This was our first time at Medoc Mountain State Park in Hollister, NC. There are bike trails, horse trails, and walking trails at this state park. When we went the trails were too wet for us to do but I understand that they are beautiful right along the creek. We were there with a group of Bigfoot enthusiasts and we found out that this area of NC is known for Bigfoot sightings. The group had a thermal image hit the night before we got there. Anyway, the RV park and Tent sites are intermixed which I kind of like. The campground is like a figure 8 with the top of the 8 as mainly RV with electric sites and the bottom with sites without electricity. Most sites were recently graveled and were in good status especially on the tent side of the site. You could park a small RV in any of the sites, even the “tent” sites but there would be no electricity. There is no water or sewer at any of the sites but there are water faucets spread around the campground to fill freshwater tanks and there is a dump station out the way out of the camping area. This is an older park so it is Not setup to handle larger RVs. Angles getting in and out of some of the sites will be challenging for some RVs. We stayed 3 nights and enjoyed our time there. Fred, the camp host, was the best camp host ever and fun to talk with.

If you are ok with dry camping with electricity only, this is a great place to try and especially at such a low site cost.

Michelle W.

Scout

Reviewed Sep. 20, 2020

A decent place to stay

I found this to be a decent campground . I stayed at tent site 12. The site was slightly uneven but it had a fire ring with grate, lantern pole and table. The tent pad was gravel. Water pump, trash and bathroom all in very close proximity. The bathroom was clean and hot showers. Lots of families with children. There are many hiking trails but many were unavailable due to flooding. Trail from campground to picnic area and large grassy field used for relaxing, frisbee and picnics. Phone service spotty at times but not totally unavailable. Overall a decent place to stay.

Cannon W.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 19, 2020

Get place to get away

Not far from the Roanoke River and right around the corner from Halifax, this spot is perfect for getting away from it all. Walking trails along the mountainside with small bridges over a creek offer a scenic view. Gazebo with grills and bathrooms are located a small walk from the tent sites.

Katie M.

Legend

Reviewed Oct. 21, 2019

Great campground!

We spent one night here in April. It was great!

There are some pretty easy hiking trails, great for kids. Really beautiful wooded area. The campground was everything you could ask for! Large, level sites that are very secluded and far apart from each other. Bathrooms were clean and well situated. Very family-friendly!

We want to come back soon!

Month of VisitMay

Elizabeth V.

Ranger

Reviewed Aug. 21, 2019

Great location

Good location off of 85. Great trails and equestrian trails!

Stacey S.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 3, 2019

Nice camp great for mountain bikes

Nice sites and great for mountain bikers

William R.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 23, 2019

Meh

The list begins. Camp sites were alright but this place is more for RVs. Hiking was not bad but not very many miles. Outside the park was sketchy so make sure you have all you need.

Myron C.

Legend

Reviewed May. 30, 2019

State Park with Biking, Hiking, and Fishing Opportunities

The name of the park is deceiving because it is not in the mountains, but it has beauty in its meandering streams and trails. The campsites have gravel tent pads, and tents must be set up on them. The gravel on the site where I stayed was deeper than my tent stakes were long, and I could not get a good hold. I was trying out a newly required tent, which was not freestanding, so it was frustrating. My advice is to make sure you take a tent that IS freestanding. Deep gravel tent pads and non-freestanding tents do not go together. The tent site was large, had a fire ring, and a lantern pole, but the pad itself was NOT level. I had to move the picnic table so I could set up my tent on the only level spot I could find. Something you have to be careful about is poison ivy. There was poison ivy all around the perimeter of my campsite. The bathroom facilities were surprisingly modern and had spacious showers with hot water. As far as I know, there are no electrical, sewer, or water hookups, but there is a dump station. There is a mixture of pull-through sites and back in sites for RVs. There are plenty of trails to explore, and plenty of fishing holes. The Bluff Loop Trail leads from the campground and along Fishing Creek. To see Medoc “mountain,” you have to hike quite a distance, or you can drive to the park office down the road and hike from there. Cross the road to the Bear Swamp Trail, get on the Saponi Loop (which is also a bicycle trail), and then head to the Summit Loop Trail. There are several miles of bicycle trails as well as hiking trails, and some of them are one way only, meaning that hikers are required to hike in one direction and bicycles go in another direction. Even though this is in the Coastal Plain, the Bluff Loop Trail will take you by a couple of sections of whitewater. They are small, but if you like a (mostly) easy hike through the forest, this trail is a good one. There are no swimming pools or playgrounds, but if you want to just enjoy nature, there are hiking, biking, and fishing opportunities.

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Month of VisitJune

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Becqui M.

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 10, 2019

Amazing canpground/park

This was my first time hiking with my teen daughter by ourselves, setting up camp, tent, cooking, etc. Picnic table, fire pit w/grill, level gravel tent pad on site, water spigot and trash can right in front of camp site. Bath house had doors for shower stalls as opposed to curtains, with shelves and hooks for your things. We brought our furbabies with us and we enjoyed 2 or 3 wonderful trails with beautiful views, some rock climbing, just a wonderfully happy place. My girl rode her bike around the campground and it was perfectly safe. I've been waiting to get back for quite a while.

Month of VisitMay

Caroline G.

Ranger

Reviewed Nov. 1, 2018

Lots of Great Hiking Trails!

This campground is beautiful for fall camping. There are over 10 miles of trails to hike. We also conoed down the creek. The creek is about 2.5 miles long and took us only 2 hours to paddle. The campground was also very clean!

Month of VisitNovember

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RENEE D.

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 16, 2018

Great campground!

No cell service! 😀 Clean restrooms, hot showers! Camp host and rangers are great!

Rick S.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 29, 2017

It isn't a real mountain...

A small (only 34 spots) but relatively new (or refurbished) state park. Our site required minimal leveling. Interior roads were all paved and easy to navigate -- no low-hanging branches. The camp hosts were visible and attentive. Unlike other NC State Parks, the bath house seemed quite new and was spacious. Showers were hot and had great water pressure. Half the sites have electric, none have individual water. There are communal water spigots throughout the campground, but they don't easily allow hose connections, so be sure to fill your water tank before arriving (there's no potable water at the dump station, either). LOTS of hiking and horse trails throughout the park. The mountain biking trails were closed during our visit. Limited cellphone coverage (3G was spotty). The Ranger and local Sheriff made several drives through the park. Overall, another top-notch experience at an NC State Park.

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Month of VisitSeptember

Chip G.

Guide

Reviewed Jan. 15, 2017

Winter camping.

So I have a goal to camp out at least once a month this year. And Medoc was a great opener. I haven't been here before but after one visit I can recommend it whole heartedly. The camp spots are well kept (fire pit and tables at each one). Tent and RV's are in the same loop but there is plenty of separation between spaces. The bath house (with hot showers) is clean and spacious.

There are probably 10 miles of trails and the ones I hiked were well kept and nicely laid out.

And if you are lucky, Chuck and Skye will be your camp hosts. They provide coffee and hot chocolate and wonderful conversation 8-10 Saturday and Sunday mornings. What a great couple.

Robin A.

Scout

Reviewed Jan. 15, 2017

A friendly and flat mountain

Went for a winter overnight camp. The park is quite large with many miles of easy trails to explore. Many follow a tranquil stream. It was a beautiful and peaceful stay. Also the camp hosts on duty were wonderful! So friendly, and they had a Saturday morning coffee social.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to camp at Medoc Mountain State Park Campground?

Camping at Medoc Mountain State Park Campground can starts at $24.00.

Does Medoc Mountain State Park Campground have RV hookups?

According to TheDyrt.com, Medoc Mountain State Park Campground has water hookups and sewer hookups.

What is the elevation of Medoc Mountain State Park Campground?

Medoc Mountain State Park Campground is located at 435 feet.

Are fires allowed at Medoc Mountain State Park Campground?

Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at Medoc Mountain State Park Campground, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

Does Medoc Mountain State Park Campground have wifi?

No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Medoc Mountain State Park Campground does not have wifi.