Lake Santeelah Dispersed

It is difficult to find a spot. It appears a lot of unhoused people live here full time. There is a lot of trash littering the trees and down by the lake. There is good cell service and overall it is a nice area.

Very nice lake sites on the lake. Close to the road so can be a little noisy. There are also only three sites that will fit a vehicle based camper. Most are park and walk down a hill (less than 100 ft) to a tent pad

Really enjoyed the site very quite and peaceful

So there’s another site on Dyrt with the same name however it’s on the other side of the lake. Both sites are full of mainly people who live here it appears. Tents and tarps all along the river. Not a lot of drive in spots mainly tent walk ins. We showed up pretty late so not a spot but like I said. The campers looked like they lived in the majority of the spots. Zero signal at both areas for Verizon and T-Mobile. The road like most around here was beautiful driving in. The next nearby free dispersed spot is long hungry dog camp(I left a review on there for anyone needing it!)

Over the summer I was doing a road trip over a few days and one of the states I wanted to stop in was NC. Got pretty lucky and found this, Long beautiful back roads and no service, atleast for me I had nothing but hey thats the best part. Pulled into this exact spot i’m pretty sure it was, right as someone else was pulling out of it which was damn meant to be. Drove around most of the lake and found some other options for spots if this was taken for you. But if you can, I would definitely check for this site. I forget the exact spot number since I’m posting this many months after I was there. Anyways absolutely gorgeous and calming, atleast it was for me. I will for sure be here again.

Such a great find! I was hoping to car camp a little closer to NOC but not in a campground but this is the closest I could find in February. I would definitely stay here again! Very quiet and clean and the sites are very well laid out and maintained! No hook ups of any kind but it’s worth it! Highway Patrol and Park Rangers patrol pretty frequently so I felt really safe as a solo female. I still took all the safety precautions but didn’t feel as necessary as some.

We were fortunate to get a site that allowed us to pull the car right into the site for our roof top tent. Not very far to walk to reach the lake and the fishing wasn’t bad at all. Bass and Bluegills. Fairly quiet besides the rice burners heading to Tail of the Dragon. Very good overall.

GPS coordinates got me exactly to where I wanted to go. Lots of twists and turns going up the dragon with beautiful scenery of the trees changing colors in late October. There are a handful of Lots located right along the lake with a beautiful view of the mountains in the distance. My dog absolutely loved how much space she had to roam around and how clear the water was excellent for swimming.

Some of the plots you can only fit one tent others you could fit up to three or four

I will say there isn’t a lot of campsites but the ones they have are great. Fishing from the banks is possible and it was relatively clean and quiet. Definitely worth a visit

This camp site is free to use and it is a great little place. The sites are huge like you could probably fit a few different set ups in each site. It’s a little confusing if you get here in the dark while it’s pouring rain but I just took the first right onto the gravel road where the bathrooms are and there is 3 sites down there with greats views of the lake.

It's an absolutely beautiful lake in the forest. The trees are turning and the sky is blue. Only drawback is the Pine Ridge Rd dispersed camping is along the roadside. Not really private. You have to walk to your site if you want to set up a tent. No room for a large RV. But the scenery is beautiful. AT&T works just fine!

There are several camps all just off the road. They all get right up to the lake with area for tent and fire pit

We were the only ones there and it was quiet

Beautiful campsites along the lake. Parking spots above near road and then some stairs down to a campfire ring, picnic table, and flat surface for a tent by the lake. We camped in the truck and had no issues with traffic since the sites are on a side-road off the main road.

Address from Google Maps: 1209-473 Pine Ridge Rd, Robbinsville, NC 28771