Clandestine? And Camping?! Yeah, that's kind of what I thought too when I first saw this place. To begin with, hats off to the great state Rangers in North Carolina who take real pride in their campgrounds and take really great care of the parks. This was, by far, one of the cleanest, most well-organized, perfectly sign-posted and utterly trash-free state parks I have ever been too (and let's say that I've been to a few).
In fact, this place was so incredibly well taken care of ... that I'm not sure I felt like I was actually in nature! Is that even possible? Well, let's just say that one of the biggest challenges I have with camping in the first place is convincing my family to come with me, as they aren't fans of bugs, getting dirty, sweating and especially .. public restrooms and shower facilities. But they would be impressed with this place.
Located just due South of Raleigh-Durham area, you'll find Raven Rock State Park, that doesn't get as much recognition as a lot of the other SP's have bodies of water attached to them, like in and around Jordan Lake, Falls Lake or further afield Lake Kerr. That aside, and back to this particular campground, if you're looking for something that's a bit off the beaten path, but that offers a completely different camping experience, then I would strongly encourage you to come check out this place. Amenities are standard, but as with everything here, it's either brand new or completely spartan! Add on top of this that there's a number of really amazing guest cottages (think little log cabins, but modern), then this SP is definitely setting the pace for the rest of the state in terms of quality control on their campgrounds.
Happy Camping!
