Rolling View — Falls Lake State Recreation Area, near Durham, North Carolina, is a fantastic spot for campers looking to enjoy the great outdoors year-round. With a variety of sites that cater to tents, RVs, cabins, and even glamping, there's something for everyone here.

The campground boasts spacious, wooded sites that provide a good amount of privacy while still being close enough to the action. Many visitors rave about the beautiful lake views and easy access to trails, making it a great place for hiking and fishing. One camper mentioned, “Our site is fantastic, really large and overlooking the lake,” highlighting the serene atmosphere that many appreciate.

Amenities include clean bathrooms, picnic tables, and fire rings, perfect for evening gatherings. The marina is a hub of activity, with options to rent kayaks and canoes, so you can get out on the water. Plus, there are playgrounds for the kids and sandy beach areas for some fun in the sun.

While the campground can get busy, especially with families, the overall vibe is friendly and welcoming. Just be prepared for some noise from fellow campers and the occasional plane overhead. Whether you're here for a quick overnight or a longer stay, Rolling View offers a solid camping experience with plenty of opportunities to unwind and connect with nature.

This recreation area is part of [Falls Lake][1]

[1]: http://www.recreation.gov/recreationalAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=457&agencyCode=130

Rolling View — Falls Lake State Recreation Area

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Great campground! Sites are close to bathrooms, with nice clean showers. Also swim beaches, and trails. Can buy firewood on site from entrance. Good spot for families with kids of all ages. I like the group sites here, there very large good for many tents

Great for family camping

Raleigh is a great city, and Falls Lake St. Rec Area contributes to its awesomeness. Got to love the lakes at a  state park

Such a fun place to be around

Great sites here at this CG in central NC. Minutes from the RDU area, convenient to 540. Tucked away and nestled off of 98 highway, Rolling View campground is a great, secluded spot. Sites are large, as most are at Falls Lake, convenient access to water to put the kayak or canoe in straight from your site (check map first). Connect with the Mountains to Sea trail too for a great hike! 

Lots of Bird Watching

Nice, big sites and plenty of good areas for swimming, hiking, and fishing. We always catch a ton of fish!! Bath houses are always clean and the park is in a convenient location. We’ve been several times.

Rolling View, Falls Lake is one of my favorites!

My husband and I absolutely love this place! Park rangers are friendly, campsites aren't on top of each other and the restrooms and showers are clean. We love seeing the wildlife.

Peaceful 

Everything at the camp ground is well kept and maintained. All the sites have a bathroom within a short walk depending on the site you stay at. Has a barbecue grill/ firepit at each campsite as well, very great place to camp with your family food lion and local stores also within 15 min drive. Also has playgrounds for the kids and a beach area on the lake with kayak and boat launch areas.

Great spot to camp with your family!

This is a favorite for our large group of families. Many of the group sites butt up to the lake. The central fire pit, picnic tables, water spigot and clean restrooms make this a popular choice. Easy car camping in close proximity to  the greater Triangle make this a great destination, especially for families and beginner campers. Falls Lake allows for kayaking, floating or just splashing in the water and enjoying the sandy beach.

Great for Groups

I love camping here with the family. Plenty of drive up campgrounds close enough together that you can camp with plenty of sites close enough together that you can have lots of people camping together but still remaining a comfortable distance apart. They also have nice bathing facilities for those who dont want to rough it.

Best family Camping in my opinion in the area

Bathhouses are ok, hiking trails are good and has a nice fishing pier. Sites are anywhere from close to plenty of distance apart.

Nice hiking and fishing

We've camped here 2 or 3 times now and we can't get enough of this park. It is huge, covered in hiking trails like Mountains to Sea Trail and Falls Lake Trail. The dogs love it, the camp sites are beautiful and clean. The bathhouse wasn't quite warm enough for showers in November temps, when we tented. January was just as cold, but we rented a camper. The lake is gorgeous. Love sitting by the campfire and staring up through the trees at the moon and stars.

Can't get enough

Quiet. Easy access to the lake. Some really good hiking trails. Closer access to the Mountains to Sea trail. 

NICE Camp grounds

Very nice and quiet campground. Many beautiful trails and great views of the lake.

Great Place

The camp site was great. I had a pull thru site that provided more than enough space. Two cars and a camper could easily park in the drive, while a pop-up shelter and a tent also had plenty of space to not feel overly crowded. The swim beach was a half mile hike away through the mountain to sea trail. I opted out of swimming on July 4th due to crowding, but the next day was perfect. Soft sand covered the beach and warm yet comfortable water temperatures allowed for a refreshing dip or just relaxing on a float. The fishing piers were great too. The public access one had a bit of wear, but that didn’t stop a variety of fish from biting. We also watched graceful herons and playful aquatic turtles hunting for there dinner as we fished. The marina looked fabulous, but due to pop up storms we didn’t get to launch our kayaks. The bath houses were reasonably clean for a holiday weekend. Park rangers regularly monitors the site, so we felt very safe. I would recommend this location to anyone who loves adventure.

So Much Adventure

Fantastic sites with community showers and toilets in loop c where we stayed poop a and b have electric and water at each site. Lots of easy hiking trails , fishing piers , playgrounds , picnic areas and swimming beaches . You can also get to the water with a quick stroll through the woods.

Fantastic underused sites

So much fun to camp here. They had a controlled burn of the Holly Hill Loop In February. It was really neat and educational to see the charred bottoms of the trees. 
The lake is beautiful and great for kids. We will be going back!

Fun and educational 

This campground is one of the two listed at Falls Lake State Recreation Area, and I chose it because of its good reviews. The“primitive” area is Loop C, which means it does not have water or electricity at the sites. However, the sites do have picnic tables and lantern hangers. There are no designated tent pads, but you are instructed to set your tent up on the gravel. Unfortunately, the campground has flooding problems in the Loop C sites when it rains, and it started raining after I set up my tent. After thirty minutes of rain, my tent was standing in at least an inch of water, and there was nowhere else to move it. I ended up abandoning my tent to stay in the back of my SUV. The next morning, I looked at the other sites in Loop C, and they were also flat, which meant that it didn’t matter which site I chose. That is one of only two drawbacks that I saw in this campground. The other drawback was the nose from jets overhead from the RDU International Airport. It wasn’t noticeable at night(that may have been because of the pouring rain and the thunder), but during the morning, it was constant. My advice is not to stay in Loop C if it is going to rain. A raised tent pad would have prevented my tent from being flooded. The bath house is especially nice for a state park(state recreation area). The shower doors are a little narrow, except for the handicapped shower, but there is hot water. There are electrical outlets in the bath house as well, which I used to charge my cell phone. Other features about this campground include swimming beaches, a marina, canoe/kayak rentals, at least two fishing piers, a couple of playgrounds, and a store. The Mountains to Sea Trail passes through this park, and there are several other short trails as well. Overall, this campground is pretty good if you are in an RV or if you are in a tent and it is not going to rain.

Good Campground for RVing but not so much for Tent Camping

Hike in camping available for backpacking. Located right off the mountains to sea trail. 

Great Hike-In

Well kept sites with water and power access. Clean public restrooms and some water and fishing pier access. Some short trails for walking but nothing too long. Nothing GREAT about the location but everything there is pretty good. 

Solid RV Camping

Nice, large, well shaded sites. Clean bathroom, currently being cleaned 4x a day. Playground and Beach closed due to covid, but look nice. Check-in ranger was very friendly and helpful finding our site. We stayed in loop A, but walked all 3 loops, only a few sites we noted we wouldn't particularly want (lack of shade or less privacy), but all are nice big graveled sites with picnic and fire pit areas. Our 2yr old and dog loved their first times camping. We will definitely be back! 

We will definitely be back

I spent a night in Shinleaf walk in campground in April as part of a backpacking trip along the Falls Lake MST trail, sections 8-12. The fact that it doesn't have vehicle access to the sites makes it somewhat not popular with the usual camping crowd. It's a pretty big campground, but when I was there it was mostly empty. My site had the lake view and I spent the evening watching the sunset on the lake, it was amazing.

  

The bathroom was clean. I didn't use the shower, but I think it was available.

  

It's a great spot if you backpack MST or otherwise don't mind taking your stuff from the car to the site on foot.

  

I booked site 39 and it was great, I also remember that the two adjacent sites 37 and 38 were connected and could serve as a great spot for a small group.

Hike In campground for MST hikers

Man-made reservoir - Falls Lake is located in the upper portion of the Neuse River Basin. Nice shaded trails. Very nice park. 

Falls Lake State Recreation Area, Rolling View Campground

Reserved a site near the water for a solo evening, just me and my pup.  The sites are close, but private enough with a lot of trees between you and the folks next site over.  The bathrooms were very clean.  Be sure to bring wood, there are a few places to buy wood within a 5 minute drive or so.  I plan on coming back with the whole family.  

Great little spot outside the city!

Great clean sites, marina, access to lake. Everything you need.

Excellent 

Sites are nicely spaced(B loop), some surprisingly so, but many are unlevel, and some deceptively so. We were in site B-004. Our front wheels were about 4-5” off of the ground to get level. AT&amp;T had 2 bars and 4 MB/s w/o a booster, 3 bars and 5 MB/s with it. No WiFi. We didn’t have any satellite coverage. OTA TV is ok, but not as good as one would expect being this close to Raleigh-Durham. Also, the SRA is apparently on the airport flight path, as there was a fair bit of jet noise, particularly in the evening. There are a couple trails in the immediate area, as well as between the campground loops. A Loop seemed more crowded and noisy than B Loop.

Nice, roomy, heavily wooded sites

Chilled out in Rolling View for a cold weekend in our vintage UHaul. Only A loop was open in Feb, and someone was squatting in the site we reserved online. Fortunately another site nearby was open, but the ranger decided to have a discussion with the squatters who had actually overstayed by a couple days. Guess things are a little more laid back in the winter.

The bathhouse was warm and comfortable. Clean. Pads are flat, graveled, with a table, fire ring with grate, and lantern stand. Plenty of water pressure. 

The view is truly rolling. Nice hills leading down to the lake shore. Our dog enjoyed all the different animal smells she came across. 

All in all no issues, and the second time I have camped here. 

No issues with cold weather camping

Had a wonderful site in the Shinleaf campground. This area is for hike in tent campers, but it’s a flat, easy, hike to site. Beautiful views of the lake at many of the sites which are well spaced out. Bathroom was very clean. Enjoyed this campground a lot!

Easy hike in tent sites with Lake views

Good morning 🙏 🌄 Sunset 🌇 ✨ 💕 ❤ 💛 💖 I've been working 💪 

Fall of Lake 

Sites are decent size and somewhat spaced out. Planes can be a distraction if you’re not used to the sounds, but the biggest distraction is the noise from other campers. Super popular spot for young families which is cool, but there’s little to no quiet time. 

Decent site size, but pretty noisy

Just stopped for one day/night on the way through, and I am amazed with this place.  All three loops have great sites.  Our site is fantastic, really large and overlooking the lake. The path to the fishing dock goes right by our site, giving great access to the lake.  Cool rocks along the lake to climb on and swim off of.  There are nice trails winding through the campground, a large sandy beach, and several playgrounds.  Lots to do and very serene.

4.8 stars

Winter

Park is kinda full, but everyone pretty much keeps to themselves and is really quiet. Hardly anyone walks around. I’m in A15. Right across the bathrooms. Which are super nice and showers too.  Walked to the lake and it was sooo nice. 

April 2025

This Site is Clean, and relatively quiet. 
The Rest room is Clean as well as the Shower. The water is nice and hot to shower. 
I stay 2 nights and my next visit I will fish 🐠🐟. 

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