Dillon Bass Lake

Let’s start off with the name of this joint – Dillon Bass Lake Camp Ground. First of all, there’s no lake near this place, save Betsy Jackson Bay, which isn’t a lake, it’s a Bay, which is weird, because last time I checked, a bay is an inlet of water from a nearby ocean. And while there’s a nearby (Atlantic) ocean, there’s no inlet, which, um, makes it a lake, right? So even if we gave this campground the benefit of the doubt that they might be somewhat near (not at, mind you) a lake, I asked the good folks near Betsy Jackson Bay if there was bass that could be caught there and they laughed at me saying that there isn’t any bass to be caught anywhere around Dillon (the nearby town), so I’m doubly confused. Add to that, they refer to their locale as a Camp Ground – but spell it with 2 words. I mean, it’s 1 word, right? Campground. Alright, nomenclature aside, this camp ground is located right of the I95 corridor, so for anyone going up and down this major artery, accessing this place is pretty easy. Add to that, you’re right near a small little town – there’s plenty of options to get supplies, shop and eat at a restaurant if you want to. The campground has all the basic amenities: 30 / 50 amp hookups along with water and sewage lines. There’s picnic tables and BBQ pits too. Somewhat spacious as this spot is kind of in the country (albeit a stone’s throw from I95 nonetheless). Insider’s tip? If you get tired of cooking in your RV kitchen or oven open fire, the nearby town of Dillon has some culinary surprises that I wasn’t prepared for. To begin, they have a few spots that really stand out: 1) Southern Fried for, well, everything that you would expect to be fried (chicken, fish (yeah, I asked, no bass!) and even some things that shouldn’t be fried; 2) Papa Tom’s Drive In Restaurant (burgers, sandwiches and more fried stuff); but the star of the show is; 3) La Oaxaquena Tienda & Taqueria. I simply couldn’t believe I found a little spot that specializes in arguably some of the best food from all of Mexico in Oaxaca. All these spots were great, so give them a try. 

Happy Camping!