North Shore Recreation Area Army COE Campground

Nice mowed sites. Plenty of sites with a view above the river. Cannot access river from sites. At the SW end of the park there is a round turnout that you can drive down with high clearance or walk down to sit on the narrow beach or take a dip. There is a pit toilet and trash can. There is a small playground. Each site has a fire ring and picnic table.

This is a beautiful spot. Unfortunately some people are disrespectful- broken glass, burnt firecrackers etc, destroyed firepit. Then of course there are the nasty biting flies. Bug spray helped some. I put up the clam screen tent to be rid of the flies. At night there seems to be a lot of road traffic to the popup tent camper a few spots down from me. All in all, it Is peaceful during the day and scenic.

24 sites total on an embankment right above the river. Sites are all back in with adequate room. Grass is mowed but that is that is the only maintenance done in this area. 

Unfortunately, this area is poorly taken care of and there is a lot of trash at the campsites. People have left garbage at every spot and you see it in all the areas that weren’t mowed.

No electricity or water. Some sites have picnic tables. Partial shade at all sites.

This CG is tucked away on the north shore of Lake Sharpe, near the Big Bend dam. Most sites have a view of the lake. Most are back-in, with a couple of pull through. Unfortunately, the pull through have the driver's side facing the lake unless you turn around and go against the one way sign. We did this because we had the entire CG to ourselves. Nobody here but us.

The CG needs some love. Though maintained by the COE, it looks like locals use the area as party central, and don't clear out their trash.

The sites are gravel, and reasonably level. Most have a fire pit and picnic table, though ours had neither. This didn't bother us. Lots of flies, and we had a wasp nest nearby. Though they hung around, they weren't aggressive, and we were able to sit outside and enjoy the gorgeous fall weather.