Lake O’ the Pines Buckhorn Creek

We arrived about 3:30 PM and check in was quick and easy. We proceeded to back-in site E139 with water& 50/30 AMP. The signage to our area had a R in front of the site numbers but all the site numbers on the posts have an E in front of them, so be aware of this discrepancy if coming in late. Back-in was easy on to the narrow pad that was long enough for our 39’ 5th wheel and F-450 truck parked in front, but not by much. There was a very nice deck with the fire pit/bbq nicely placed right off the deck. Site 140 next to us with the other deck is actually a pull through double site. Longest sites in this area of the CG are 109- 113. Other sites had short pads so be sure to check the length when you reserve. All of the pads in the CG looked fairly level. We got 2 bars on Verizon and a handful of OTA channels. With the amount of trees in the CG satellite could be iffy. Water pressure was okay at around 35 psi. The CG also had a separate and very nice tent area near the playground. They were remodeling the main restroom/shower so it was closed during our stay, but there was another facility in each RV area(100 and 200) that had toilets and a shower but were older and in need of updating. We stayed over the weekend and the CG was very busy. We enjoyed the great water view from the deck on our site during our 4 night’s stay.

We found this campground as we were avoiding hurricane Nicholas. We didn’t have reservation which was a little bit on an issue as the campground does not accept payment on site. We made our reservation while parked at ranger gate shack. Cell phone reception (t-mobile) was spotty so this was more difficult than it should have been. Reservations are made at recreation.gov. Cost was reasonable, restrooms were functional but heavily used. We were one of only 5 campers in the campground on weekday but I spoke with another camper who said it fills up on the weekend. Campground right on the banks of beautiful reservoir. Watch out for creepy crawlers - found this guy in men’s room. Really enjoyed the antique stores in nearby Jefferson.