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Murchison Rd (Hwy 210) and Honeycutt Rd. Turn East onto Honeycutt for approx. 2 miles (passing Smith Army Airfield and Texas Lake). Turn right onto Smith Lake Rd (gravel road) approx. 2 miles, look for signs to Smith Lake Recreation Area and Smith Lake Riding Stables Turn right at the end of the gravel road, Smith Lake office is on your right. ---- McArthur Rd and Honeycutt Rd. Turn West onto Honeycutt Rd approx. 1/2 mile. Turn left onto Smith Lake Rd. (gravel) approx. 2 miles, look for signs to Smith Lake Recreation Area and Smith Lake Riding Stables. Turn right at the end of the gravel rd, Smith Lake office is on your right. ---- From I-95 North or South, Take Exit 58 onto Bypass I-295 approx. 7 miles Turn right onto Ramsey Street (Hwy 40
Beautiful scenic wooded area. Immersed in wildlife. Great hiking. Too cold to stay more than a day to enjoy much. Haven't been here in 20 years since active duty. Only issue is gravel road to rv pads was a white-knuckle drive for novice RVer.
This is, hands down, the best Army campground I've ever been to. I first stayed here in July 2021 during a PCS to Fort Bragg. The RV spots are large and there are plenty of pull through and back in. There are also small and large cabins. I noticed while here, there were tent spots right next to the RV spot I was in. So I made a mental note and when I got my retirement orders I knew that's where I wanted to stay for the weeks during out-processing. I am not disappointed. Especially for $10 a night. If I'm ever back in the area, I will stay here again.
RV site was good—no sewer, but they have sites with full hookups. Bathhouses are clean and have individual rooms with shower and toilet. Reservation process was a bit cumbersome—office is closed Tuesday and Wednesday and we never received a confirmation email. We were directed by GPS to the OLD building (Equipment Checkout), but if you keep going down the road to the NEW Rec center, the campground signs are there and after hours packets are in a mailbox below the campground main entrance sign. Would have been good to know via an email before we arrived. Lake is nice, with lots of activities and we didn’t hear much from the air field at all. Lots of bike and hiking trails. Have to rent kayaks (they don’t allow your own). Cool water ski towing system that looks fun. Would definitely stay here again, at a full hookup site.
We stayed at the campground 11/14-16/23 on our way north. Making reservations by phone were easy. There were options of back in/pull through, full hookups/partial hookups, and tent sites. The concrete pad sites are spacious with no low hanging branches or trees obstructing the road so larger rigs would have no problem navigating. Although we didn’t use them, I did check out the bathrooms and they are clean. The water area was closed for the season but looks like it would be great fun in the summer. With an ID, I would recommend this campground. BONUS: We watched and heard helicopters flying in and out of Simmons Air Field. 🥰
