W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir

499 Reservoir Road
Wilkesboro, NC 28697-7462

W. Kerr Scott Reservoir is located in the beautiful Yadkin River Valley in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Authorized purposes of the reservoir are flood control, water supply, recreation, and fish and wildlife management.

Directions

From Winston-Salem, north on US 421 to Wilkesboro, then 5 miles west on NC Highway 268.From Charlotte, NC, north on 77 to Wilkesboro, then 5 miles west on NC Highway 268.

Reviews

W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir remains a scenic and peaceful campground, appreciated for spacious and well-designed campsites with beautiful lake views and abundant wildlife sightings. Guests continue to value the friendly staff and family-friendly atmosphere, with many enjoying various lake activities and the clean, wooded setting. However, bathhouses are frequently described as outdated and in need of updates, with inconsistent availability of toiletries. Security presence has notably diminished, with limited gatehouse hours and ongoing issues with the automatic entrance gate. Visitors also suggest greater supervision around playground areas due to safety concerns.

Quiet and well-designed campsites

Abundant lake and wildlife activities

Friendly and helpful staff

Spacious and varied sites

Family-friendly with playground nearby

Outdated bathhouses with limited toiletries

Reduced security and ranger presence

Entrance gate frequently broken

Need for better supervision around playgrounds

Maintenance issues with grounds and facilities

1,696 reviews

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4 stars

372

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1 stars

David B

Campground:Bandits Roost

Loop:A

Site:

Reviewed 14 days ago

One of the best campgrounds I have ever stayed at! My camp spot was very spacious and had an incredible view. Everyone was very nice to me and made me feel like I was at Home. Will definitely be back!

Jimmy H

Campground:Bandits Roost

Loop:A

Site:

Reviewed 20 days ago

We had great time although the water was very high from the flash flood. We met back up with some friends we made in the spring there at Bandits Roost. Beautiful place! Wished they were opened longer in the fall for the leaves to change.

Gene A

Campground:Bandits Roost

Loop:B

Site:

Reviewed 22 days ago

went the first week of october wonderful just wished it would stay open longer , it was not crowded very quiet ,

Dale C

Campground:Bandits Roost

Loop:A

Site:

Reviewed 22 days ago

We stayed in the tent area, very private, were able to launch kayaks from our site, although had quite a few steps down to the campsite. Seemed odd that there was only one 2 restroom for the whole area.

Jonathan L

Campground:Warrior Creek

Loop:Wcre

Site:

Reviewed 23 days ago

No camp host, No one at gate entrance. No trash dropped of close by to the site.

William C

Campground:Warrior Creek

Loop:Wcre

Site:

Reviewed 23 days ago

I've been hard on the ACOE for not staffing the gate or even having a working gate at Warrior Creek this season '26. Sure, no firewood or ice either. However, I want to end on a positive note that we had a Wonderfull weekend camping on site 53, October 8 to 11, despite Hurricane Isaias that dumped 7+ inches of rain on us and the area. We watched the river rise, our waterfront site go from a large grassy slope down to the waters edge to being much closer to the water and I was reminded how important this flood control reservoir is to the Wilkesboro's. This is the ACOE's first priority. Volunteer Camp Hosts are important, security is a nice to have, wood and ice is a luxury I'd say, but the Army Corp of Engineers keeping the surrounding community safe must remain priority 1. We will be back to camp next season as we love these campgrounds.

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Watch for a matching campsite across monitored campgrounds in W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir.

Popularity: Very quiet

Busiest in November, when about 6% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 1 years of reservations.