Bladen Lakes State Forest | Established Campground

March 24th, 2024 by lifeofriley

Wow...what a great place. Quiet, beautiful. We called the ranger, he took our information, and that was it. Two bars of Verizon in front of camping area, one bar further in. Port a potty here but we never checked it out. Good road for our rear wheel drive van. Highly recommend this lovely state forest.

June 6th, 2023 by armstrongkellyj

Open field in beautiful state park. Two other campers in a 5 acre field. Call before you come to get a permit. They are open until 5.

April 11th, 2023 by iLikeMike.com

Peaceful spot amongst the pines. You must get a permit before camping here. No online reservation, so call 910-588-4964 Monday to Friday between 9:00-4:00. Leave a message if they don't answer. They get back to you rather quickly.

I asked if someone could disperse camp anywhere in the forest. They said no, this is the only place you're allowed to camp. If you want to disperse camp in a forest in North Carolina, you have to go to one of the national forests.

June 1st, 2022 by honeymoonhwy

Camp Chamblee in the Bladen Lakes State Forest is a primitive camp about a mile down a sand road. No water, an old port-a-potty on the site but no other amenities. It’s a large open area without designated camp sites. You need to get a free camping permit from the Ranger’s station which is at the corner of NC242 and Sweet Home Church Rd. The campground is off of Sweet Home Church Rd. Very nice and quiet spot near enough to Elizabethtown for supplies. We spent one night. We found this campsite using this app. Google Maps got us close but not all the way here. Just so you’ll know.

April 24th, 2022 by ew.hershey

established campground in State Forest. No amenities except porta potty. Watch out for poison ivy. Open area in pine trees. The drive into the campground is on dirt/sandy roads. Easily passable in dry weather. Our Sprinter van had no issues. Free Permit at office.