Falls Lake State Park Reviews

Tons of area to explore. Great for picnics and cookouts. Admission is $6 per car.

Lovely campground. Great place to go. Swimming area was closed but really enjoyed it anyway.

Really nice swimming beach. No life guards. Nice picnic pavilions, free if not reserved. Costs money to reserve. Park entrance $7 per car.

What's not to love. The marina is staffed by great people too.

Could be a little more neatly. But very quiet relaxed place to be with the fam. Kid friendly too.

Excellent place to run away from the summer heat, conveniently located just a couple miles away from 540 highway.

Love this place to kayak. Easy side areas where you can find your quiet space.

I've been here only a couple times. Once just to walk around and another to do a little fishing. Really enjoyed both visits. It's a very active place without feeling like you are on top of a bunch of other people. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is because I feel like $7.00 a visit (or $75 for an annual pass) is a little expensive.

Excellent campground with nice swimming areas. My only gripe was with our site. Site 138 at Holly Point Campground is like a Chinese puzzle. It's trickery lies with fooling you into a false sense of security by appearing as though it's a pull through. As soon as you attempt to pull through you'll soon find yourself trapped in a twilight zone of bizarre angles and poorly placed fixtures. Probably not a bad site for small rigs, but my 32 footer proved to be a challenge. Everything else about the campground is spectacular though. Nice and quiet. Plenty of downed branches to burn. Also, a cool playground for the kids.

No bathroom when the visitor center is closed. Also no trash cans that i could find... nice trail though.

Clean and plenty of parking. Of course it was a weekday.

Camping with our son & girlfriend great time to spend with them for his Birthday

Family fun! We ve been boating on the lake as well as tubing and swimming. Lots of great areas to camp, cookout and play. Easily accessible ramps with lots of parking for large vehicles and trailers. Covered shelters available for overnight camping. Our Boy Scout troop has camped and hiked the various trails and used the shelters during inclement weather.

As long as you're not worried about bacteria filled water and broken glass I suppose it's a nice place to go.
Dont get me wrong it is pretty but its a shame the conditions people leave it in.
Wish that we could all pitch in and clean it up a bit.

Very nice private lake access from camp site, lots of fun, clean bath house

Nice place for fishing and grilling out with the family.

I love to hang out and grill some food with my friends and family, a place that s convenient when you don t feel like driving to the beach..

Great park. We stayed here with our camper in a site which had water a power hookups. Dump station is on the way out.
The weekends and holidays are packed, with families laying claim to the few picnic tables very early in the morning and playing salsa or rap music on stereos all day.
Lots of great hiking. Swimming is so-so. It's lake water, so warm and kinda slimy with algae around the beach.

Holly point camground. We had power issues (low voltage under 104) for the most part of our stay.

Close to grocery store and close to Raleigh.

We found a quiet and beautiful place to fish on shore.

Great space for families. Shaded spots, hiking trails, fishing, and playgrounds!

Such a peaceful lake with nothing but wildlife and trees. It's not cluttered with homes or businesses. Only a marina and a few campsites.

My kids and I love going to Falls Lake and for only $7 a car load you get to swim all day!

Great place for family camping, staff are friendly and helpful. The swim area could be cleaned up and made more appealing.

Very friendly staff. Camping lots are spacious with enough distance from each other. Water and electric hookup and dumpstation.

We came in Friday evening. We had never been here before and were a little unsure of where we were going. We came in and the gate guard was kind of quiet. He didn't mention the rules or give us a map. There was also no mention of the availability of ice, bait or firewood. We ended up getting all that from Falls Lake Mini Mart, which was small, but had the few things we needed. We stayed on Loop 5 in Holly Point. We had a water side campsite, but it was about 30 feet off the water, through some woods. The bugs were not as bad as I expected them to be. 100% Deet kept them at bay and we only got a few bites. We did find a deer tick on one of the kids and highly recommend wearing the proper clothing and bug repellent. Our fire pit wasn't cleaned out and when we did it ourselves we found a bunch of nails and weird stuff in there.. We fished in the cove down from our site and caught about 10 fish in about 6 hours of fishing. We caught bass, sunfish and cat fish. We went to the beach area and found it nice and comfortable. Bring something to float on and a towel to sit on. We found the bathrooms a bit out dated, but they worked to keep clean. The showers are small and all of your stuff gets wet if not in a dry bag (stuff sack worked to keep my stuff dry / put your phone in a zip lock). The water was good and hot and pressure was good, despite the automatic off showers, which require a press to keep them on more than a minute..LOL Late Saturday night one of our neighbors was extremely loud and stayed that way until well after 1am. I read other reviews saying the rangers were tough, but we didn't find that to be the case. I wish they would have been. Someone threw up in the men's toilets and it splashed all over all of the stalls. I looked for an after hours number but no one would answer. I ended up flagging down a ranger who took care of cleaning the restrooms at around 8am, a few hours after we needed them. There is a LOT of air traffic with the airport being so close, but we didn't mind the sounds of the big planes. All and all I think we will return with a boat or Kayaks'.

A very nice place a good security I recommend it to the family

Very clean areas ... the natural environment is very relaxing ... the picnic area is adjacent to the beach ... children's recreation area and to practice swimming ..

Perfect place to chill and be in the nature. Beside the water on the beach and relaxation.

Beautiful views of the lake mixed with true North Carolina forests.

Very nice camp, well maintained camp sites, many with water access. In general most will accommodate a large tent or two smaller tents. Never have trouble finding a place to put up a hammock. Electric/rv sites are great for pop-ups and small campers. Larger campers or RV's will need to choose carefully as there are not many (any?) pull through sites and the angles can be difficult with a trailer. Swimming area in loop 2 is really nice.

Even though Bonnie dumped a lot of rain Sunday, we had a great weekend.

Always a great place to camp. Bathrooms are clean and the spots on the lake are great fishing!

Really nice, the bathroom needs improvement but everything is pretty good

We keep coming back because of the location and the campground is nice, spots are large, foliage is good for privacy for most spots. Mostly quiet and peaceful.

Excellent campground at Rolling Hills. Great staff.

I live about 2 hours a way, I enjoy this lake better than the ones closer to me. The facilities are always clean and staff is always friendly

Great camp sites that are really well maintained. Easy access to Falls Lake, $20 per night. Highly recommend.

Great place for family camping... bring your boats if you got one...

$5 boat ramp use and parking fee. Duel ramps. Not busy.

Quiet, quaint, and cheap weekend vacations, decent prices, take out and eat in within walking distance. Beautiful lake side view and picturesque setting. Good getaway to get some alone with hot momma time, allows smoking too but rooms need updating.

Never boring at the lake. Its always a good time.. and the rangers dont play when it comes to your safety. Trust and believe that u will be safe while at the lake. I have fun everytime we go. Great pavilions for grilling and they even have a small park. Fun times. I will not stop joing the park for some good times

Lots of good spots to have a family bbq with your own private lake beach. Its free to get in and so many options. Many docks for boats and jetskis and kayaks.

A good place to relax and spend your weekend is a calm and relaxing area

Excellent place !!, which combines beach, forest, lake, and a lot of tranquility

Great campsites by the lake. Fun beach with swimming. Nice restrooms with showers.

Lots of nice, woodsy trails, some with a few lake views. Beware, though, if you re hiking on the mountain biking trails, as they wind through each other and it s easy to lose your way. Some nice, spacious camping options available through late fall season, not too crowded, well-maintained.

Outstanding. Nice camper sites, beautiful view. Electric and water, make reservations.

would give it 5 stars but it only at 9. wish it closed later

Great area to go camping/hiking with friends and family.

I love going paddle boarding and sailing. The wind is not the best for sailing but it s still fun

The lake was serene and pleasant early in the morning; but the water is starting to be pretty warm and it became somewhat unpleasant after mid-morning when temps climbed to near 90. So... get there early.

Me and the peeps had fun.It's the closest your going to get to a beach from where I live.they have grills,lots of picnic tables,Sandy lake lines. The only complaint I had was they charged $7 to park. I think that's a little too high.In all its a very nice calm area

Love camping here! Lots of shade and the campsites are spaced far enough apart to ensure some privacy!

Nice sandy beach, good fishing by the pier, and nice camp sites. Has access to MST, but i didn't get a chance to check it out

We went for a hike in the park on a 70 degree day in January during the week. Very nice and quiet.