Boomer Park Shelter in NC -- Campground & RV Camping

Set along the shore of a 1,475-acre reservoir in the Blue Ridge foothills, this lakefront shelter sits in a mixed hardwood forest of oak, hickory, and poplar. The facility includes six picnic tables, a outdoor grill, and a water spigot, though it lacks electricity. Immediate park amenities feature a boat ramp, swim beach, playground, and accessible vault toilets. Visitors come to launch boats, swim, and fish the Yadkin River valley waters for species like catfish, largemouth bass, and bluegill.

Getting there: From Charlotte, North Carolina, take I-77 North (approximately 60 miles) before merging onto Highway 421 North towards Wilkesboro/Boone. Continue to Exit 286B (approximately 20 miles), turn left onto Highway 268 and continue for approximately 6 miles. Turn left onto Boomer Road and the park will be on the right in approximately 1/4 mile. From Winston-Salem, North Carolina, take Highway 421 North (approximately 55 miles) to Exit 286B, turn left onto Highway 268 and continue for approximately 6 miles. Turn left onto Boomer Road and the park will be on the right in approximately 1/4 mile.

• Moderately separated here.
• Mars Mountain stands 781 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles southwest.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.