After a rather rough 2013 summer season, Lake Powhatan is starting off the new year with some good news.
The popular campground and swimming area in the Bent Creek section of Pisgah National Forest just south of Asheville will open a month early, on March 1, said said Judy Doyle, director of campground for Cradle of Forestry in American Interpretive Association, which manages the lake and campground.
Lake Powhatan will open a month early.
Two camping loops – Big John and Lakeside – will be open, with some 40 sites. There are 90 total sites in the campground.
Lakeside will open with full hook-ups – electric, water and sewer. The full hook-ups were installed in late fall, Doyle said, but their arrival got lost in the shuffle with the lake being closed for months for high bacteria levels, and the government shutdown in October.
“We want to start the year with some light, sunny news,” Doyle said. “To have full hook-ups is very unusual for a Forest Service campground. Now that we have them, we want to look at extending the shoulder season to help the local economy.”
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