Site Watauga Point Recreation Area - Pavilion.

at Watauga Point Recreation Area

This site, in 5 agency photographs

Photos · US Forest Service

Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite

Group Picnic AreaType

Reservablerecreation.gov lists it

ADAAccessible

1,980 ftElevation

0%Tree cover

161 ftWater · to Watauga Lake

under 10 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap

The agency files this record as day use, not as a place to spend the night. It’s on this site because the agency files it against this campground, not because it’s somewhere to camp.

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026

Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Toilet: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), nearest mapped amenity=toilets to this site’s coordinate · Oct 7, 2026

The site

TypeGroup Picnic Area
LoopWATAUGA POINT RECREATION AREA
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Accessible Flush ToiletsYes
Accessible GrillsYes
Accessible Picnic AreaYes
Accessible WalkwaysYes
Checkin Time10:00 AM
Checkout Time8:00 PM
Dining AreaYes
Drinking WaterYes
ElectricityYes
Parking AreaYes
Paved ParkingYes
Paved PathwaysYes
Proximity to WaterLakefront
TablesYes
Trash CollectionYes
AccessibleYes

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record

Not a place to sleep

The agency files this record as day use, not as a place to spend the night.

Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

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Source: CAMPANAC campground index