Dam Site Shelter
Its sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs Site: $40 per night, and it is open from 01-01 to 12-31. Dam Site Shelter is a Army Corps of Engineers campground near Wilkes, North Carolina.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Managed by
Getting a site
- Managed by
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Site: $40 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30
What's there
- ✓ Toilets
On site: Toilets.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 1,054 ft
36.1306, -81.2289 in Wilkes. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Dam Site Shelter is open from 01-01 to 12-31 , at 1,054 ft.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-30; epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-10-01
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Dam Site Shelter?
Sites at Dam Site Shelter are reserved through Recreation.gov (https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/250016).
How much does it cost to camp at Dam Site Shelter?
Camping at Dam Site Shelter costs Site: $40 per night.
When is Dam Site Shelter open?
Dam Site Shelter is open from 01-01 to 12-31.
Who manages Dam Site Shelter?
Dam Site Shelter is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Around Dam Site Shelter
W. Kerr Scott Reservoir's mapped center point is 0.2 miles from Dam Site Shelter in a straight line. Current water level: W. Kerr Scott Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Site: $50 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Site: $50 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 05-29 to 09-04
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $25 per night
- Sites
- 103
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
More campgrounds: camping near Wilkes and campgrounds in Wilkes.
Sources
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, toilets, fee, season.open, season.close), accessed 2026-09-30
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager, reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01