The Cove Campground

I didn’t stay and here’s my reasons why.  Once you get off highway 50 it eventually turns to a dirt road.  Lots or ruts. They have a couple of different areas.  The one area I looked at was very uneven / level.  It looked like a lot of long termers.  The showers were in a completely different area of the park - were talking driving distance. The camp store has very little.  The only shopping is a small country store as you get off 50.
To me, the upsides are that they have someone at the entrance making sure that anyone coming in belongs there, and that they have a gun range on site.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I made a 2 night reservation at 'The Cove'.  I had read mixed reviews and my nephew and my girlfriend, who accompanied me, were not that impressed.  However, I saw a diamond in the rough here.  Below are my pros and cons:

Pros:
- Pristine setting between 2 mountain ranges with numerous ponds/lakes.
- Close to Tuscarora/Great Eastern Trail and Great North Mountain.

Cons:
- All water spigots are 'shared'.
- The final 2 mile approach road to the campground is not for the faint of heart or those that obcess about their vehicle.

About 100 sites, 10-12 have 20/30/50A electric, shared water, dump station. Activities include swimming, fishing, hiking, shooting, ATVing, Snow Tubing (in season) and jeep trails.  

Being an outdoors person I really liked this campground and may return some day.