Auditorium / Classroom
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All Facilities with Fees

Auditorium, Classroom

Facility Description(s)
  • Facility: Auditorium
  • Location: Visitor Center
  • Accommodates: 60 people
  • Nearby Amenities: Water fountain and restrooms.
  • Available: Year-round
  • Reservations Required: Yes
  • Accessible: Yes

  • Facility: Classroom
  • Location: Visitor Center
  • Accommodates: 25 people
  • Nearby Amenities: Video projection equipment, water fountain and restrooms.
  • Available: Year-round
  • Reservations Required: Yes
  • Accessible: Yes

Boating

Facility Description(s) Boathouse
  • Facility: Canoe and rowboat rentals.
  • Location: Big Lake.
  • Accommodates: Each boat accommodates two people, each.
  • Nearby Amenities: Picnic area and restrooms.
  • Available: Weekends, beginning the first weekend in April through the second weekend in October.
  • Reservations Required: No.
  • Accessible: No.

Camping

Tent and Trailer Campground
  • Facility: Tent and Trailer Campground. 28 drive-to campsites for tents and a limited number of sites for small recreational vehicles. There are no electrical/water hookups. Each campsite has a picnic table and grill.
  • Location: Crabtree entrance (Hwy 70).
  • Accommodates: Two tents, two vehicles and up to six people per campsite.
  • Nearby Amenities: Drinking water and restrooms with showers.
  • Available: March 15 to December 15.
  • Reservations Required: Reservations are strongly advised. Any unreserved sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Accessible: No.

Youth Tent Campground
  • Facility: Primitive youth tent campground with two picnic tables, pit toilets, fire ring and running water. Available to organizations and nonprofit groups.
  • Location: Sycamore Road.
  • Accommodates: Up to 25 people.
  • Nearby Amenities: None.
  • Available: Year-round.
  • Reservations Required: Yes.
  • Accessible: No.

  • Facility: Group Cabins (Camp Crabtree and Camp Lapihio). Each camp includes a mess hall, dining area and washhouses. Available to organizations and nonprofit groups.
  • Location: Group Camp Road.
  • Accommodates: Camp Crabtree, 64 people. Camp Lapihio, 120 people.
  • Nearby Amenities:None.
  • Available: April 1 through October 31.
  • Reservations Required: Yes.
  • Accessible: The mess hall and washhouse at Camp Lapihio are accessible.

Maple Hill Lodge
  • Facility: Group Lodge (Maple Hill). Facility includes fireplace, drinking water, picnic tables, fire ring and restrooms. Available to organizations and nonprofit groups. The lodge is a historic landmark built in the 1930s. The lodge is an open room with no furniture. Campers must bring their own sleeping bags. Available to organizations and nonprofit groups.
  • Location: Sycamore Road.
  • Accommodates: Up to 25 people.
  • Nearby Amenities: None.
  • Available: Year-round.
  • Reservations Required: Yes.
  • Accessible: No.

William B. Umstead has drive-to camping only. In some cases, the fee structure below gives fees for more than one type of facility if the fees are the same. Please refer to the facility description above for an accurate description of the available facilities.

Picnic Shelters

Reedy Creek Shelter #2
  • Facility: Shelter #2, one 6-table picnic shelter.
  • Location: Reedy Creek.
  • Accommodates: Up to 60 people.
  • Nearby Amenities: Drinking water, fireplace, restrooms and parking.
  • Available: Year-round.
  • Reservations Required: See note below.
  • Accessible: Yes.

Reedy Creek Shelter #1
  • Facility: Shelter #1, one 12-table picnic shelter.
  • Location: Reedy Creek.
  • Accommodates: Up to 125 people.
  • Nearby Amenities: Drinking water, fireplace, restrooms and parking.
  • Available: Year-round.
  • Reservations Required: See note below.
  • Accessible: No.

Crabtree Creek Shelter #2
  • Facility: Shelter #2, one 2-table picnic shelter.
  • Location: Crabtree Creek.
  • Accommodates: Up to 20 people.
  • Nearby Amenities: Drinking water, fireplace, restrooms and parking.
  • Available: Year-round.
  • Reservations Required: See note below.
  • Accessible: No.

Crabtree Creek Shelter #1
  • Facility: Shelter #1, one 10-table picnic shelter.
  • Location: Crabtree Creek.
  • Accommodates: Up to 100 people.
  • Nearby Amenities: Drinking water, fireplace, restrooms and parking.
  • Available: Year-round.
  • Reservations Required: See note below.
  • Accessible: Yes.