Andrew Jackson State Park — Attraction in Waxhaw

Andrew Jackson State Park is a small park with limited activities, yet it is still a nice and worthwhile visit. There is a small but informative museum on the history of Andrew Jackson, the park's namesake. A small one-room school house is also present along with a statue and several marker stones. There are several day-use shelters available for rent as well. They were busy and being used the weekend we were there with large gatherings. In the museum is a small store with a few souvenirs but no supplies. There is also a nice playground in a shaded grove that the kids enjoyed.

There is a campground with 24 sites. The sites are small and relatively close together yet you still felt there was some privacy. We stayed in sites 21 and 23 and unfortunately it rained hard all night one evening and those sites are the low spots so we had rivers running thru the sites. The bathrooms were typical state park bathrooms but were relatively clean and close. The sites are small and I wouldn't advise a rig bigger than 30ft for most sites.

The campground loop is very short and somewhat tight. Our 30 foot bumper pull was easy to get through but there is limited site parking for other than your tow vehicle. Water pressure was adequate if not a little low.

There is a small lake very close to the campground that is very clear and very shallow. Swimming is NOT allowed, but you can kayak or rent pedal and flatbottom boats. There is also a nature trail that circles the lake but it was "closed" while we were there. You can actually walk about 90% of the trail, but there is a wetland area with a boardwalk and the boardwalk is falling apart which is what is closed.

The campground is in the flight path for Charlotte airport so there are continual jets flying overhead and the park is also close to a highway so you hear traffic and emergency vehicle frequently. Cell service is acceptable with us having at least 2 bars of signal...

Hey y'all You know I tell the truth when I do my posting so here you go Andrew State Park SC is a great place family-oriented and very clean. Also a THEY ARE PET FRIENDLY, But of course your dog has to be on the leash and they really wish that it's small animals however if they're very friendly not a mean or you know animal that unruly It is a good clean Play tho go we loved it We had a great timethat is a plus plusI love the way we was able to get in our parking place so easy also we went down to the pier and we caught some fish first lake we've been to a while we caught some It was great The only bad experience we have is there's no dumping site at your site you have water hookup and power I understand how you know it cost for other stuff but they do have a dumping site so we had enough for 3 days in our tanks and best thing of all they have a lot of places to grill out You have a grill at your place It was very clean they came in every morning cleaned the restrooms and the shower rooms. I want to add there's also a restaurant it's kind of like a just a little grill they sell hot dogsn and barbecue. And some other things We got a hot dog and man let me tell you it was awesome I wish the knew the name of the grill but I'll find out when we go back next time it was great The food was awesome We were so tired when we got there we didn't want to cook out Mark look see if there's anything around that we could go to and get something quick and that place is only minutes down the road. I would just like to say too it's a great place to go We will go back thank you...

I don’t typically give reviews but I feel like future campers NEED to know a few things.i wish we had known. First of all, all the inner loop sites have hookups on the wrong side. We had a pull through (and the others as well) but were unable to use the awning seeing as the awning/door side of the camper was just a couple feet from the street. Unfortunately it rained half the day and we were stuck inside, couldn’t use the grill or enjoy the day outside thanks to the lack of awning coverage . The rest of the sites are pretty close together but if you get the ones lakeside you have a pretty view. The camp host was very nice but spent a good hour of our time jabbering on and on and on about park rules that we were already aware of. Maybe he just needed some company??? The park office hours are practically non existent so if you wanted or needed anything you had to run into the camp host. The store had souvenirs only - no necessities. There is no swimming allowed and the camp host was sure to tell me how he monitors the lake closely. The park itself is teeny next to others. We were able to bike the entire park in 10 minutes. There are two trails - a mile each so if you enjoy walking trails - they are not paved but not challenging- my dog loved it even tho we only got to do one thanks to rain. The Andrew Jackson museum was a nice way to hide from the heat for an hour - if you like history. The park is clean but we...