Thirty six beautiful acres with two stocked fishing lakes, outdoor stage and pavilion, "Seafood by the Lakes" restaurant, lots of shade, 53 full service hookups with water, sewer and 02/30/50 amp electric on each site, showers and restrooms for rough camping.

The campground is a beautiful site and has been the location for outdoor weddings, wedding receptions, family and school reunions and gospel events. Ducks Unlimited holds their Green Wing program for kids here in May, and several RV clubs are now listing Laurel Lakes as one of their club stopping points. It is a wonderful place to meet new friends and fellowship with old ones.

Enjoy Bluegrass every Friday night with a "jam" session inside the "Seafood By the Lakes" restaurant on the Bear's Den stage. Bring your instrument and join in the jam. Everyone is invited. There is no cost for the jam with the purchase of an entrée from the menu. There is a $5.00 cover charge without an entrée. Around the midpoint of picking from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. there is a cake celebration for birthday, anniversary, graduation, or any special event. The cakes, cobblers, or home made ice cream are free and made in the restaurant.

Every Saturday night there is a bluegrass band in the restaurant performing from 7-9 p.m. There is a $5.00 cover charge for each admission with or without an entrée purchase. (Bands who would like to perform in the Bear's Den Stage should send dates of interest along with band information in an email to nancan7007@bellsouth.net.)

The grounds are used by Grassroots Productions, Inc. each quarter to host their annual bluegrass festivals. The season begins with the 5th annual spring festival. This festival is held the first weekend after April 15th each year. Tax season has just ended and everyone is ready for the festivals to begin, so jump right in and get the bluegrass season started out right!

The Summer "Independence Celebration" festival features some of the best fireworks in the state and is held July 4th through the following weekend when the 4th falls on Wednesday or later and if the 4th is on Monday or Tuesday the festival will start on the Thursday before the 4th and end on the 4th. This festival is a tribute to the men and women who have served and are serving this great country. Veterans who are present are recognized every day and beginning in 2007 there will be a special tribute to them, so stay tuned for information.

The fall festival is always the 3rd weekend in September. The hot summer has almost ended and the cool night breeze has begun to come in. If some of those worrisome fall rainstorms (called Hurricanes) decide to leave rain behind the fans will be covered by the Gold Circle Seating area.

Finally, the winter New Years Eve festival is always December 31st and January 1st. This festival features bands who have just started out in the last five years and bands who have been playing for at least twenty five years, thus the title "Ring with the Old and Bring in the New." For 2007, the January 1st bands will feature the "Ambassadors of Laurel Lakes" who have promoted and played throughout the year. This festival always covers New Years Eve and New Years Day, so it could be anytime of the week. The bands who play on New Years Eve play their sets throughout the day, but around 11:15 p.m. when the last band has performed, all the bands come back on stage for a huge JAM of all JAMS. The songs are "generic" instrumentals such as "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and "Orange Blossom Special" but when you have a stage full of professional fiddlers and each one is wanting to outdo the other one, there is some awesome picking going on. Once midnight arrives the bands break into "Auld Lang Syne" and everyone sings and fellowships together.The show closes with "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" It is one of the most fun filled shows in bluegrass! The New Years Day show is held in a standard festival format and of course Ham and Black Eyed Peas top the menu for the day in the restaurant.

Check the Upcoming Events to see what is going on this summer. Visit the website frequently for upcoming events and festival schedules. Everyone involved in Laurel Lakes Family Campground & Music Park, Grassroots Productions, Inc. and Seafood by the Lakes hope you can make plans to come to some of the events throughout the year. We promise you won't be disappointed.

* (Website background music provided by Al Batten & the Bluegrass Reunion. )

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