A forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. RV fit varies by site.
Sanders Cove sits along the shore of Pat Mayse Lake, a roughly 6,000-acre impoundment with about 67 miles of shoreline tucked into gently rolling grasslands and mixed hardwood stands punctuated by mature pines. The lake's shallow coves and fingers make it a practical base for boating and water sports, and anglers can expect largemouth bass, white crappie, sunfish, striped bass and both channel and flathead catfish among the catchable species.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Some sites have no hookups.
Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 89 sites.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A004 standard nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $16 |
| A003 tent only nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $16 |
| A002 tent only nonelectric | ✓ | ✓ | $16 |
| A015 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| B021 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| B017 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A024 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| B015 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A013 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A012 standard electric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 84 electric, 4 no-hookup individual sites · group site listed separately (1 electric).
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Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (284 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.
“Needs repairs and cleaning. Over all upgrade.”
| ✓ |
| ✓ |
| $20 |
| A010 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A014 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A008 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A025 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A020 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A017 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A021 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A011 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| B002 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| B020 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A029 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A027 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| B026 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A022 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A028 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A016 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A026 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A009 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| B024 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| B007 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| B008 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| B025 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| B011 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| B023 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| B009 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| B005 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| Group Camp group shelter electric | ✓ | ✓ | $100 |
| A001 tent only nonelectric | R | R | $16 |
| C009 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| C011 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights16 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights6 sites open for every nightRentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 70 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.
Travel trailer · 30 ft · sleeps 8 · 60 mi from campground
$125/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Class C motorhome · 38 ft · sleeps 8 · 90 mi from campground
$300/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Class C motorhome · 32 ft · sleeps 8 · 100 mi from campground
$228/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
View rentalstays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 8. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.
| Month | Open | Booked | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 48% | 12% | 39% |
| Dec 2026 | 59% | 2% | 39% |
| Jan 2027 | 61% | 0% | 39% |
| Feb 2027 | 61% | 0% | 39% |
| Mar 2027 | 59% | 2% | 39% |
| Apr 2027 | 99% | 0% | 1% |
| May 2027 | 99% | 0% | 1% |
Seasonal loop closures in this window: C-LO (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027).
For May weekends, book about 59 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 17 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 days ahead | 4 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 4 days ahead |
| February | 8 days ahead | 22 days ahead | 2 days ahead | 7 days ahead |
| March | 6 days ahead | 25 days ahead | 7 days ahead | 32 days ahead |
| April | 10 days ahead | 37 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 45 days ahead |
| May | 17 days ahead | 59 days ahead | 21 days ahead | 80 days ahead |
| June | 8 days ahead | 32 days ahead | 10 days ahead | 49 days ahead |
| July | 5 days ahead | 30 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 43 days ahead |
| August | 5 days ahead | 21 days ahead | 6 days ahead | 34 days ahead |
| September | 8 days ahead | 28 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 34 days ahead |
| October | 7 days ahead | 28 days ahead | 8 days ahead | 45 days ahead |
| November | 7 days ahead | 26 days ahead | 11 days ahead | 41 days ahead |
| December | 3 days ahead | 29 days ahead | 2 days ahead | 13 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (17,769 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
88 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8 · 1 group site listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent or RV, with power
83 sites · $20, $24/night
33 open Nov 13–Nov 15
Tents only, no power
3 sites · $16/night
2 open Nov 13–Nov 15
RVs and trailers, with power
1 site · $20/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
1 site · $100/night
1 open Nov 13–Nov 15
Tent, van or small RV, no power
1 site · $16/night
1 open Nov 13–Nov 15
