JIBTOPIA WAKE PARK
The park consists of camping grounds, a man-made lake, a bar/restaurant area, clean and well-kept bathrooms and showers, and a shop for shirts or wakeboarding gear (Liquid Force). There are three cables in the lake, the third cable being the beginner one where anyone can go and learn how to ride and get used to things. The other two cables are varying levels of difficulty. The campsites are for tents or RVs and there is a nice, full service bar/restaurant right on the location.
The bar/restaurant on site has anything from cheeseburgers to chicken fingers to fries, and more. The drinks are priced well--nothing to break the bank, which is always pleasant to find out--and the service in excellent. The rates are reasonable, too: a one hour pass is $18, a two hour pass is $30, a full day pass is $45. If you need to rent equipment, the rates depend on how many hours you are riding (main website link at bottom of post).
Always keep watch, because on weekends, there seems to be something fun going on quite often. If you're not sure about wakeboarding, there are also dirt bike trails and horseback riding. The weekend we went, country singer Jason Michael Carroll was performing. The concert was awesome, with nifty beer tents lining the area and people dancing. The bar area was slammed and filled with people enjoying themselves. When the concert was over, there was an after party at Bar 119, located right next to the grounds (which is convenient because anyone going can safely walk to and from their campsite). Bar 119 is huge, with multiple bars inside, a stage, and a large dance floor. There are even pool tables there. This was one of my favorite parts of the weekend; a DJ was playing between Matt Boswell performing onstage. The drinks were not crazily overpriced and everyone seemed to be having the time of their lives.
If you need to grab a few things that you did not bring with you or just need something extra real quick, don't worry! About a mile down the street, there is a Dollar General (which we ended up living at because Red Bull was a necessity in every sense of the word). A gas station is also right across the street from the Dollar General. Roxboro, NC is about 20-25 minutes away if Walmart/pretty much anything else is needed (there is a main street there that has restaurants, other gas stations, Walmart, Home Depot, etc. etc.)
I am definitely looking forward to coming back here in September (there is a wakeboarding competition going on). The hospitality alone made my experience worthwhile. Everything else was a definite plus. I would definitely recommend visiting Jibtopia for a fun camping weekend, to wakeboard, or just to enjoy and meet new people.
- Nikki Kristan xo
(Additional blog post information: Written on July 24, 2016; Modified on August 27, 2016; Jibtopia main wesbite; photo #1 - view from our tent; photo #2 - lake and cable runs; photo #3/#5/#7 - Kieran Bowman (Facebook Page & Instagram); photo #4/#6 - EPIC Kites 8M)
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