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Union County opens new camp store at Cane Creek Park
Summary
Union County staff and residents described a rebuilt camp store at Cane Creek Park that opened in early 2026; the store now handles campground check-ins, features more retail items and a larger drive-up area, and resulted from a three-year procurement, design and construction process.
Union County staff announced a rebuilt camp store at Cane Creek Park that opened in early 2026 and now serves as the main check-in spot for campground reservations, a county agency official said. The official credited procurement and contract management, parks and recreation, and facilities and fleet management with delivering the project.
"The new store at Cane Creek Park makes camping trips better than ever," the agency official said, noting the store includes a larger drive-up area and a simpler registration process intended to streamline arrivals. The official also said the county completed a competitive bidding process for design and construction to keep the project on track for the 2026 season.
A resident who visited the park as a child said the new store offers more space and convenience. "We did love the old store, but this new store has just provided much more space for people to get last minute items," the resident said, adding, "don't worry about forgetting anything because we know we have a little bit of everything here."
Another resident praised the store's accessibility and family appeal, saying, "It's just made everything more streamlined and easier and accessible. It's just beautiful. The kids love walking around ... and, of course, always ends in ice cream." A county staff member who worked on the project said seeing the building in use felt like the payoff for months of front-end work: "So we get to see all our hard work come into a building that the county and residents are gonna use."
County statements and speakers highlighted new merchandise, including Cane Creek Park souvenirs, and intended operational improvements rather than changes to fees or reservation policy; the transcript did not specify project cost, funding sources, or whether any third-party grants were used. Transcript comments refer to a roughly three-year process from initial design through construction and multiple county departments' involvement. One closing line in the transcript names the site as "King Creek Park;" earlier segments and local references identify the facility as Cane Creek Park, and this article uses Cane Creek Park as the correct name.
Visitors are invited to check out the new camp store during their next visit to Cane Creek Park. No formal motions, votes, or budget actions were recorded in the provided transcript.
