Barker-Lane Stadium in Buies Creek, NC

Basic Information

Stadium: Barker-Lane Stadium

Location: Buies Creek, NC (35.40463, -78.74272)

Owner: Campbell University

Primary sport: football

Year constructed: 2008

Listed capacity: 5500

Date last visited: September 2025

Stadium information: https://gocamels.com/facilities/barker-lane-stadium/7

Summary Review: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

Built only in 2008 when Campbell University re-started its football program, Barker-Lane Stadium is a standard 21st century small FCS stadium with few unique features, good or bad.  Being a small university, Campbell does not have a large alumni base, student body, or fan support.  Thus, the crowd is rather small and tame, and it nowhere near filled the stadium on the Saturday afternoon I came here.  My team was the visiting team, and we had almost as many fans in the stadium as Campbell did.  The stadium's layout is very standard and therefore very adequate.  As with most small stadiums, most seats give a low viewing angle of the field.  Yet the stands are close to the field, and overall the view of the field is clear and acceptable.  The pedestrian tunnel under the highway that leads to the campus center and the north parking lots is evidence of good planning.  In summary, there is nothing horribly wrong with this stadium, but there is also nothing that makes you want to watch a game here as opposed to other venues.  Unless my team plays here again, I probably won't watch a game here again.

Detailed Review:

Gameday Atmosphere: rather tame.  Campbell is a small school without a long football history, so they are still working to build a fan base and tradition.  That fact combined with the standard-design stadium makes for a very standard atmosphere that almost any small school could replicate.  It's not that I didn't enjoy watching a game here, but there is very little unique here that would compel me to come back.

Seating: benchbacks on home side, benches on visiting side

Field View: Most seats give a low-angle view of the field, but they give a clear view and are located fairly close to the field.

Audio/Video: both are about average for a small Division I stadium.

Concessions/Hot Dogs: located behind the stands where you would expect them.  The hot dogs are nice and plump, fairly juicy, and have just a little chargrilled flavor.

Pedestrian Flow: The stadium has plenty of portals and wide concourses, so the pedestrian flow seems fine.  The tunnel taking you under US 421 to the parking lots north of the highway is a well thought out feature.

Parking: free parking in some parking lots north of US 421; paid parking south of US 421 in the lots near the stadium.