Oct 2011 Trip: Wonderful Campground, quiet, and great placement on the Blue Ridge Parkway and the highest point where any campground is located at 4000+ feet. Spent a week here on vacation in October and absolutely loved it. Campground is clean and has a shower and heated bathroom. Each camping plot has a flat area for tents to be set up on and typically a fire pit or barbeque pit for fires and cooking. Couldn't have asked for a nicer place to camp. Very affordable at 16$ a night. They also have an area for pop-ups and vans as well as a RV area. Small Store located nearby for basic needs, restaurant, and inn for those not as inclined to rough it . Very friendly staff. Highly recommend this Campground.
May 2012 Trip: Once again my family and I visited this area during the May season of 2012. Although plagued by rain our first few nights, we had a wonderful time hiking and seeing the sights. Once again we were very pleased to be at this campground we even arrived on the first weekend it was opened. There are many sites to be seen like waterfalls, Overlooks, and even the NC Arboretum which is about 14 miles down the mountain. The Arboretum makes for a great day trip at around $8 per car, with plenty of trails to hike as well as beautiful scenery, flowers, and a nearby lake. One large bonus for us was that the Arboretum as well as the campground and surrounding areas are very...
Read moreWe have been camping here for 30 years. So disappointed with this last trip. The park use to be so well maintained but the maintenance has been neglected.The sites are overgrown and you can barely drive your RV down the road to your campsite due to low hanging limbs. Some of the rules are enforced and some aren't. The bathrooms were disgusting. Very dirty . The garbage can was overflowing and it is an industrial size garbage can. The towel rack in the shower fell off the wall with a towel on it. The floor was so disgusting that you would slip on it if you weren't careful. The exhaust fan was broken so you had to leave the door to the bathroom open. At the dump station you couldn't fill up your RV water tank because the water outlet was on an incline and the other one was broken. We use to love this park . It was always so nice to go to. The rangers that ran it were awesome.They took great pride in this park. I don't think the rangers have much to do with it now. Never did see a ranger and we were there for 4nights. Just a few volunteers are running the park. It is a shame because it is in a beautiful area. The scenery is still awesome. You have to take the good...
Read moreThe campsite was private, clean and well situated. We brought a 5 gallon water dispenser which reduced our trips to the pump that provided delicious drinking water. The bathrooms appear to have been recently updated, and there was plenty of hot water. I made our reservations on line, and our site had our reservation posted, so no one else would inadvertently take our spot. A few words of warning. I had absolutely no cell signal, so print your reservation before you come. It makes it so much easier to know your site number. Also, if you arrive after 8pm, when the camp store is closed. The Inn sells firewood. You cannot bring your own. If you are tenting, the place to set up your tent is on gravel. They are nice and level, but without a little extra padding? Ouch! Plan to keep your food in the car or the large metal bins on each site to avoid attracting bears or worse yet, skunks. We didn't see any. Have fun. This...
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