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Flush toilets, hot showers, and drinking water are also available. There are several RV sites with electrical hook-ups. The campground has 23 campsites, all but six of which are first-come, first-served. Less than 10 miles away, skirting around the northern lakeshore, is the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, one of the last remaining stands of old-growth forest on the East Coast. Just beyond that is a boat ramp for access to the lake. This is a special NC mountains campground because it’s right next door to the Cheoah Point Beach, which offers a designated swimming area and a nice picnic shelter. Perched on cliffs above Lake Santeetlah in the 1.3 million-acre Nantahala National Forest, the Cheoah Point Campground feels immensely remote.īut it’s a great spot for exploring the forest, getting out on the lake, and taking scenic drives. Cheoah Point Campgroundġ373 Thunderbird Mountain Road, Robbinsville NC North Carolina Campgrounds Cheoah Point Beach 1. Stone Mountain Campground (Stone Mountain State Park).Pilot Mountain Campground (Pilot Mountain State Park).Paddy’s Creek Campground (Lake James State Park).

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Cheoah Point Campground (Nantahala National Forest).READ MORE: The 10 Hiking Essentials Packing List for the Blue Ridge Mountainsīest Campgrounds in the North Carolina Mountains Guide In our opinion, this list includes some of the best campgrounds in North Carolina, assembled to help you find the perfect place for some quality NC mountains camping! There is so much beauty to see- waterfalls, scenic summit views, hiking trails, mountain lakes, wildlife and wildflowers– that it just never gets stale. We even enjoy watching other campers going about their idiosyncratic merriments.Ĭamping in the North Carolina mountains has become one of our favorite pastimes, especially since we live in the area (off the BRP near near Elkin NC). We love to sit beside a campfire as dusk slides into darkness. We’re suckers for camping food, licking our chops over chili dinners and oatmeal breakfasts cooked over an open fire or camp stove. We use an old-school tent set up, completely unplugged from the distractions of “civilization.” But camping overnight allows us to explore a given area in much greater depth than day trips.įor my wife and me, camping is typically a primitive thing. Sure, hiking trails are great for getting outside to appreciate the natural beauty of the Blue Ridge region. One of our favorite ways to take a deep dive into the beauty of nature is to enjoy the myriad campgrounds in the North Carolina mountains.