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Jettix2
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Jan 03, 2015

Campground near Charlotte, NC in June for a couple days?

Looking for a kid-friendly but quiet campground near (half hour?) Charlotte, NC to spend a couple nights in June.

40 foot bumper pull, need full hookups. Doesn't need to be a pull-through. I have a business convention, so just need someplace friendly for my wife and 3 kids to stay while I go into Charlotte 1 day.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

20 Replies

  • Jettix2 wrote:
    Anyone stay at the McDowell nature preserve campground in this area? Looks perfect!


    It's not full hook ups and to be honest, the sites suck. We drove through it last year. And with a 40', I would advise against it.
  • Anyone stay at the McDowell nature preserve campground in this area? Looks perfect!
  • We stayed at the KOA in Ft. Mill a while back. Nothing special but it was convenient for what we needed at the time. Close to a gas station and convenience store and there is a grocery store next door. Easy access into Charlotte on I-77.
  • I travel to Charlotte for business every 5-6 weeks all year long. During the summer months , I take the RV and family and we stay at Carowinds...
    It's not the best campground we have ever stayed at, but it works just fine...it is clean , ( just a bit dirty when it rains , but what campground isn't ? )decent sized sites , friendly workers , and the kids play at the amusement park while I am working as they have a free shuttle from the campground to the front of the park...they can also walk there , if you allow them...
  • wlstroud wrote:
    Carowinds Camp Wilderness is located adjacent to the theme park and water park. Carowinds is located on the NC/SC line just off of I-77. Great day for the kids. Also, Charlotte Motorspeedway in Concord, NC (off I-85)has a campground. Concord Mills is across I-85.


    The one in Concord is not what I would call kid friendly. Just a gravel pit...no shade or anythign. built for the races...
  • Also forgot that there's the one at Carowinds (Amusement park). It's not the best park, but it would probably do. And the wife and kids could spend the day in Carowinds riding the rides and playing in the waterpark...
  • Carowinds Camp Wilderness is located adjacent to the theme park and water park. Carowinds is located on the NC/SC line just off of I-77. Great day for the kids. Also, Charlotte Motorspeedway in Concord, NC (off I-85)has a campground. Concord Mills is across I-85.
  • There's a KOA in Fort Mill...within about 20 minutes of uptown Charlotte.

    There's a couple other places north of Charlotte not too far from where I live. One is another KOA and the other is a resort type place...but both will put you pass that 30 minutes...

    There are other places without sewer hookups....

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