NC mountains campsite recommendations
We are new to RV life ( TT ) and are not familiar with NC campgrounds even though we live in NC. We are on the coast and want to plan a trip to the mountains camping in late July or August. There w...
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Much depends on what kind of temperatures you want to camp in. IF you want HOT. then the Southern Mountains, Cherokee, Maggie Valley, Chimney Rock is where you want to go. There are several nice CGs around Cherokee. We like Happy Holiday. And Hickory Nut Falls is good near Chimney Rock. Not far out of town. Near Hendersonville. We like Orchard Lake.
IF you like cool temps, even in the summer. The NC High Country around Boone, Blowing Rock, Linville, and Granfather Montain is where you want to be. No AC needed. Never hot enough for it.
Raccone Holler Is our favorite in that area. But hard to get in. There you can canoe the river, as Zaloo's Canoes is just down the road.
We also like Honey Bear, just out of Boone, and there is a KOA out of Boone as well. IF you want to primitive camp, on the BRP, You could try Julian Price Park, they also have canoe rentals on Price Lake. And there is Linville Falls CG also on the BRP. Again. No AC needed.
If you want a pool. Toe River CG is a great place. It is near Spruce Pines.
As to this bike riding you speak of./ Bike riding in the mountains is NOTHING like bike riding on the coast. No where is it flat. You are either going up, or coming down. Up is much harder. Several of the CGs we go to. You can bike ride to the entrance, but you will need some one to come and drive you back up to your campsite.
As for hiking. The Blue Ridge Parkway has hundreds of hiking trails.
IF you like cool temps, even in the summer. The NC High Country around Boone, Blowing Rock, Linville, and Granfather Montain is where you want to be. No AC needed. Never hot enough for it.
Raccone Holler Is our favorite in that area. But hard to get in. There you can canoe the river, as Zaloo's Canoes is just down the road.
We also like Honey Bear, just out of Boone, and there is a KOA out of Boone as well. IF you want to primitive camp, on the BRP, You could try Julian Price Park, they also have canoe rentals on Price Lake. And there is Linville Falls CG also on the BRP. Again. No AC needed.
If you want a pool. Toe River CG is a great place. It is near Spruce Pines.
As to this bike riding you speak of./ Bike riding in the mountains is NOTHING like bike riding on the coast. No where is it flat. You are either going up, or coming down. Up is much harder. Several of the CGs we go to. You can bike ride to the entrance, but you will need some one to come and drive you back up to your campsite.
As for hiking. The Blue Ridge Parkway has hundreds of hiking trails.
