We've been to Ashville and love the area. Really love Cape Hatteras. Love the Black Hills too.
The best advice I can give you after 40+ years of camping (tent -11, pop-up -5, 16 footer - 11, 26 footer - 20), is to use the state parks/public campgrounds in whichever state you are in/near. They all have websites and you will have to make an account to make reservations. They have different reservation windows, so pay attention to that. In our earlier years we did KOAs and mostly privates but are beyond those now. Most state parks are nicer with more room, less noise, and lower costs. These days whenever we camp I make reservations. I don't want to get somewhere and not have a spot. This happened in our earlier years but not the last 25.
