Planned Activities

Iron City Campground

41 RV Sites

Iron City Campground in Blacksburg, South Carolina, offers 41 full-hookup RV sites across 40 wooded acres in the Appalachian foothills, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Buddy sites and pond pull-throughs join premium and standard categories, with an outdoor pool, fishing pond, and walking trails. Forty-one sites span buddy pull-thru/back-in, pond pull-through, premium back-in, standard back-in, and standard pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. The buddy sites suit two rigs traveling together, and the pond category puts you on the water. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a fishing pond, walking trails, hiking, playground, pavilion, and dog park filling the rest. Pets are welcome. Forty wooded acres gives families genuine roaming space, which is what regulars mention first. Cherokee County sits in the Blue Ridge foothills near the Broad River Greenway, with Kings Mountain National Military Park and Cowpens National Battlefield close, Charlotte about an hour east, and Greenville a similar drive southwest. I-85 runs just south, which makes this a comfortable stop as well as a destination. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable Upstate conditions, with summer drawing families to the pool and pond. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends.

Spacious Skies Peach Haven

111 RV Sites, 5 Cabins, 14 Tent Sites

Spacious Skies Peach Haven in Gaffney, South Carolina, offers 111 full-hookup RV sites, five cabins, and 14 tent sites in the Cherokee County hills, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 141 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. Premium patio back-in, pull-in, and pull-through categories join deluxe and standard tiers, with a pool, mini-golf, jumping pillow, and gem mining. One hundred eleven sites span back-in, deluxe back-in, deluxe pull-thru, premium patio back-in, premium patio pull-in, and premium patio pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with fire pits and picnic tables, sized to 141 feet. One hundred forty-one feet is the most generous length allowance in this batch and accommodates anything on the road with room to spare. Five cabins and 14 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. All guests check in at the main office and sign the terms — e-signature in advance is encouraged. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with mini-golf, a jumping pillow, arcade, recreation center, clubhouse, gaga ball, horseshoes, corn hole, gem mining, golf cart rentals, walking trails, hiking, a pond, community fire pit, and dog park filling the rest. Fishing runs on site. The Piedmont uplands here once supported peach orchards across Cherokee County, which the name acknowledges. I-85 is close, with Charlotte 60 miles north and Spartanburg 30 south. Summer and fall drive demand. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends.

from $30/night

Jellystone Park™ Golden Valley

112 RV Sites, 157 Cabins, 26 Tent Sites, 6 Glamping Sites, 29 Cottages, 4 Lodges

Jellystone Park Golden Valley in Bostic, North Carolina, offers 112 full-hookup RV sites, 190 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, 26 tent sites, and six glamping sites across more than 600 acres, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 80 feet behind a gated entrance. Creekside premium and Creekside Red Carpet categories join a water park, zip line, mountain coaster, and disc golf course. One hundred twelve sites span Creekside premium back-in, Creekside premium pull-thru, Creekside Red Carpet back-in, and Creekside Red Carpet pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 80 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Every RV category is creekside, which is unusual — there is no inferior inland tier. One hundred ninety cabins, cottages, and lodges, 26 tent sites, and six glamping sites make the lodging inventory extraordinary. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, firewood, and RV storage handle the practical side. A daily resort fee covers mini-golf, the playground, and the amenity program. A water park and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a hot tub and sauna alongside. A zip line, disc golf course, mini-golf, laser tag, a jumping pillow, sports courts, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, ping pong, golf cart rentals, walking trails, hiking, a lake, creek, playground, pavilion, dog park, on-site dining, and a bar fill the rest. Six hundred acres at the base of the Blue Ridge makes this one of the Southeast's most expansive family resorts. Summer and fall foliage drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $57/night

Pine Ridge Campground

23 RV Sites

Pine Ridge Campground in Roebuck, SC, offers 23 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in five categories — back-in, premium back-in, pull-in, pull-thru, and premium pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, picnic table, and barbecue, and ADA-accessible sites are available. One measurement note that matters: published site lengths cover the camper itself, not hitches or tow vehicles, and every site is designed to hold two vehicles. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, firewood, propane fills, a dump station, and golf cart rentals cover the rest. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, a game room with billiards, a pond, a pavilion, a playground, a community fire pit, walking trails, horseshoes, paddle boats, fishing, and planned activities fill the grounds. Roebuck sits on the I-26 corridor in the South Carolina Upstate, a few miles from I-85 and within reach of Spartanburg, Greenville, and the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway. Rates by site category are on the booking page. Measure your camper, not your whole setup, when picking a length.

from $48/night

Spacious Skies Hidden Creek

108 RV Sites, 18 Cabins, 26 Tent Sites

Spacious Skies Hidden Creek in Marion, North Carolina, offers 108 RV sites, 18 cabins, and 26 tent sites at the base of the Black Mountains, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted to 60 feet behind a gated entrance. Premium creek-front pull-through and lakeview categories join standard back-in sites, with a pool, mini-golf, and gem mining. One hundred eight sites span back-in 20/30-amp, back-in 30/50-amp, premium creek-front pull-thru, premium lakeview back-in, and premium lakeview pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 60 feet. The creek-front and lakeview premiums are the ones to request. Eighteen cabins and 26 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, and firewood handle the practical side. All guests and visitors check in at the main office on arrival and sign the terms. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a lake and creek supporting fishing, boating, and swimming. Mini-golf, gem mining, a jumping pillow, arcade, recreation center, billiards, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, and corn hole fill the grounds, with walking trails, hiking, golf cart rentals, a playground, pavilion, community fire pit, and dog park besides. Pets are welcome. McDowell County's gem mining tradition is genuine rather than a novelty, and the surrounding hollow-and-ridge terrain marks the Blue Ridge's steepest eastern escarpment. Summer and fall foliage drive demand in the North Carolina mountains. Reserve well ahead for October.

from $25/night

Barefoot Landing Camping Resort

19 RV Sites, 9 Cabins

Barefoot Landing Camping Resort in Marion, North Carolina, offers 19 full-hookup back-in RV sites and nine cabins near Lake James, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet behind a gated entrance. A single back-in category means every guest gets the same spec, with an outdoor pool, boat ramp, boat storage, and golf cart rentals. Nineteen back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. One consistent category and no guesswork. Nine cabins round out the lodging. Restrooms, showers, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a boat ramp opening the lake for boating, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, swimming, and fishing. A pavilion, dog park, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, gem mining, golf cart rentals, and biking fill the rest, with productive birding and a state park nearby. Lake James is one of the clearest and most naturally beautiful lakes in the southern Appalachians — 6,800 acres in the mountain foothills of McDowell County, fed by cold streams draining off Linville Gorge and the Table Rock massif. Water clarity like that is genuinely uncommon in the Southeast, and Lake James State Park protects a good stretch of the shoreline. Marion sits close by, with the Blue Ridge Parkway, Linville Falls, and the Black Mountains all within a short drive north, and Asheville about 45 minutes west. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand, with fall foliage in the surrounding mountains drawing a strong second wave. Reserve well ahead for June through October.

from $49/night

Fireside RV Park

27 RV Sites

Fireside RV Park in Woodruff, SC, offers 27 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 60 feet. Sites come in three categories — premium 30/50-amp back-ins, premium 30/50-amp back-ins for short-term stays, and 30/50-amp pull-throughs for short-term stays — each carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi and a fire pit. ADA-accessible sites are available. Splitting the categories between long-stay and short-stay guests means overnighters aren't parked in the middle of the monthly section, which matters more than it sounds. Laundry, a pavilion, and creek frontage are on the property, and pets are welcome with a dog park and a playground. This is a clean, no-frills full-hookup park rather than a resort — the amenity list is short on purpose and the sites are the product. Woodruff sits in the rolling Piedmont of Spartanburg County, five minutes from downtown and within easy reach of Greenville, GSP International Airport, the Swamp Rabbit Trail, and a water park. Rates for nightly, weekly, and monthly stays are on the booking page. Ask which category fits your stay length when you book — it determines which section you'll be in.

from $55/night

Camping World Racing Resort

386 RV Sites

Camping World Racing Resort in Concord, North Carolina, offers 386 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 100 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout — the capacity that matters at a motorsports venue where coaches arrive with trailers. Back-in, pull-through, and small back-in categories sit at the epicenter of American racing. Three hundred eighty-six sites span back-in, back-end pull-through, pull-through, and small back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 100 feet, with picnic tables. The small back-in category is a useful option for compact rigs that would otherwise pay for space they do not need. A laundry, dump station, propane exchange, restrooms, showers, firewood, and WiFi handle the practical side. Shower and bath facilities are secured after hours — call the park for the access code if arriving late, Mon–Fri 9am–5pm or weekends. A recreation center, pavilion, playground, dog park, community fire pit, volleyball, and horseshoes fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Charlotte Motor Speedway's 167,000-seat superspeedway is the draw, hosting the Coca-Cola 600, the Bank of America Roval 400, and the All-Star Race. The complex also holds zMAX Dragway and the racing museum and experience infrastructure that makes Cabarrus County the center of the sport. Race weekends drive everything here and book out far in advance at premium rates. Check the Speedway calendar before planning a stay.

from $50/night

Spacious Skies Bear Den

68 RV Sites, 20 Cabins, 31 Tent Sites

Spacious Skies Bear Den in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, offers 67 RV sites, 20 cabins, and 31 tent sites directly off the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 324.8, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Premium pull-through and full-hookup back-in categories join water-and-electric tiers, with a lake, beach, jumping pillow, and gem mining. Sixty-seven sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 30/50-amp, back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, premium pull-thru 30/50-amp, and pull-thru 30-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer, and note the 40-foot cap — mountain terrain sets the limit here. Twenty cabins and 31 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. One safety note: the adjacent trail system belongs to the Foothills Conservancy and crosses public and private land with known logging and hunting activity — those trails are not supervised by the campground. A lake and beach anchor the summer, with a jumping pillow, arcade, game room, recreation center, sports courts, basketball, ping pong, horseshoes, corn hole, gem mining, golf cart rentals, walking trails, hiking, a playground, and dog park filling the rest. The property sits inside Pisgah National Forest at the base of the Black Mountains, the highest range in the eastern United States. Fall foliage drives the sharpest demand. Reserve well ahead for October.

from $21/night

Mama Gertie's Hideaway Campground

18 RV Sites

Mama Gertie's Hideaway Campground in Swannanoa, North Carolina, offers 18 RV sites in the Swannanoa River valley east of Asheville, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 60 feet. Tiered categories including partial mountain view back-in sites join full-hookup and water-and-electric tiers, with a fitness center, library, recreation center, and on-site dining. Eighteen sites span Tier 1 back-in 30-amp, Tier 1 back-in water-and-electric 30-amp, Tier 1 pull-thru 30-amp, and Tier 3 partial mountain view back-in 30-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. One seasonal note: the premium mountaintop and mountain view sites are open April 1 through October 31 and closed the rest of the year — call 828-686-4258 for details. Cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A fitness center, recreation center, library, community fire pit, pavilion, dog park, walking trails, biking, and on-site dining fill the grounds. Pets are welcome. Swannanoa sits in the Blue Ridge east of Asheville, where mountain character and small-community authenticity meet. Asheville's Biltmore Estate, River Arts District, and brewery scene are minutes west, with the Blue Ridge Parkway and Mount Mitchell close. Fall foliage drives the sharpest demand around Asheville. Reserve well ahead for October, and confirm mountain view site availability.

from $75/night

Growing Faith Farms

Enjoy all that nature has to offer at our mountainview glamping retreat. Growing Faith Farms is a small farm and glamping retreat located in the Brushy Mountains of NC. We are about 30 minutes from Boone, 15 minutes from Wilkesboro or Lenoir, and 90 minutes from Charlotte. Owned and operated by Joseph and Christina Angott, Growing Faith Farms was established in 2021 to introduce people from all walks of life to a slower pace. There is so much history and beauty in these mountains just waiting to be explored. Come visit and see where humanity and heritage unite to form a magical connection with the land and nature in a unique experience.

from $30/night

The Barlow RV Elk Park

4 RV Sites

The Barlow RV in Elk Park, North Carolina, offers 4 full-hookup RV sites in the Blue Ridge Mountains, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 70 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, open all year behind a gated entrance. Each site is named individually — In The Trees, The Granddaddy, The Mountain Wall, and The Rock — with a general store, community fire pit, walking trails, and on-site dining. Four sites are named rather than numbered, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Naming each site tells you exactly what you are booking — trees, a rock face, a mountain wall, or the big one — which is a level of specificity no tiered system achieves. Seventy feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. A general store, firewood, RV storage, and on-site dining handle the practical side. Pets are welcome, with a maximum of two per site. A community fire pit, walking trails, and dog park fill the grounds, with mountains all around and genuinely dark skies for stargazing. Wine and beer tasting is nearby, and planned activities run through the season. Four sites is boutique by any measure, and the curation shows. Avery County sits in the North Carolina high country near Banner Elk, with Beech Mountain, Sugar Mountain, and Grandfather Mountain all close — skiing in winter, the Mile High Swinging Bridge and Linville Gorge in summer, and the Blue Ridge Parkway running along the ridgeline. Fall foliage and ski season both drive demand. Reserve as early as you can.

from $110/night