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Moonshine Creek Campground
About
Cool, secluded, traditional camping is the style here. The peace and quiet of the outdoors is enhanced by the tranquil sounds of the stream behind your campsite, deck, or weather shelter. We offer a variety of campsites and rental cabins to accommodate all types of campers, from the rustic adventurers to the relaxing escapists.
Our campground offers a great deal of amenities such as immaculate restrooms, a country store, cable TV, and Limited WIFI, to make your stay more comfortable.
Enjoy activities such as relaxing in the cool and crisp climate, seasonal wildflower & bird watching, lawn games, cookouts, sitting around the campfire roasting marshmallows, and stream fishing. As well as hiking trails and waterfalls.
We are an excellent base camp to see all the local attractions the "Smokies" have to offer. Nearby find river rafting, tubing, gem mining, golf, trout fishing, and antique and craft shopping. We are an easy drive to Asheville, Cherokee, Franklin, or Maggie Valley and are only 2 1/2 miles to the entrance of the Blue Ridge Parkway!
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonAvailable
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Cabins
- Tent Cabin
Features
For Campers
- Market
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Reservable
- WiFi
- Showers
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Sewer Hookups
- Water Hookups
TravelerExcellent, friendly service
I couldn’t say anything bad about the camp hosts. They were so kind and helpful!! This is a pretty little campground hidden away from the busy towns. You can hear the stream flowing and a train passes through once at about 9am (if it came more often I never heard it). The spots are small so you will get to know your neighbors. Also should know how to back your rig!! They are more than helpful but it does take some effort. Overall, we would stop again if passing through!
ScoutGreat little campground
Tent sites have a short walk from the parking to the tent sites across the creek. Some are quite remote. They have a few with some lean-to's to get tables or tent out of the weather. A lot of the trailer sites are taken by seasonal campers. The bath-house is very nice and clean, it includes washers and dryers (quarters required). The owner has done a great job restoring the beauty of the creek and planting additional trees natural to the area.
ScoutIt’s a 10
Love this campground, only thing lacking is good wi-fi.
Location
Moonshine Creek Campground is located in North Carolina
Directions
IMPORTANT! DO NOT USE GPS, Google Maps, MapQuest, etc. they will bring you down an old logging road not the asphalt entrance. Please use the directions below from either Waynesville or Sylva. The Campground is just 7 miles south of Waynesville and 8 miles north of Sylva, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Jackson County, North Carolina. From Waynesville: Stay on US 23S/ US 74W Go Past Exit 98 Go Past Rest Area on the Right (3.3 miles past Exit 98) Go Past Entrance to Blue Ridge Parkway on the Right (4.5 miles past Exit 98) IMMEDIATELY GET IN THE LEFT LANE! .5 Miles Go Left on Candlestick Lane (Just past Mile Marker 93.7) Take the first Right only 322 ft. on to Old Balsam Depot Road at the Moonshine Creek Bill Board Go up a hill, over the RR tracks, pass the Post Office on the Left, Follow the RR tracks .3 miles AT THE FORK IN THE ROAD STAY TO THE RIGHT! Cross the RR tracks a 2nd time on to Old Balsam Depot Road The Balsam Mountain Inn will be on your Left Stay on this Road 1.5 miles it will turn into Dark Ridge Road, the Campground will be on the left. From Sylva: Note: If coming 441 from Franklin when you get to Dillsboro stay straight. Do not go right and through Dillsboro to get to Sylva. Go straight through the light and up the hill, follow the signs for US 23N/ US 74E Stay on US 23N/ US 74E Go approximately 8.5 miles (Just past Mile Marker 93) Look for Green Balsam Highway sign on the right. Take the next right on to Candlestick Lane Take the first Right only 322 ft. on to Old Balsam Depot Road at the Moonshine Creek Bill Board Go up a hill, over the RR Tracks, pass the Post Office on the Left, Follow the RR tracks .3 miles AT THE FORK IN THE ROAD STAY TO THE RIGHT! Cross the RR tracks a 2nd time on to Old Balsam Depot Road The Balsam Mountain Inn will be on your Left Stay on this Road 1.5 miles it will turn into Dark Ridge Road, the Campground will be on the left. From Blue Ridge Parkway: Just Past Mile Marker #443 get off Parkway at Balsam or at US 23/ US 74 Go Right on US 23/US 74 and immediately get into the left hand lane. .5 Miles Go Left on Candlestick Lane (Just past Mile Marker 93.7) Follow Directions from above from Candlestick Lane. Physical Address: 2486 Dark Ridge Road Sylva,NC 28779
Address
2486 Dark Ridge Road
Sylva, NC 28779
Coordinates
35.430133273900665 N
83.08493521474514 W