Best RV Parks & Resorts near Cornelius, NC

Full hookup options with 30/50 amp service are available throughout the Cornelius area at several big rig friendly RV parks. Elmore RV Park in Charlotte provides full hookups with 50 amp electrical service on gravel sites, though spaces are limited and primarily serve long-term residents. Crown Cove RV Park in Fort Mill offers full hookup sites with water, electric, and sewer connections, though some travelers note the sites can be tight. "Sites have decent space in between each other which is great because the sites are small in length and you will be parking either beside the rig or sideways in front of it," reports one RV camper. Statesville RV Park I-77, located north of Cornelius, features 88 sites with full hookups and remains open year-round for motorhome travelers.

Many RV campgrounds in the region require advance reservations, particularly during peak seasons. Cell service varies by location, with most parks offering adequate Verizon coverage for remote work needs. Dump stations are available at several facilities including Thousand Trails Forest Lake in Advance and Lake Myers RV Resort in Mocksville, which operates seasonally from April through November. Pet policies differ between parks - Glenwood Acres RV Park prohibits pets entirely, while most others welcome them with standard restrictions. Propane is available at select locations, with Iron City Campground selling it for $3.75/gallon according to recent visitor reports. Navigation to some parks may require careful planning, as several reviewers mention tight turns and narrow internal roads that can challenge larger motorhomes.

Best RV Sites Near Cornelius, North Carolina (81)

    1. Glenwood Acres RV Park

    1 Review
    Harrisburg, NC
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (704) 455-9282

    2. Lake Myers RV Resort

    10 Reviews
    Mocksville, NC
    34 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 707-1477

    "There is a play ground and game room for older kids but nothing for the smaller children to do.

    If it was just adults going, or even older children maybe 7 and up it would be a great location."

    "Definitely not the campground to book if you are looking to enjoy the surroundings/scenery as things are very packed in. Close enough to Winston-Salem to do day trips though."

    3. Elmore RV Park

    2 Reviews
    Charlotte, NC
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (704) 597-1323

    "I lived here for two years on a long term spot. If short term you will be In a small gravel lot. There are no amenities, no shower houses. No frills."

    "Sky's the sinery all just gerogous"

    4. Cobble Hill RV Campground (Formerly) Carolina Rose

    11 Reviews
    Cooleemee, NC
    29 miles
    Website
    +1 (704) 431-6383

    "We were looking for a place to stay that would be close to the venue and close to the bride’s family and happen upon this little gem. Full hookups (30 & 50 amp), WiFi and cable."

    "Loved my stay here with my family and extended family. NC was a perfect place to hold a family reunion. We camped here and 2 other places, and loved every second of it."

    5. Thousand Trails Forest Lake

    16 Reviews
    Lexington, NC
    38 miles
    Website
    +1 (888) 707-1477

    "They have 30 amp and 50 amp sites to suit your needs. There is a nice restaurant to eat at, a small convenience store, arcade games, 3 pools and a ton of activities."

    "People and pet friendly. Adult and under 18 pools open seasonably. Gated and campers are given individual codes to get in after hours."

    6. Crown Cove RV Park

    3 Reviews
    Pineville, NC
    28 miles
    Website
    +1 (803) 547-3500

    $68 - $98 / night

    "Great for long term camp sites! Very easy to deal with the workers as they are friendly and will take care of you! Pet friendly also. This is a great safe campground."

    "We were on a “hill” but since we were close to all the trees i didn’t mind it."

    7. Bass Lake

    2 Reviews
    Cooleemee, NC
    29 miles

    "Some amenities. Bass lake is small, but nice and the weather was beautiful so it was a nice setting as the evening feel. Fun watching all the turtles in water bobbing in and out."

    8. Statesville RV Park I-77

    18 Reviews
    Statesville, NC
    18 miles
    Website
    +1 (704) 873-5560

    $50 - $95 / night

    "Close to I77 ample space, cable available ,electric service tested good o n 50 amp, and pizza 🍕 delivery available."

    "The road are freshly paved and the pull through sites are level. Some of the smaller sites appear to not be as well maintained but I’m sure this is on the list of the new owners."

    9. Lake Hickory RV Resort

    1 Review
    Conover, NC
    30 miles

    "We needed a safe place to sleep, and though this place doesn't rent tent spots, the people here (residents and visitors) have been very friendly."

    10. Kings Mountain RV Resort

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    Grover, NC
    36 miles
    Website
    +1 (704) 477-9649

    $22 - $55 / night

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RV Park Reviews near Cornelius, NC

574 Reviews of 81 Cornelius Campgrounds


  • Joy B.
    Nov. 19, 2021

    Midway Campground Resort

    Family-Friendly

    This is a small, family-friendly campground. There is a pond for fishing, a nice pool, a jump pad, playground, arcade, and mini-golf. Plenty for kids to do. The best feature is a haunted trail at Halloween (this gets very busy so be aware if you plan to camp around this time of year). Sites are not necessarily level and big rigs might have a hard time navigating the campground, but folks are friendly and it's a nice place to spend a few days. They do offer long-term sites if you need to stay in the area for a while.

  • Josh B.
    Mar. 11, 2021

    Kings Mountain — Kings Mountain State Park

    Overall a Good Experience

    Took the new pop-up to Kings Mountain State Park this past weekend and had a great time. The sites are pretty close together, but we still had adequate room to spread out. Each site has water, 30 amp electric, a picnic table, and a fire pit ring. Our site was a pull-through, but the majority of them are back-in. Throughout the campground, AT&T had great cell coverage, but Verizon was non-existent. Our site was a stone's throw from the bath/shower house, which was clean and recently updated. When not in the side, a short walk takes you to the Trading Post, a small store selling firewood ($7), ice, souvenirs, and sundries. Next to that is a large playground connected to a pavilion. A short 2 minute drive (or longer hike if you are feeling ambitious) takes you to the Kings Mountain Military Museum where you can learn of all things historical to Kings Mountain. There's a small model village and numerous other attractions to view while at the park as well. Overall this was a great experience. It's close to home for us, and the price was fantastic ($30 nightly). Let me know if you have any other questions!

  • Austin M.
    Oct. 11, 2022

    Crown Cove RV Park

    Crown Cove Camping!

    Very clean and well maintained campground! Great for long term camp sites! Very easy to deal with the workers as they are friendly and will take care of you! Pet friendly also. This is a great safe campground.

  • T
    Apr. 6, 2022

    Carowinds Camp Wilderness Resort

    convenient to Carowinds, decent campground

    Older campground lots of shade.  staff very friendly and helpful. We were really surprised with how much has been invested in Carowinds over the years by Cedar Fair that the campground has been untouched.  Bathrooms/bathhouses were very clean and seem to be the one part of the campground that has been updated.  One section of the campground has been turned into long term camping and many looked like they had been there for years.  campground was quiet other than noise from air traffic as airport is nearby but it was minor.   Campsites have decent space in between each other which is great bc the sites are small in length and you will be parking either beside the rig or sideways in front of it. We stayed in a back-in site and most back-in sites seemed rather level but pull throughs were hit or miss on that aspect.  If you are staying here to go to the park then it is very convenient and has an excellent shuttle that runs frequently and drops you off near the front gate.  Very small camp store that has most of the basics. Campground overall is clean, safe and secure but we expected a little more from theme park campground.  We live nearby and are pass holders at Carowinds so we will likely stay frequently due to the convenience.

  • BThe Dyrt PRO User
    Apr. 29, 2022

    Lake Norman State Park Campground

    Beautiful park, great facilities

    Full hookups were all filled but site 29 was a primitive, deep, level 57 foot site right near water siphon and a beautiful modern bathhouse picnic table and fire grate/ring. Fair amount of space between sites, firewood sold by camphost or ranger. Made yummy hot dogs over fire, wonderful night, hot showers, clean facilities. You will be thrilled with this park, lake is beautiful, many hiking trails, biking, etc. Verizon cell service was excellent at our site and appeared good throughout park.

  • Dave V.
    Jul. 1, 2021

    South Mountains State Park Family Campground

    A Sleeper worth Staying At

    South Mountain State Park, NC From I-40 Exit 104, you twist and turn, up and down but keep a sharp eye for the small, brown State Park signs or you’ll pass your right hand turns. 

    The South Mountain Visitors Center is very spacious and attractive but doesn’t offer a great deal. There is a cool 3D topo map display of the state park. At present, this is a 23,000 acre State Park...and ever acquiring more land. 

    The family campground is a short distance further inside the park on the left side(approx 2 miles) marked by a small brown sign...and is situated at 1400 ft elevation. 

    The campground is tiny and narrow, running between a creek and the state park roadway. The sounds of the creek melodious, the road traffic noise-not so much. I would definitely advise selecting the creek side campsites as they lay deeper in the wood line out of sight of the roadway and have the creek noise to cover roadway noise.(note: the roadway dead ends at the trailhead/picnic area, so the only traffic are day visitors and park staff) Be forewarned, Cell service is nonexistent. Your site will have a WiFi password for internet at the Visitors Center, but you need to be at or in the building for it to work. 

    PROS:

    •Small campground with few amenities

    •Mountain/creek location

    •Nice modern facilities

    •Water

    •Adjoining trail network

    •No cell service

    •80’ Waterfall•Interpretive Hemlock Nature Trail

    •Beautiful Day Use picnic area 

    CONS:

    •Road noise for sites 10-14, during working hours and day use hours.

    •No cell service 

    Site 13 backs up toward the roadway, and without much understory, passing traffic is very visible and noisy(the high shoals falls and trail network are popular day use attractions). On the sites between the campground roadway and the State Park roadway, you are much closer than the website maps post, and without understory vegetation, you have direct visibility of several neighbors and normal conversations can be heard. Night noise restrictions, on our visit, were observed so it wasn’t an issue. My visit was Wed, Thurs. midweek Oct 7-8. 

    Our site was an“leveling,” octagonal, elevated, crushed gravel pad, surrounded by landscape timbers...an elevated fire ring with a swing-over, non-adjustable grate, a picnic table and metal lantern pole. It worked fine but I used a small two-man tent. Depending on wind direction, fire ring embers would present a problem for a larger tent. Our site parking area was 45’ from the raised timber to campground roadway. 

    The restroom/shower house is a monstrous, mountain lodge style modern facility...very clean, spacious and well-stocked. 

    Walking the Family Camground my future site picks would be 5 or 7. Site 5 is a park and carry but it did not appear to be more than 50’ and it sat on the creek. Site 7 is on that same small loop but had a larger rectangular raised pad, for keeping tents distanced from fire pits. 

    Some sites have a deep enough gravel drive for a small camper or popup. And a few have electric. 

    Several trails lead from the NW end of the family campground parking lot and vary in length and difficulty. Most notable is the Raven Rock Trail to the High Shoals Falls Trail, which, depending on your level of fitness could be deemed a moderate to strenuous 2.35 mile climb and descent to the upper falls and then wooden boardwalk and steep steps down to the gorgeous 80 ft High Shoals waterfall. Smaller falls and cascades continue on the descent. Our total loop mileage was 5.5 with nearly a thousand foot of elevation gain. 

    Park employees both at the Visitor’s Center desk and in the field were very friendly and pleasant. The NC State Park Ranger was very informative and helpful, as well as giving much appreciated suggestions for great and often lesser traveled hiking trails. 

    Roughly 16.5 miles of mountain bike trails intermix with hiking and equestrian trails. There is a separate equestrian campground between the Visitors Center and the Family Campground. Note: there are several backcountry backpack-in campsite areas(Upper Falls Campsites offer picnic tables, fire ring and a couple pit latrines).

  • Ann M.
    May. 27, 2018

    Morrow Mountain State Park Campground

    Historical get away in the forest

    The swaying of pine trees with the smell of the forest greets us at this easily accessible site in our motorhome. Electric and water hookups at our site, dump station available on the way out, camp host available. Picnic tables, fire pit available at our site. Lots of shade, plenty of trails that cover this State Park. The Kron house nearby, the swimming pool ( closed at time of our visit). The town of Albemarle 10 minutes away and Badin lake right down the mountain. Lots of history here just stop at the ranger station for information, maps and more.

  • Joel R.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 13, 2021

    Kings Mountain — Kings Mountain State Park

    Nice quiet state park

    This is a very nice state park. The sites are well spaced and wooded. (If you think they are too close together you haven’t been to many private campgrounds). Our site was level and spacious, although some were not as level. Our first site had an awkward incline. The guy at the trading post said they were working on them. We were there mid-week and the campground was very quiet. The only noise was from crows and other birds, and acorns falling in the woods. There is electric (some 50 amp) and water but no sewer. There are 2 dump stations. Several bathrooms/showers are available. There is a nice playground, hiking trails, a lake, canoe rental, and a trading post with some food, ice, camping supplies, firewood and souvenirs. There is also a separate Equestrian campground! The stare park is adjacent to Kings Mountain National Battlefield Park, with Revolutionary War history and more hiking.

  • m
    Sep. 11, 2021

    Crown Cove RV Park

    Keep Driving!

    Subpar; seems to cater to long term residents. For the 3 pages of rules and regulations I was expecting a pristine campground; what we found was a half paved parking lot and our lot was on a hill side which made using our full hookups going up hill. No fire pit! Must provide ur own, rules state belongings must be 3ft away from away from neighboring sites which is almost impossible with how close sites are. Pass it up! Keep Driving! Would have given less than one star if possible


Guide to Cornelius

RV camping near Cornelius, North Carolina, offers a variety of well-reviewed parks that cater to different needs, from family-friendly amenities to peaceful retreats.

RVers appreciate amenities like electric hookups and clean facilities

  • The Statesville RV Park I-77 provides electric hookups and clean restroom facilities, making it a convenient stop for travelers.
  • At Elmore RV Park, guests can enjoy reliable electric hookups, although amenities are minimal.
  • Crown Cove RV Park features well-maintained sites with electric hookups and a friendly atmosphere, ideal for long-term stays.

Some prices for RV Parks range from $30 to $100

  • Rates at Lake Myers RV Resort can vary, with some sites available for around $30, depending on the season.
  • The Cobble Hill RV Campground offers competitive pricing, making it a great choice for families looking for budget-friendly options.
  • Expect to pay around $100 for premium sites at Glenwood Acres RV Park, which provides spacious accommodations.

Big rigs should check out big-rig friendly parks

  • Crown Cove RV Park is noted for its big-rig friendly sites, making it easy for larger vehicles to navigate.
  • The Statesville RV Park I-77 accommodates big rigs with spacious pull-through sites and easy access to the interstate.
  • Dry Ridge RV Park is another option that welcomes larger RVs, ensuring a comfortable stay for all guests.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular RV campground near Cornelius, NC is Glenwood Acres RV Park with a 3-star rating from 1 review.

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