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Dog-Friendly Camping near Crumpler, NC

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    Twin Rivers Family Campground's dedicated dog park area provides a space for pets to run and exercise off-leash while camping near Crumpler. This pet-friendly campground welcomes dogs with their owners at both tent and RV sites along the river. Several campgrounds in the area maintain clean, well-maintained facilities for campers traveling with pets. Helton Creek Campground allows pets on leash throughout the property, while New River State Park's Wagoner access accommodates dogs at their walk-in tent sites. Campers reference The Dyrt for top tips on camping near Crumpler, North Carolina. The campground host at Wagoner access is known for being helpful with pet owners, providing information about the two beautiful hiking trails that start directly from the campground.

    Stone Mountain State Park Campground offers pet-friendly accommodations including tent sites, RV spots, and cabin options approximately 30 miles from Crumpler. The park features well-marked trails suitable for leashed dogs, though some visitors note the bathhouse facilities need updating. Blue Bear Mountain Camp in nearby Todd welcomes pets at their tent sites, RV spots, cabins, and yurt accommodations. Most campgrounds in the region require pets to remain on leash at all times outside designated off-leash areas. When camping with dogs during summer months, visitors should be aware of the increased bug activity in North Carolina's wooded campgrounds. Several campgrounds provide pet waste stations to maintain cleanliness, and many have nearby access to the New River for dogs that enjoy swimming.

    Best Dog-Friendly Campgrounds near Crumpler (186)

      1. Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park

      4.8(56)11mi from Crumpler72 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "Please respect the distance advice and don't feed them. We witnessed a lady attempting to pet the stallion of the herd, not respecting his signs to make her back off."

      "Campground Review: There are two campgrounds in Grayson Highland SP which is located by The Mouth Of Wilson, VA, near the North Carolina border."

      from $27 - $98 / night

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      2. Wagoner — New River State Park

      4.4(17)6mi from Crumpler12 sitesRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "We camped at the Wagoner access with our dogs over the weekend. The campground is very beautiful. You have to walk in but the park provides little carts and wheelbarrows."

      "Beautiful days hiking nearby, cold nights. Pet friendly. Pretty clean bath house. Visitors center nearby. Sites were mostly level, with gravel, fire pit, picnic table."

      Campground full this weekend

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      from $27 - $72 / night

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      3. Stone Mountain State Park Campground

      4.6(56)22mi from Crumpler95 sitesRVs, Tents, Cabins, Glamping

      "But, ya know North Carolina summers."

      "The site also had a huge area for the picnic table and the fire ring is far away from your camper. There was a huge grassy area behind our site with a creek, lots of space for our dog."

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      from $17 - $72 / night

      3 Sites Available

      4. Grindstone

      4.6(21)15mi from Crumpler136 sitesRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "Woodsy sites, access to hiking trails. Spacious camp sites with all the amenities."

      "We like to hike and there are TONS of trails in this area. One trail leaves directly from the campground and will bring you to the top of Mt. Rogers, also intersecting with the Appalachian Trail."

      from $24 - $36 / night

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      5. Twin Rivers Family Campground

      4.9(7)4mi from CrumplerRVs, Tents

      "Twin rivers campground is located in Crumpler NC on the river.  It is a primitive campground with both RV and tent sites. "

      "We spent the past few days in Crumpler, NC at Twin Rivers Campground. We found this campground by pure luck. Our site (#3) was right on the New River."

      6. Doughton Park Campground — Blue Ridge Parkway

      4.5(17)14mi from Crumpler135 sitesRVs, Tents

      "On the Blue Ridge Parkway, nestled in the trees and mountains of North Carolina, this campground has been well maintained."

      "The Doughton Park campground off of the Blue Ridge Parkway is a great place to spend the night without if you are driving along the Parkway and don't want to venture too far off course."

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      from $30 - $45 / night

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      7. Helton Creek Campground

      4.9(7)4mi from CrumplerRVs, Tents

      "Small but wonderful campground that sits right next to a trout stream. Definitely the place to go if you just want to get away from it all!"

      "Any outside noise is washed away by the stream. Good bathhouse/restroom. Excellent fishing on site and plenty more in walking distance."

      from $10 - $50 / night

      8. Blue Bear Mountain Camp

      4.8(27)20mi from Crumpler4 sitesTents, Cabins, Glamping

      "It offers RV, drive in and hike in tent sites and also teepee camping."

      "There is a place to wash dishes outside as well. Fantastic walking trails - some parts quite steep but we got a good workout through the woods on the property."

      from $25 - $136 / night

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      9. Hurricane Campground

      4.6(15)16mi from Crumpler27 sitesRVs, Tents, Glamping

      "This camp ground is located well off any main roads under a nice quiet canopy of Hemlocks and Laurel trees. Easy walking distance to several well maintained and very clean outhouses."

      "Two nearby campgrounds were closed for the season so we were lucky to come across this one. Loved having the sound of the river right next to our site."

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      from $20 - $40 / night

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      10. Whitetop

      4.5(11)15mi from Crumpler

      "30 minute drive to Grayson Highlands"

      "They just reworked the rd so it was an easy drive in our class c rv"

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    Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Crumpler, NC

    1237 Reviews of 186 Crumpler Campgrounds

    • MThe Dyrt Pro User
      Oct. 28, 2026

      Fort Chiswell RV Park

      Overnight Stay

      Need an overnight stay on 81/77 this is the place. Booked is call them complete the reservation via Campspot app which they use so I had to download it. Place had plenty of sites pull through which I didnt need but they were so accommodating. I had a perfect view of mountains and cow pasture Relaxation and sleep close to bathhouse and office. They also have propane fill for your camper

    • K
      Oct. 25, 2026

      Whitetop

      Great camping spot! Road isn’t horrible going up but there are some rougher areas toward the end of the road. Gorgeous sunset and sunrise spot! Fire rings seemed fairly abundant at the pull offs.

    • Windy W.
      Oct. 23, 2026

      Doe River Landing

      Beautiful Place, Ugly host, Oct 2026

      Let me first start by saying that this campground is absolutely beautiful. I have lived in this area my entire life and the Doe is one of my favorites. I am a avid camper and have camped all over this area. I decided to give this place a try, I own a small pop-up camper and knew it was going to get cold 10/20/2026-10/22/2026, so me and my sister rented the RV at Doe River. #1 check in is not until 3pm, I always order a load of wood from a local guy who delivers to camp sites, I do all my cooking in a Dutch oven over the fire or burgers and dogs in the fire, what is a camping trip without a nice warm fire. The owner came over to my campsite and asked if I had ordered this wood and I replied yes, she then asked what I was going to do with it all, I replied I am going to burn it. So, I told Carl (the wood guy) where to stack it, the owner then said that I need to leave it in my truck bc if I didn't use it all I would have to put it back on my truck and take it home with me, I said really? It's just a unspoken rule that if you don't use all your wood that you pay it forward and leave it for the next camper?? She said absolutely not, So we moved the wood from his truck and into mine. She then asked again why I needed so much wood and that most ppl just buy small bundles from her. And just like that I understood! Carl the wood man and his wife also made a comment about how rude she was about the wood. It does not end there, Not only does she have camaras on some of the out blds which I get, but I don't get why they are pointing directly at camp sites, We felt like we were in a fish bowl the entire time. Every single time we went to the bathroom she showed up abt 5 mins later, There is a camara right above the bathroom door, One on the pavilion, and one on each side of the bathhouse, at the entrances and who know where else. So much for privacy in the great outdoors. I didn't even feel comfortable hiking, we felt like we were being watched constantly. She was constantly there, walking her dog which was not friendly and so big she could hardly control him on the leash which was really scary, she also was driving through several times throughout the day. Then came the kicker, about 1 o'clock in the morning we were freezing, I had turned the heat on in the camper before going to bed and heard it come on, Well the propane ran out between 11pm and 1am, I called her at least 10 times we had every blanket and was still freezing, We decided we would go to the bath house bc it had a mini split hanging on the wall, Out of luck there, it was set on air conditioning with no way to change it, so we found a blow dryer trying to get warm, still the entire time trying to call the owners, We finally ended up in our car until the husband arrived. He acted so annoyed at us and said all u have to do is fip the switch on the propane tanks outside! We had never stayed in a travel trailer before and according to them all we had to do was show up and start glamping!! So, I was supposed to know to go outside at 1 am and switch over propane tanks?? No, It should have been FULL when I got there!!! With attitude he said,"Its Basic Camping" No sir it's not, what I do is basic camping, I was told on the phone that I was glamping, She, the owner also said we should have called 911 when we could not get hold of them so that Carter County police officers could come and wake them up!!! Not sure if that is putting our tax dollars to good use?? Like I said it is truly a beautiful place and has great potential, we left that second night at 11pm because again the heat was not working, we have not asked for any refund we just took the loss. it would be to much of a hassle. We just know better next time.   With owners like that they can keep it. Windy Wells/Debra Price

    • RThe Dyrt Pro User
      Oct. 23, 2026

      Sugar Hollow Campground

      3 stars only because it says water hookups but they are far and few between communal. No spigot at individual sites. Need long hose(s)to reach the connection. Good T-Mobile 5G but too wooded for StarLink. Quiet, shady, somewhat level sites were available. $20/night.

    • Jacob A.The Dyrt Pro User
      Oct. 22, 2026

      Whitetop

      The road was very bumpy but I got up on my 2WD Honda Odyssey. A couple people came during the day to take photos, but the night was peaceful. A couple campsites on the drive up, less secluded though. View was gorgeous and the sunset was amazing. Amazing spot for stargazing.

    • Bonnie H.
      Oct. 21, 2026

      Doe River Landing

      Kylie T & Andrew W. Review not accurate

      My husband and I arrived at Doe River Landing for 3 nights and enjoyed everything the resort offered. While there we read the 2 reviews posted by Kylie T, and by Andrew W, who gave the resort a 1 star rating. Not knowing the facts that caused the rating by them, and occurred prior to us, we approach the owner and asked.

      The owner showed us videos from their security cameras. These adults has stated in Kylie T review and confirm by Andrew W review that they were a group of 20 adults and "every single one of us is over 21 and family". So why are these adults playing "hide and seek" under the pavilion as they stated? Andrew W stated, "It was not blocked off", yet they had to crawl on the ground and around bushes to get under the pavilion. When the owner yelled at them approximately 10 adults that were under the pavilion crawled out which was captured on the security cameras. Andrew W stated in his review the owner called them hooligans, which is rowdy, destructive persons and from the security cameras, that description is correct. There was no mention of damages in their reviews such as the Adirondack chair they broke or possible damage to the water pipes and electric wires under the pavilion, which the owner was currently checking.

      Once we read these two reviews by Kylie T and Andrew W and saw the owners security videos, we felt future customers deserved to know another opinion based on our findings.

      These entitled adults justified their review of a 1 star by stating they paid money to use the campground.

      I would ask these adults "why do you think it is OK to treat someone else's property in this destructive way?"

    • Kyle T.
      Oct. 20, 2026

      Doe River Landing

      Unprofessional hosts that ruins a place with good potential

      We brought our whole family out and rented almost every cabin on the property, plus the event center, for the weekend— we gave this place a lot of business. And honestly, the stay itself was great— nice place, no complaints about the cabins. The owner is the problem. He came flying in in his blue F-150 doing 20–30 mph where the posted speed limit is 5, and started screaming at us over something that could've been handled with a simple conversation. His exact words:"Where are your parents? This is a family establishment. I will not have hooligans running around here." Every single one of us is over 21 and family. All we were doing was playing hide and seek— which isn't against any of the property's rules— and there were no other guests to disturb, since we had the entire area rented. He still threatened to call the police, even though it wasn't even quiet hours. Before anyone could get a word in, he peeled out so fast the gravel sprayed up at us and our cars. Then on his way out he drove the wrong way down the property's one-way road, so apparently the rules only apply to guests. It's sad, because the property itself is great, and we were never anything but nice to the owners the whole weekend. To be treated in such an unprofessional manner— screamed at, threatened, and never given so much as an apology afterward— put a real dent in the weekend. We won't be back

    • A
      Oct. 20, 2026

      Doe River Landing

      Beautiful place ruined by unprofessional ownership

      Our group of about 20 rented nearly every cabin at Doe River Landing for my friend's wedding weekend, with the reception held on site. The cabins were nice and well-equipped, and the only other guests were in a cabin half a mile away through the woods. Unfortunately, the hosts ruined the stay. One night, some of us were playing hide and seek in an area that wasn't blocked off or against any rule. The host's husband came speeding in at roughly 30 mph(the posted limit is 5), jumped out of his truck screaming that he"will not have child hooligans running around the campground," told us to"go back to the motel we crawled out of," and demanded to see our parents— despite all of us being adults in our twenties. He then peeled out so aggressively he sprayed gravel at us and our cars. It wasn't even quiet hours, and we weren't disturbing anyone. Afterward, the host called us again, passive-aggressive, and questioned our ages— even though you have to be 21 just to rent a cabin there. The property is lovely, but the hosts' behavior put a real damper on what should have been a joyful wedding celebration. It's a shame they treat people paying good money this way. We won't be back.

    Guide to Crumpler

    Camping near Crumpler, North Carolina offers access to the New River, one of the oldest rivers in North America at 300 million years. The region sits at elevations between 2,600-3,500 feet, providing cooler summer temperatures typically 10-15 degrees below surrounding lowland areas. Most campgrounds in the area open from April through October, with limited winter camping options.

    What to do

    Trout fishing access points: Helton Creek Campground sits alongside a designated trout stream with delayed harvest regulations. "We had two tents spots on a great grassy campsite. Quiet and calm. Any outside noise is washed away by the stream. Good bathhouse/restroom. Excellent fishing on site and plenty more in walking distance," notes Matt D.

    Disc golf courses: Raccoon Holler Campground maintains an on-site disc golf course among pine trees. According to Kirsten J., "This is a very clean campground that has everything the kids want! Basketball and volleyball courts, fishing, horseshoes and lots and lots of open space." The course is free to use for registered campers.

    Winter star-gazing: The higher elevations and minimal light pollution create exceptional night sky viewing opportunities. Emily D. from Stone Mountain State Park Campground shares, "beautiful campground, amazing hikes & waterfalls and the best stargazing you could ask for."

    What campers like

    Secluded river sites: Twin Rivers Family Campground offers primitive sites directly on the New River. Katie T. recommends specific locations: "Definitely stay in the primitive sites. #14 has a beautiful rock overhang and they all have easy river access." These sites are accessible via a dirt road that follows the river.

    Higher elevation campsites: Blue Bear Mountain Camp sits at a higher elevation providing comfortable summer temperatures. Gary F. notes, "Very nice setting. Beautiful camp spots in an open area on top of a mountain. Clean bath house. Great hiking trails. Friendly staff."

    Walk-in camping experience: New River State Park at Wagoner access offers a car-free camping area. Lori B. explains, "No cars allowed. You cart your stuff to the site. All sites have trees for hammocks. Watch for poison ivy and enjoy floating or kayaking the river." The park provides wheelbarrows for transporting gear.

    What you should know

    Road conditions: Some campgrounds require navigating unpaved roads. At Hurricane Campground, Robin K. advises, "I wish I had known that the best route into the campground is 16 to 650. Instead, I took 650 from the north west, which turns out to be a 4 mile stretch of gravel road - which my little car had a rough time handling."

    Cell service variability: Coverage can be spotty or non-existent at certain campgrounds. Justin F. from Hurricane Campground warns, "absolutely no reception so be sure to have everything squared away before entering the park!" However, at New River Alleghany Access, Todd T. reports, "The location also had four bars of Verizon LTE. Amazing!"

    Flash flood risk: Campsites near water may experience flooding during heavy rain. Jean C. cautions about Hurricane Campground: "Site#2 in particular is susceptible to flash flooding, but if the forecast is for dry weather, it would be hard to beat this site."

    Tips for camping with families

    Paddle-in camping options: Families with older children can access unique riverside campsites by canoe or kayak. Jennifer K. from New River Alleghany Access explains: "Canoe up camp sites right along the River. Nice amenity; there are a few buggies provided at primitive camp sites to help with loading in and out."

    Nature centers: Some parks offer educational facilities for children. Lisa T. from New River State Park shares: "The nature center was very interactive and great for kids. We were too far away from the water to walk, so we missed out on that, which we were looking forward to, but overall a really nice experience."

    Playground access: Several campgrounds maintain play areas for children. At Raccoon Holler Campground, Joy B. notes, "Family-friendly campground with plenty of fun activities for kids. Playground, fishing pond, disc golf, recreation and game area, and ice cream trailer."

    Tips from RVers

    Site leveling challenges: Some campgrounds have uneven sites requiring additional preparation. Kevin A. from Raccoon Holler Campground advises: "The site is not very level and very tight for my 32 foot RV. Getting parked was a bit of a challenge to get things as level as possible and work around power stand and be able to get awning out to stay out of rain."

    Water fill procedures: Not all RV sites have direct water hookups. A visitor to Blue Bear Mountain Camp shares: "They do not have water hookups- you fill your camper tank with water at the office area. They have spots with electric hookups. They have a dump station where you can empty your tanks on your way out."

    Site selection for larger rigs: Choose sites carefully based on size requirements. Megan M. from New River State Park suggests: "Small campground with a handful of FHU sites. Some sites have patio area on 'wrong' (street) side instead of curb side, so take a look at Google satellite map when booking. Sites 3, 7, 10 are among the best."

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Which is the most popular dog-friendly campsite near Crumpler, NC?

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dog-friendly campground near Crumpler, NC is Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park with a 4.8-star rating from 56 reviews.

    What is the best site to find dog-friendly camping near Crumpler, NC?

    TheDyrt.com has all 186 dog-friendly camping locations near Crumpler, NC, with real photos and reviews from campers.