Top Tent Camping near Grover, NC
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Best Tent Sites Near Grover, NC (21)
1. Crowders Mountain State Park
15 Reviews•23 Photos•124 SavesTent camping only - No RV spaces. All campsites at Crowders Mountain State Park are hike-in and primitive. Campground is accessed via a 1 mile trail starting from the visitor center.
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- Reservable
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2. Primitive Camping By the Creek
4 Reviews•5 Photos•61 SavesPrimitive camping by the creek currently has 4 very private camp sites. Fire pits and wood is provided at each site. Picnic tables are also available. We are currently open 7 days a week, 12 months of the year. Each site is primitive and private - no potable water, no toilet system, no electricity (generates are allowed). Each site has a max, of 6 to 8 persons. Pets are allowed but must be on a leash at all times. Campers/small RV's/Vans are allowed, sites are level and drive through. Trash bins are provide at each site. We are located less than a 1/2 mile from Interstate 85, at exit 104. There are gas stations (with showers), convenient stores and restaurants close by. We are within 15 minutes drive to horse, bike, and hiking trails. Kings Mtn State Park, Kings Mtn National Park and Crowders Mtn State Park. If you have any question contact David @ 864-761-6297.
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$30 / night
5. Upper Falls Campsite
1 Review•8 Photos•33 SavesCamping - Primitive and require a hike in of 1.5 miles Please note that fees and permits are required for all overnight stays, including backcountry camping. Backcountry campers must make a reservation online or by calling 1-877-722-6762 before setting up at a campsite. Campers can make same-day reservations up until 9:00pm the day of your arrival. Upon arrival, use the self-check-in through the Reserve America Camping App. Site ATTENTION BACKCOUNTRY CAMPERS Please be advised that these sites will ONLY accomodate a maximum of 6 people. If your group has more than 6 people, additional sites will need to be reserved. Sink gratefully into your sleeping bag after a day of hiking at South Mountains and fall asleep in the stillness of the forest. Twenty-four backpack camping sites are offered in seven areas of the park. Permit and fees are required to camp overnight. Please visit the visitor center prior to hiking to your campsite to fill out the permit and pay the fees. A kiosk outside the visitor center allows campers to register and pay the fees if they arrive when the visitor center is closed. These sites are designated on the park map, and hiking distances to each backpack camping site vary. Each camping area has a pit toilet located nearby. All supplies, including water, must be packed to the sites. To drink water from nearby creeks and streams, use a filtration device or boil the water for at least five minutes. Below is a listing of the backpack campsites and the distance between the campsites and the Jacob Fork parking area: Upper Falls – 1.4 miles 1.5 MILE HIKE TO CAMPSITES Maximum group size of 6 people per site. At the park office, back country campers must record the tag numbers of all vehicles left overnight. Water can be found most of the year in a nearby stream. Water must be filtered prior to use. Fires only in fire ring. A North Carolina State fishing license (basic) and the special trout fishing license are required to fish. Licenses are not sold at the park. Please arrive a minimum of 1 hour prior to sunset to allow time to get to the camping area before dark. North Carolina State park rules and regulations are posted in each park and enforced by rangers. Violating these rules and regulations is a misdemeanor and may result in a fine and revocation of permit. Alcoholic beverages, firearms (including fireworks) and other weapons are prohibited. Campers with a proper permit may possess a concealed handgun in permitted areas. Park Hours: November -- 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM; December through February -- 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM; March, April and October -- 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM; May through September 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Pets are allowed except in park buildings. They must be on a leash no longer than six feet and cannot be left unattended. Posted quiet hours are enforced. Building fires in undesignated areas is prohibited. Unlicensed vehicles and motorcycles, golf carts, ATVs and mini-bikes are prohibited with the exception of mobility-aid devices used by a mobility-impaired person. All vehicles are prohibited from walkways, trails and other areas not designated for such purposes. State vehicle and traffic laws are enforced, and the speed limit is 25 mph unless otherwise posted. North Carolina State parks are wildlife sanctuaries. No hunting is allowed and collecting plants, minerals and artifacts is prohibited. State fishing regulations are enforced. ** Arrival dates earlier than the online-reservation-window may also be available at the campground.
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$15 / night
6. Sedalia Campground
4 Reviews•16 Photos•17 SavesSedalia Campground, Sumter National Forest, Enoree Ranger District. Sedalia is a primitive campground that has designated campsites in open areas surrounded by woods. Four single-family campsites and one group site are open year-round, fourteen day stay limit is in effect. Sedalia Campground, Seasonal Campsites; An additional camping loop is open for big game deer and turkey seasons which offers five more single family campsites and two group campsites from $5/night, $50/calendar month, $150/season for single family campsites and $10/night, $100/calendar month, and $300/big game deer season for the group campsites. Seasonal Camping Opportunities
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7. Poulous Loop Seasonal Camp
1 Review•2 SavesPoulous Loop offers a rustic camp setting ideal for exploring the area's hunting opportunities. The surrounding forest environment sustains abundant wildlife populations, making it one of the most desirable hunting areas in the state. During big-game and turkey seasons, the campground is open for hunters. From early January through late March groups can reserve the entire camp for events. Families, churches and clubs might like to reserve the camp for reunions, get togethers and campouts. Other recreation opportunities in the area include trail riding, birding and wildlife viewing, berry picking and photography. Nearby, try your hand at fishing the Broad River at the Woods Ferry Picnic Area. Click here for a printable guide.
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8. Black Bear Campground
5 Reviews•22 Photos•12 SavesAt Black Bear Campground, we believe in the power of nature to bring people together. Black Bear Campground offers a place where families and friends can disconnect from their busy lives and reconnect with each other and the natural world.
Black Bear campground boast 31 primitive campsites along with five primitive cabins. On top of this, Black Bear Campground has a day use area that features a picnic area, a fishing pier and various hiking trails including the Fonta Flora State Trail.
There's never a dull moment at Black Bear Campground! Whether you enjoy hiking, fishing, biking, or just relaxing by the campfire, there's something for everyone here. Check out our calendar of events to see what's happening during your stay.
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$21 - $36 / night
9. Camp Attocoa
1 Review- Reservable
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10. Paddy's Creek — Lake James State Park
2 Reviews•12 Photos•10 SavesThe Paddy's Creek access has 33 drive-in sites that are perfect with families with lots of camping gear. These sites are open to a maximum of 6 people per campsite.
Each campsite has parking for two vehicles adjacent to the camping pad. Each site's driveway is 20 feet long.
The campsite has a fire pit and picnic table. The tent pad measures 12 feet by 12 feet.
Potable faucets are located throughout the camping area. There is a centrally located bathhouse with toilets and hot showers that is open 24/7.
Sites 13 and 14 are accessible for people with limited mobility or disabilities. Please do not reserve an accessible site if no one in your group needs it, unless it is the only site left available when you are making your reservation.
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$26 / night
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Recent Tent Reviews In Grover
448 Reviews of 21 Grover Campgrounds
Davis
Scout
McDowell Nature Preserve
It was very peaceful
My husband and I stayed here for a few days at the beginning of October. It's very quiet and peaceful. What I didn't like was they had no activities like most other camp sites. They do have hiking trials and fishing until 8pm. The staff was friendly and very helpful but they leave at 4pm and you can't check in till 3pm. I guess there's good and bad like with all places.
- cchris A.Scout
Cane Creek Park
Great spot for families
Awesome spot for families and multiple night stays. Family environment comes with more noise but as long as you are expecting it you won’t be disappointed.
Carol J.
Guide
Kings Mountain
Disappointing
I recently stayed for 3 nights with my popup in site#10. The site is a good size for a tent or small camper only. Overall we were surprised by the campground based on other reviews . In my opinion The sites are close together, poorly maintained, and most are very small. The Trading Post is nicely stocked, and open all day. The bathrooms near my site were the best part…it was modern, clean and the showers were hot with good pressure. But other than the bathrooms everything felt like it hadn’t been maintained at all. Won’t be coming back.
- Jay H.Scout
Camp Attocoa
True outdoorsman’s find
I found Camp Attocoa accidentally. I felt like a pirate that found treasure. Private owned, water and wood on site. The owner will have you park and will haul you and your gear in and out. Sites are few and far between. Peace and quiet…… this is the spot for you.
Kathryn C.Scout
Indian Springs Campground
Peaceful and fun!
This place is tucked away near a river, plenty of indoor and outdoor activities, plus a nice laundromat. One of the quietest RV parks I've ever been to! The owners are nice and the grounds are well kept. Only reason it's not 5/5 is they currently lack a bathhouse.
- JJackie S.
Traveler
South Mountains State Park
Beautiful
I took my horses and grandson to camp in the equestrian campsite. The bathrooms are very clean with AC. There a beautiful creek you can ride your horses in or just play if you want.
Craig W.Scout
Spacious Skies Hidden Creek
Quick Stay in Class C RV
Arrived early evening. Staff were friendly and accommodating. Place was fairly full but organized and efficient. Pool and waterslide are a bonus but also attract families and kids. Site needed some leveling but spacious. Facilities were clean and easily available. Would return for sure.
Pam R.Guide
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Golden Valley
Kid Paradise
We took the grandkids to the Bostic, NC Jellystone in mid-July. They had a fabulous time. The RV site we had was #408. It was perfectly level and roomy with trees behind us. The bathrooms/showers are modern and spotless. We could only get a two night reservation, but that was enough. The kids (10 and 11) played so hard they were exhausted. It's a huge park with a system of golf cart trails that connect everything. The kids thought that was as exciting as the water park and the swimming pond. After having been there - I'd say a golf cart rental is a requirement. Despite the nearly 100 degree temps, the staff and other campers were cheerful and friendly. The kids made several friends. We didn't have time to do the crafts, but they looked fun. They loved the rollercoaster and minigolf. It's a good idea to bring your own food, as the options there aren't well-rated and expensive, but the ice cream was great. The only disappointment was that we couldn't stay longer.
L&A C.
Legend
Tellurian Campground
Love this Rustic & Quaint Family owned CG
FHU, picnic table and fire ring, gravel sites, firewood available, for purchase, all with amazing views! Bathhouse being built now, but. Shower & stall usable. Used our Starlink, but did get 1 bar with reception, on T-Mobile. Owners very friendly and responsive with any questions. Must use the directions, on their website, to get to the campground, as GPS is incorrect.
- DDoreen P.Scout
Silver Creek Campground
Peace and Quiet
I stayed October 2022. My first time at this site. At that time, it wasn't under new ownership yet. The staff was very accommodating and friendly. There was some renovations being done. But, all in all, I found it to be clean and stocked. Looking forward to my next visit.
- JJohn L.Scout
Black Bear Campground
Great place
Great place a little bit tight but not bad at all. The layouts are nice, there is a table, fire pit and most places can squeeze 2 tents. They have clean bathrooms and individual showers. It does get quite warm in the summer.
Angela C.
RangerSpacious Skies Hidden Creek
Well the kids had a good time…..
This campground was highly recommended to us by several people so we decided to check it out since it’s only an hour a way from our house and my husband liked the other Spacious Skies campground we stayed at.
It was a rough group of campers. One dad called his young daughter the b-word in the pool in front of the kids and later on the slide, when my 7 year old came down he asked me what a “m-fer” was. A grown man was throwing it around on the slide.
The slide was a major attraction for my kids, but there was zero supervision. Kids would come down in groups of five and six and no one was paying attention to whether the bottom was cleared. We tried to divert our kids to the pool as often as possible.
The actual campsite was fine. A bit steep (it was cut into a hill)and a pretty far from the “amenities.” There was a mix of cabins, tents and campers. We had to walk through a kind of marshy trail that definitely needed some work to go past the arcade to get to the main area of the campground.
The camp store was nice and the staff was pleasant - they had some activities planned that we didn’t end up doing but it’s nice to know they were there as a Plan B. My kids loved the fishing lake - they caught (and released) a bunch of fish and there were kayaks and peddle boats that could be used for free.
I peaked into the bathhouse and laundry and they looked fine - nothing fancy but serviceable.
I did talk to the front desk about the other campers and she was nice. Ultimately, from what I heard in the pool sounds like they were regulars. I liked all the amenities even if I didn’t love the campsite, but I don’t necessarily want to spend the entire weekend listening to f-bombs.
Raul G.Guide
Lucky Farms Under the Stars
Lucky Farms Under the Stars
Nice little campsite. The host is very communicative. Nice open field with great nestled area for campfires.
- Matthew B.Scout
Spacious Skies Hidden Creek
It’s a dump
Just stayed here over the weekend. I don’t recommend it at all. Pool was slimy campsites were overgrown and junked up full time campsites throughout. Water slide is unsupervised chaos just a terrible experience. Stayed here a lot last year and it was great more like a cheap trailer park now. We seen people openly carrying a case of beer to the pool at 10:00am don’t waste your money. That pic is our neighboring site
- LLisa D.Traveler
Black Bear Campground
New campground
Host was great, camp site are far enough away from each other some are close enough for couple families together, bathrooms are clean and private beautiful area must try, only wish they had a first come first serve and not just on line reservation
- Raul G.Guide
Black Bear Campground
Black Bear Campground & Park
Excellent campground there’s ice and firewood so you don’t have to make special trips to the nearest convenience store. They charge it directly to your card. The host was wonderful. The campgrounds has pavilions for rent so you can host large parties. The campsites are spacious and spaced fairly evenly apart. The restrooms are in immaculate condition. My only complaint is some of the campsites have great shading while other do not. The site we stayed in did not although surrounded by trees by midafternoon in the middle of June we were cooking like grandma’s chocolate cookies after Sunday service. During the fall or winter months those sites with less shade would really help. I would call the staff and ask in advance. We stayed at site #25
Don W.Scout
Primitive Camping By the Creek
Close and secluded
My daughter and I decided to camp at the last minute. This place was close to the interstate but still very secluded. Plenty of firewood and next to a creek. I highly recommend.
- Olivia W.Traveler
McDowell Nature Preserve
Safe Gated Campground
Campground is guarded by two gates and I saw the police patrol around a few times after hours. The spots are very close to each other but that didn’t bother me. I chose spot D16 which is the only camping spot with a bit of an uphill ramp from the car to the camp spot. The rest lie flat. Didn’t help that I have a tent that attaches to my car so it made that difficult.
- AAnn B.Guide
KOA Campground Gaffney
Beautiful and Quiet
I love this place, with nice wide sites and many with views of three ponds nestled in the woods. The place was squeaky clean and the bathhouse very well designed. There are fun and funky places to visit nearby. The spring wildflowers are starting to bloom and I remember the scent of honeysuckle everywhere. A great blue heron hangs out at the fishing ponds.
- AAnn B.Guide
Spacious Skies Hidden Creek
Cozy and Scenic
Hidden Creek not only has a nice creek running through the campground within 20 feet of my site, but also the nature trail is off the beaten path from the very active campground along a small river. I had problems with noisy neighbors, but not the fault of the campground staff who dealt with it as best they could. Nice private showers and lots of play equipment for the kids.
- EEmily C.Traveler
Ebenezer Park Campground
Closed for a year
Tried to camp here, but it’s closed for the next year.
- Brandon G.Scout
Black Bear Campground
New campground worth exploring!
This is a brand new campground. Either they keep the sites extremely clean after each guest, or we were the first to stay at our site. This is perfect for someone new to camping as the utilities are very clean and you don’t feel extremely isolated. I will say, since this is new, some of the sites may not have as much privacy as older established campgrounds, but there are definitely other more private sites available. Definitely worth trying out! P.S. the camp host was great and very welcoming!
- RRobin B.Guide
Black Bear Campground
Great primitive campground opened 2023
This is a brand new tent and cabin campground built by Duke Energy and run by McDowell county on Lake James. There is a boat ramp very close by, a fishing dock, picnic area, trails in and around the campground, and a seasonal Black Bear Marina Restaurant across the inlet or not far by road. All sites have tent pads and 2 parking spots. Many of the sites are a short walk from the car which affords privacy. There is a rental picnic shelter and a group csmping site. The rental camping cabins have 2 cots with a plywood base,( bring a mattress!).
Andrea H.Scout
Foothills Family Campground
My review.
Foothills was great clean grounds friendly guest great views pleasant atmosphere and privacy when needed I defiantly will be back thanks everyone and staff.
Chris C.ScoutCane Creek Park
Great place
Larger camp ground than expected. Enjoyed our stay.
- EElie D.Traveler
Pine Ridge Campground
Relaxing and serene atmosphere.
Excellent management. Clean park.
Anne M.Scout
Riverbreeze Campground & RV
NOT a resort! Poorly maintained!
Poorly maintained , old leaves and limbs everywhere. The long term campers are filthy, trashy and encroaching on the grass areas of other sites. Too many vehicles per site, loud vehicles and unsafe driving speeds. No presence of management.
Guide to Grover
Camping near Grover, North Carolina, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and family-friendly activities. Whether you're looking for a cozy spot to pitch a tent or a place to park your RV, there are plenty of options to explore.
What to do
- Hiking and Exploring: Many campgrounds, like Kings Mountain State Park, provide access to scenic trails. One visitor mentioned, "The park is very pretty with all the trees, but the campsites themselves are very unlevel and laid out very awkwardly."
- Fishing and Water Activities: At Lake Norman State Park Campground, you can enjoy fishing and kayaking. A camper shared, "The nearby lake is gorgeous but the lake is super rocky in areas for fishing."
- Family Activities: Campgrounds like Asheville East KOA offer fun activities for kids. One review noted, "There is a pool, playground, gaga ball pit, golf cart rentals, fishing, and splashing in the Swannanoa River."
What campers like
- Clean Facilities: Campers appreciate well-maintained bathrooms and showers. A visitor at Bear Den Family Campground said, "The bathrooms are clean and there is a laundry."
- Friendly Staff: Many campgrounds have helpful staff. A reviewer at Mama Gertie's Hideaway Campground mentioned, "The staff are super friendly and helpful."
- Scenic Views: Campers love the beautiful surroundings. One guest at South Mountains State Park Campground stated, "I recommend this campground and park for its trails and beauty."
What you should know
- Site Proximity: Many campgrounds have sites that are close together. A camper at Paris Mountain State Park Campground noted, "The campground is well maintained, but the sites are on top of each other."
- Noise Levels: Some campgrounds are near train tracks or busy roads. A visitor at Asheville East KOA mentioned, "The train is loud."
- Limited Amenities: Not all campgrounds have full amenities. A reviewer at Kings Mountain State Park pointed out, "The electric and water are in odd spots on each site."
Tips for camping with families
- Plan for Activities: Look for campgrounds with kid-friendly amenities. One parent at Bear Den Family Campground said, "Kids loved the playground and there were a lot of other kids to make friends with."
- Check Site Layout: Make sure the campsite is suitable for your family. A camper at Mama Gertie's Hideaway Campground mentioned, "The view from our private deck and swing was breathtaking."
- Bring Entertainment: Pack games and activities for downtime. A visitor at Asheville East KOA noted, "On weekends they have themes and activities that include crafts and movies."
Tips from RVers
- Check Site Size: Ensure your RV fits the site. A reviewer at Bear Den Family Campground mentioned, "We could barely open our awnings without touching the RV in the space next to us."
- Be Prepared for Noise: Some campgrounds have train or road noise. A visitor at Kings Mountain State Park said, "Trains come through near the park at all hours of the day and night."
- Utilize Amenities: Take advantage of laundry and shower facilities. A camper at Lake Norman State Park Campground shared, "The bathhouse was an unexpected luxury and was immaculately maintained."
Camping near Grover, North Carolina, has something for everyone, from families to solo adventurers. Just remember to check the specifics of each campground to ensure a great experience!
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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular tent campground near Grover, NC is Crowders Mountain State Park with a 4.5-star rating from 15 reviews.
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