Best Campgrounds near Canton, NC

Spring camping at Davidson River is always good, usual intermittent rain storms but great location. Campground is close to Brevard and easily accessible via a bike / walking trail with a new bridge over the Davidson. The Hub is just down the road, usually has a food truck, always has cold beer and a great bike shop. Some camping supplies as well. Site 037 in Apple Loop has a nice long parking spot with a large grass area. Decent privacy, site 036 to the left is kind of close, site 039 to the right is buffered by trees, brushes.

Not only is it crowded, but very noisy. It is on the main road/highway. Regardless of what the info says, the wifi sucks. They give you the password, but it refuses to let you sign in... Due to thunderstorms, we weren't able to enjoy the pool area.

Spent 10 days here and was amazing.  You will never find a nicer camp host and the spot was immaculate.  Easy access with ducks(with babies). geese.turkeys and a large assortment of birds.   Had a really nice time here and is very close to Asheville and Black Mountain.  Highly recommend 

Ed

I have been coming to King's Holly Haven Rv Park since 2019. It is very peaceful. It's also located just 1 mile from the Parkway which makes it a convenient location to all of the attractions. The folks are always friendly here. The showers are clean and hot. The pool is a refreshing dip on hot days. We loved camping near the creek. Bonus: the office serves free coffee in the mornings :)

FYI - this is not showing as closed on NFS site - right after the North Mills River Campground Yellow Gap road is gated and closed due to damage from Helene in Sep 2024.  A call to Pisgah Forest Service office confirmed it may be quite a bit before it is opened up as there are other priority areas they are currently working on.

This place is awesome! Great location on a river, quiet, well maintained… even has a Gatlinburg trolley stop on the grounds so makes day trips into the town easy!

There’s wifi. Met Jimmy, super nice man. He got us all situated. The campground was pretty packed. They have flush toilets. Showers and water and power for trailers. Everyone seems pretty nice. There’s a huge park next door. We let our dogs run wild. They got their willies out. There’s also a fenced in playground for the kids. Is super nice.

Out of the way and probably would have been fantastic if the road wouldn’t have been closed due to Helene

Took our pop up with our friends. Had a great time. Very clean

We stayed at the farm for a week. The rv site has a nice concrete pad, a picnic table, two Adirondack chairs and a metal fire pit. There are three tent camp sites by the river. The rv site is next to a building which is unoccupied and unused. We felt we had complete privacy at the site. The rv site has an electric and water hook up. The bathhouse has a shower with great water pressure, a sink and toilet. Someone cleaned it during our stay. It is shared by all campers, but this worked well during our stay. Craig the owner was very responsive to any questions. The farm is close to Travelers Rest and multiple state parks. We would gladly return.

General: Huge RV park located just on the outskirts of kitschy Pigeon Forge. There are back-in sites, pull-thru sites, and cabins. As is typical in RV parks, there is little to no privacy between sites.

Site Quality: Some have concrete pads while others have gravel pads. All are level. All are FHU. We had reserved a “premium” riverfront access site plus we paid an extra fee to “secure” our site (as opposed to having them assign a site upon arrival). We did have riverfront access, however, what we did not know when we reserved was that on the other side of the river directly behind our site was an asphalt plant and we listened to heavy trucks rumbling back and forth all day long. Site 17 was like a pie slice, however, so we did have a bit more space between us and neighboring sites than other sites. 

Bath/Shower house: Code entry and clean. Two of the three stalls in the one closest to our site did not have working latches. However, because everyone else in the campground had large RVs (with bathrooms), I never saw anyone else in the bathroom. The shower had nice hot water but in the women’s, the flow was a little wimpy. Hubby said his shower had a nice strong flow. 

Amenities/Activities: There are many including two pools, a lazy river, a hot tub, a bounce pad, pickle ball, gaga ball, basketball, an arcade, a fitness center, an RV wash, a dog park, and laundry. You pay a resort fee for these amenities. The laundry room was clean and reasonably priced at $2 wash and $2/dry. 

With our camper van, we had the smallest by far rig in the entire campground. We typically do not stay in RV parks but we needed to empty our gray water, fill our fresh water, and do laundry. It was a splurge to stay here so we only stay in RV parks when we need to. For the price, three stars; 4 for the amount of amenities.

It was clean and well maintained

All the staff we encountered were friendly. The cafe has the best food. The chef and wait staff friendly and funny. The assistant general manager took us to the cafe on a golf cart, gave us a tour and had us in stitches.  Her and I share the same first name! We would eat there just to ride with her and for the amazing food. The girl that picked us up was very sweet.

The sites are level. No grass to worry about rocks hitting a window when they mow. Campground is super clean, they pick up the trash for guests. The bath house smelled really fresh and clean. There is so much to do there that if you don't want to go sight seeing you can stay and have plenty of fun there.

They have been open a year and still building. 

We are local told all of our friends and will only stay here from now on.

General: Newer campground (opened November 2022) with a mix of electric and tent sites plus primitive cabins. 

Site Quality: All sites have a paved camper pad, a large gravel tent pad, a very generous-sized picnic table, and a fire ring. The tent site camper pads can easily accommodate two cars. Be aware, however, that camper pads on the odd-numbered tent sites (5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15) are not level, but Sites 1 and 3 plus the even-numbered sites have level parking pads. This is only a concern if, like us, you are in a campervan; tents would have no problem. 

Bath/Shower house: Extremely clean. It is a bit of a hike from the tent sites to the bathhouse, which is ¼ mile from Site 6. The shower was one of the best campground showers we’ve experienced– nicely tiled, long bench, several hooks, immediate warm water, and nice water pressure. Since the bathhouse was so far from the tent sites, it would have been nice to have a vault toilet in this area. 

Activities: There are several trails in this park, however, they are a bit of a distance from the campground, so unless you want a longer hike, you need to drive to the trailheads. The best one is to Rainbow and Turtle Back Falls, a somewhat challenging 4-mile round trip hike, but well worth it. 

We had planned a return to this campground specifically to hike to Rainbow Falls. Our stay was very pleasant (despite periodic downpours!), and Connie, the camp host, was one of the best we’ve encountered in a campground.

General: 161-site campground with a mix of electric and non-electric sites. There are double sites (at double the cost) in each loop. Most all are level with generous-sized paved camper pads. Each site has a tent pad, picnic table, fire ring, bear box, and lantern/bear hook. 

Site Quality: Our site had an almost ridiculously long camper pad that could easily fit the largest Class A. It backed up to the gravel path and Davidson River but the road is just on the other side of the river so there is road noise although it quiets down at night. 

Bath/Shower house: There are more than enough bath/shower houses but most of them are a little dated and basic, although clean. Two stalls, one sink, and one shower. The bath/shower house in the Hemlock Loop is newer with individual shower or bath stalls. These were so much nicer that I walked from our loop to take a shower in Hemlock. 

Activities: Hiking trails both nearby and in the park. There is a dirt/gravel trail that runs the length of the campground along the river and extends into the town of Brevard. Many people come here for mountain biking as well. 

This was our second time camping here, once in the autumn and this time in the spring. Both stays were very pleasant. I know they sustained some damage from last fall’s hurricane (particularly to the English Chapel), but it appears they are open for reservations which made me happy as we would gladly stay here again!

We were the only campers there. It was very quiet. The stream ran right by the campsite so listening to the stream as we went to bed was wonderful. Bathroom was clean. Site was clean. Only one side of campground is open in winter.