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Tent Camping near Scottville, NC
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State parks and national forests surrounding Scottville, North Carolina offer diverse tent camping options along the New River watershed. New River State Park features several tent-only campgrounds including Alleghany Access and Prathers Creek primitive paddle-in sites, where tent campers can enjoy riverside camping. Basin Cove in the Blue Ridge Parkway provides backcountry tent camping with required permits, while Mountaineer Campground in Lansing offers 13 primitive tent sites. Blue Bear Mountain Camp in nearby Todd provides both drive-in and walk-in tent sites with varying levels of privacy and amenities.
Tent campsites throughout the region range from developed sites with basic amenities to truly primitive backcountry locations. At Basin Cove, campers must hike approximately one mile to reach tent sites, with no vehicle access permitted. According to reviews, the ground at many sites can be rocky, requiring a hammer to secure tent stakes. Most primitive tent camping areas provide fire rings but limited other amenities. Cell service is notably absent at many locations, particularly at Mountaineer Campground where visitors report "absolutely no cell service anywhere in the county." Water sources vary significantly, with some campgrounds offering potable water while others require filtering from streams or bringing your own supply.
The tent camping experience in this region offers exceptional natural settings with varying levels of solitude. One camper at Basin Cove noted it's "far enough that you won't find high-maintenance campers or crowds," making it ideal for beginner backcountry tent campers. At Blue Bear Mountain Camp, visitors highlight the "night sky with little to no light pollution" as a major draw for tent campers. Road noise can be an issue at some locations, particularly those near highways. Riverside sites are common throughout the area, with campers at Dusty Trails Outfitters in Crumpler describing "spacious, quiet, remote campsites" with the sound of water creating a peaceful atmosphere. Walk-in tent sites generally offer more privacy than drive-in options.
Best Tent Campgrounds near Scottville (54)
1. Blue Bear Mountain Camp
"It offers RV, drive in and hike in tent sites and also teepee camping."
"We had a neighbor nice enough to give us his site because he was leaving early and I would have stayed another night there. It was C3 backed into the woods on level ground. It made for a cozy morning."
Check Availabilityfrom $25 - $136 / night
2. New River Alleghany Access Primitive Paddle-in — New River State Park
"My family went to tent camp and enjoyed our stay. We discovered others with campers that had wonderful campsites. The bathroom facilities are new and very clean. We enjoyed hiking."
"Sites with full hookups: 3, 7, [8, 12, 13, 14, 15 near bath house] 18, 19, 20 Bath house was nice and clean. Canoe up camp sites right along the River."
Check Availabilityfrom $17 / night
3. Dusty Trails Outfitters
"We met Dustin as he was packing up near his boat launch area. If you drive down Garvey Bridge road (past the bridge), you will easily see the shuttle bus labeled Dusty Trails Outfitters."
"Gorgeous location along the river."
Check Availabilityfrom $20 / night
4. Basin Cove — Blue Ridge Parkway
"You have to make a reservation with the park office for your site and drop by the ranger station to pick up your permit."
"Easy hike in, but far enough that you won’t find High-maintenance campers or crowds. Maybe some horseback people. Campground has tent pads, picnic tables, fire pits, pit toilets, water pump."
5. Riverside Canoe and Campground
"We stayed in the camping cabins located on the hill behind the store. It was so quiet & offered a beautiful view of the river from the picnic table."
Check Availabilityfrom $25 - $55 / night
6. New River Redemption
"Close to town yet quiet. This is my favorite"
from $35 / night
7. Royal Oak Campground — Hungry Mother State Park
"Most cabins also have covered porches, exterior picnic tables, and exterior fire rings. The Creekside Campground loop has water and electric hookups, picnic tables, and fire rings."
"It has 11 car camping platforms for tent only camping . There is no electric or water at each site. There is a bath house for the 11 sites."
Check AvailabilityCampground full next weekend
Get a text when availablefrom $27 / night
8. Mountaineer Campground
"Lansing, NC is located in Ashe County and has some very good fly fishing nearby. The campground is run by the city of Lansing and is located 1 mile north of Lansing, just off highway 1353."
Check Availabilityfrom $20 - $25 / night
9. Scales Trailhead Basecamp
"Once reaching the off road trail my partner got nervous, feeling as if our Forrester wouldn’t make it up. My advice… come prepared. I got. Flat on the way up and was able to make it to my campsite."
10. Washington & Jefferson National Forest Dispersed Sites
"The Appalachian Trail and Virginia Creeper Trail are just minutes away, as well as some easy whitewater paddling fun on the White Top Laurel Creek."
"Only downside was the spot I set up camp was very close to the road and headlights from passing cars would light up the spot. However the road was quiet most of the night."
Drive Time
- 1 hr 28 min from Winston-Salem, NC
- 1 hr 45 min from Kingsport, TN
- 1 hr 48 min from Blacksburg, VA
- 1 hr 50 min from Johnson City, TN
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Tent Camping Reviews near Scottville, NC
1102 Reviews of 54 Scottville Campgrounds
- MMichelle A.
GuideFort 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
tommy M.ScoutJomeokee Campground
Great location , clean bathhouse
Windy W.ScoutDoe 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
Bonnie H.ScoutDoe 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.ScoutDoe 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
- AAndrew W.Scout
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.
- SSheila B.Scout
Wytheville KOA
From check in to our stay, large big rig drive through lot. Quiet and clean park. Even had pizza and delicious wings delivered right to our coach. Next time through we hope to stay again.
Debbie M.ScoutArarat River Campground
No Resort Here
This is not a resort type campground. It is a place for people to bring old campers to live full time and long term. The electric and water utilities are original from the 50's and there are constant problems with both. There is a lot of unrecognized potential because the owners do not reinvest any money into anything for the campground.
Guide to Scottville
Tent camping around Scottville, North Carolina centers on the Blue Ridge Mountains where elevations range from 1,500 to 3,500 feet, creating moderate summer temperatures compared to surrounding lowlands. This mountainous region typically experiences nighttime temperatures 10-15 degrees cooler than daytime highs, even in summer months. Ground conditions at tent sites can vary significantly with rocky terrain common in higher elevation areas.
What to do
Fly fishing access: At New River Alleghany Access Primitive Paddle-in, tent campers can enjoy excellent fishing opportunities. According to one camper, Lansing and surrounding areas have "very good fly fishing nearby," making it an ideal base for anglers.
Hiking nearby trails: Tent campsites near Scottville provide access to multiple hiking trails. At Scales Trailhead Basecamp, campers can access the Appalachian Trail directly from camp. One visitor notes, "It's right on the AT, so there are lots of through hikers that you'll see stop in for a night. That also means that there's lots of great hiking options!"
River activities: The New River offers excellent water recreation from tube floats to kayaking. At Riverside Canoe and Campground, "You can rent a tube to place a cooler inside of so you can tube down the river with beverages and snacks in tow. The end of the rafting experience puts you right there back at the campsite."
What campers like
Mountain elevation cooling: Blue Bear Mountain Camp sits at higher elevation, providing relief from summer heat. One camper explains, "The elevation is high so weather is nice for those trying to escape the summer heat," while another confirms experiencing "70-80 [degrees] in July!"
Creek sounds at night: Many tent campsites feature proximity to running water. At Washington & Jefferson National Forest Dispersed Sites, campers appreciate "The sound of the creek was lovely all night," while another notes their site was "on the edge of a creek that we could filter water from with ease."
Wildlife viewing: The region offers opportunities to see local fauna. At Scales Trailhead Basecamp, visitors specifically mention "wild ponies" as a highlight of the camping experience alongside "beautiful views."
What you should know
Cell service limitations: Connectivity varies dramatically throughout the region. At Mountaineer Campground, there's "absolutely no cell service anywhere in the county," while Washington & Jefferson National Forest Dispersed Sites similarly reports "No network at all." However, at Dusty Trails Outfitters, tent sites maintain reasonable connectivity.
Road conditions: Several campgrounds require navigation on unpaved roads. Scales Trailhead notes "the road in is rocky," with one camper specifying "High clearance 4wd needed" and another estimating "probably 45 mins from the road to the campground."
Water sources: Most primitive tent sites lack running water. Basin Cove Campground has "NO clean water source, you have to bring a filter system with you," while multiple campers recommend bringing water or filters for tent camping throughout the region.
Tips for camping with families
Kid-friendly activities: Consider sites with built-in recreation. At Blue Bear Mountain Camp, one family notes, "The hike to the pond was a little more strenuous than we anticipated but once you get there, there is a nice creek and we caught a trout in the pond right away." However, they mention "I wish there was a playground for the kids."
Space between sites: Families benefit from campgrounds with ample space. Blue Bear Mountain Camp provides "very spaced out" sites according to visitors, with one noting "The camper spots are very spacious and C1-C3 are completely shaded."
Planning for elevation: Higher elevation campgrounds require additional preparation. One family camping at Blue Bear mentioned "the state maintained gravel road used to access campground was narrow and would be difficult to get a large camper up there," suggesting smaller vehicles work better for family camping.
Tips for RVers
Limited hookup options: Most tent campsites near Scottville have minimal RV amenities. At New River Prathers Creek Primitive Paddle-in Only Campground, tent camping is the primary accommodation with no dedicated RV facilities despite listing electric hookups.
Specific site recommendations: At Blue Bear Mountain Camp, campers advise "They do not have water hookups - you fill your camper tank with water at the office area. They have spots with electric hookups," with some noting specific site recommendations: "C3 is the best by far! But you have to book early because C3 is very popular!"
Access considerations: Road conditions impact RV accessibility to many area campgrounds. One camper warns that even at established campgrounds, "the state maintained gravel road used to access campground was narrow and would be difficult to get a large camper up there, although there were lots of large ones there."
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