Located just a short drive from Bryson City in Western North Carolina, Turkey Creek Campground is the perfect staging ground for all your Smoky Mountain adventures. Our quiet, family-friendly campground is located just minutes from the Tsali Mountain Bike Trails, the Nantahala River and Outdoor Center, and the Appalachian Trail. The camp is located just steps from Fontana Lake where you can enjoy fishing, swimming, boating, paddle-boarding or just leisurely enjoying the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains. When the sun goes down, the fireflies come alive and are only outshined by the beautiful night sky views.

Our campground features generous and well-groomed tent pads, 20/30 and 50 amp power connections, freshwater access at every site, picnic tables and fire rings. If you’re traveling in a van, RV or pulling a trailer, we have options for all our guests. Or if you want to leave that all behind, you can rent one of our vintage trailers! Our bathhouse and laundry facilities are impeccable and we have an elevated deck area that overlooks the camp and is perfect for gatherings or just sitting in a rocking chair enjoying a good book. If you really must be productive or keep yourself connected to the outside world, we have fast, reliable high-speed WiFi available throughout the camp.

Consistently voted one of the “Top 10 Best Campgrounds”, come see what it’s like to be treated like family at Turkey Creek Campground.

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Turkey Creek Campground

The owner’s at Turkey Creek are very kind and inviting... water and electric at nearly every campsite, very clean bath facilities... small creek runs through the campground offering sweet sounds to fall asleep too... minutes away from NOC, Tsali, and Fontana Lake. 

One of my favorites!!!

Really laid back campground. Owner has a really cool dog that will hike to the lake with you. They serve coffee at the house and have a nice back deck to drink it on. Wifi was an unexpected luxury. Beautiful area and really nice people! Great facilities as well Very family friendly.

Rhododendron, Coffee, & Cool Dog

My visit here was great. Super nice campground. They have firewood and ice on site. Cleanest bathrooms I have ever seen at a campground. This was my second time here and I will go back when I am in the area.

One of my favorites

Be sure to reserve far in advance, as this is a very popular campground! Great sites, and a short drive to Tsali Rec area. Biking, hiking, horse trails, as well as lake access. Observe the trail sign for proper access. Unfortunately, they alternate days for user groups for bikes and horses.

Excellent campground near Tsali

Smaller camp grounds, that best suited for smaller campers, or tent camping. The driveway coming into the campground is steep, so drive slow, and I would highly recommend showing up before dark, not an entrance I would want to make after dark. They have affordable firewood and ice on site, free coffee in the office, and Wi-Fi. Currently I’m using the Wi-Fi from my spot, since cellular service in this area isn’t reliable. Make sure you download a google map “offline mode” map of the area before coming, since service is limited for ATT and Verizon. If your doing tent camping, they made these elevated large squares out of crushed gravel to put your tent on, that are perfectly level, and with the gravel, should stay dry in event of rain. Some of the spots have “river” access, I would call it more of a small creek, but still nice. All the gravel roads seem to be in great condition. Washer and dryers are available, and showers and bathrooms are way better than average. 