Kings Mountain — Kings Mountain State Park

A lot of the amenities were built by the CCC, but many have not been maintained. The sites are pretty close together and some are not suitable for a camper over 24'. The cleanliness of the bathhouses depends on the host. I have seen very good and also pretty gross. This place is nicer than a lot of the private campgrounds around this area and has a lot of potential if they can get the funding.

Must have been a site to see

This place has not been kept up very well probably due to funding. The scenery is beautiful and is a must see; however, it does look pretty scary in some parts due to lack of care. The restroom aren't very clean as well but at least the plumbing works.

Potential

I expected a little more from this campground. The reviews I read made me think they had a lot to offer, but not so much. Stayed here April, 2018 for a week with my grandson. We were very disappointed to hear that they had kayaks, but weren't renting them out yet, due to not having a rack built for them yet. I assume so they couldn't lock them up. I thought they rented horses, but I misread the info..they had horse trails if you brought your own horse. The campsites are extrememly close together. The trails were nice. The camp store wasn't stocked the way you'd think it should be. I probably won't visit this campground again.

A little disappointed

I carefully scouted online and got a great site for our tent camping (wouldn’t have been great for RVs) but there were definitely some awful sites to be had. Restrooms were clean and well stocked. Nicely stocked store. Living history farm was disappointing - not much to look at and not enough signs. 

Good sites and bad sites 

Great campground with clean facilities and lots of amenities. Convenient country store at the park office. Hook ups for both RVs and tent campers. Sites are very close together.

Family friendly. Clean. Great activities

I've visited twice now when a church group was having an event in the park. Our group rents out a group cabin area, complete with its own bathhouse &amp; kitchen-lodge.

The cabins themselves are rustic - one-room, with bunkbeds or cot-like beds, depending on your cabin. They've obviously been being used for years for school and scout groups, as they are covered in kids graffiti (mostly just names &amp; dates). I like the rustic cabin idea, but the screens in the cabin windows have badly needed repairs on both of my trips, so aside from mosquitos you end up contending with wasps too. The bathhouse is not well taken care of, &amp; the bathroom attached to the lodge/kitchen is disgusting. I suppose for the church's purposes, the price is good &amp; the area works. For a big group it's nice to have the whole area to ourselves.

Review of the Group Cabin Rentals

Camp grounds were not in great condition. Fire rings corroded. Sure we're to close to each other (RVs). Camp store attendant was rude. Hiking trails were really good. Well marked. Beautiful area. 

Not bad. Been to better places

Decent sites. Bath houses are ok. Can be noisy at night at times 

Ok campground 

Tons to do, including hikes and history. Make sure to go across the street to the Kings Mountain Military site. Better yet, plan your stay when they are doing an event. 

History Abounds

It's a very nice campground with very friendly people and nice trails around. The only issue which wasn't big for me due to tent camping, the sites looked washed out and very unlevel so depending on camper or RV might take some work getting level! 




Great place, but...

A fun place to take your travel trailer or RV for the weekend. Sites are large and plenty of space to spread out and enjoy with your pets. Campground store was well stocked with essentials including bundles of wood.

Pet & RV friendly

Lots of sites could use some attention. Tangled tree roots, water ruts. Muddy when it rains. They don’t put gravel often. It gets jam packed on the weekend. Staff isn’t terribly friendly. Lots of big group tent campers. Lots to do in the area. Very friendly squirrels. 

Bumpy to get around

Sweet little 4 mile hike back to a primitive camping area. There is one designated area but we passed a few campsite scattered along other areas of the trail. The National park sits back-to-back with the state park and is joined by a nice trail. 

Kings mountain National military park

We went for a weekend with our grandsons. Due to our work schedule we arrived after the gate was locked-not a problem, but they do lock gates fairly early. 
The road in is quite narrow, and if you happen to meet another RV, someone will need to back up. The campsites are packed it really tight without many trees between them. 
We had a small pull through that worked fine for a weekend. Bathrooms were adequate. There’s a nice playground hiking trails and a small lake for paddling (no swimming). The park was quiet with many families camping there.
We will probably visit again but will go during the week to avoid some of the crowd.

A Bit Tight

There are so many things to experience at or near this state park. My favorite section was the Living History Farm. There was also the old bath house at the lake, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Adjacent to the state park is King’s Mountain National Battlefield, so if you want things to do, there is no shortage if you like history, like to fish, and like to hike. However, my campsite was not favorable to tent campers. If you are in an RV or a travel trailer, it would be great, but the gravel is uncomfortable to sleep on unless you are sleeping on a cot. The bath house(the one not on the National Register), is air conditioned and modern. However, you will need to take your own towel if you want to wash your hands. I did not see any paper towels. With that said, the bath house was great. The office fits right in with the theme of history. It has a charming cottage feel to it, and it has an old gas pump from the 1930s(?) out front. You can rent boats and PFDs from there as well as get some basic supplies. Additionally, there is a volleyball area and a basketball goal for the young at heart. As I stated earlier, my favorite area was the Living History Farm. I had to restrain myself from including too many photos of it. Overall, this was a great experience for things to do, but staying in a tent there was not ideal.

History Lives in and near this State Park

This is a very nice state park. The sites are well spaced and wooded. (If you think they are too close together you haven’t been to many private campgrounds).
Our site was level and spacious, although some were not as level. Our first site had an awkward incline. The guy at the trading post said they were working on them.
We were there mid-week and the campground was very quiet. The only noise was from crows and other birds, and acorns falling in the woods.
There is electric (some 50 amp) and water but no sewer. There are 2 dump stations. Several bathrooms/showers are available.
There is a nice playground, hiking trails, a lake, canoe rental, and a trading post with some food, ice, camping supplies, firewood and souvenirs.
There is also a separate Equestrian campground!
The stare park is adjacent to Kings Mountain National Battlefield Park, with Revolutionary War history and more hiking.

Nice quiet state park

Great all around experience. Myself,the wife and boys all had a great time. Bath houses were clean with no issues. Camping store was stocked with all your needs with a very nice associate. Definitely will be returning, hopefully in January after the holidays...

1st family tent camping trip

In full disclosure. We bought a camper and decided on this campground as our maiden voyage. It’s close to the dealer we bought the camper from, and had available sites on short notice.

We’ve tent camped here before and enjoyed our stay and will this time as well. 

I’ve never towed a camper before and I’m
still learning. Any sites that have a moderate slope can be a challenge. Especially to a newbie.

I’m this case we made it work using leveling chocks on one side of the camper. No complaints. We wish we made a better site selection that’s more level. Lol. 

A nice quiet place that’s well maintained, but with minimal amenities. We like the quiet and hiking trails and enjoy our stays here.

Nice!

We enjoyed this campground, but most sites were as close together as dome commercial/independent campgrounds that aside,the one recently remodeled facility was great, the other older facilities were a bit lacking. Sites were mostly not level, but also not too obtuse

Cell coverage not the greatest, but managed 6 or 7 meg down on Visible and T-mobile 

Lovely for Change of Leaves. Friendly staff &amp; hosts

Nice tree’d campground   Peaceful but close

Large sites, mostly level, with table and fire ring. Decent bath/shower buildings. Large day use area with pavilions, tables, grills and playgrounds. Cute camp store. 

Big sites in the woods with water and electric

1st thing was i received an email telling me to check in at trading post and had the wrong address. we arrived as well as 2 other campers at the wrong address and then had to drive a mile or so to turn around. The trading post check in is in the campground!! 
The park is very pretty with all the trees, but the campsites themselves are very unlevel and laid out very awkwardly. The electric and water are in odd spots on each site. Luckily we were on one of the rare fairly level sites.
The road into the campground is narrow, hilly and windy. We were able to do it in our 32 foot class A, but luckily no one was coming the other direction. 
This would be a very nice park if they spent some money on the individual campsites.
