Thunder Rock Campground

I always have a great time staying at this campground and meeting many friendly people. The road noise is not as bad as some people say. I mostly hear only the river running. The shower house is always clean, and for $15, it is a great deal. Make reservations on line as it fills up on the weekends.

The campsites are spread out a decent amount, some more than others. More trails than you know what to do with. The main bathhouse is the cleanest. Was a little confusing when pulling up, as it was our first time camping in a national forrest but we enjoyed our time. You are near enough the main Forrest road so you will hear traffic but it didn't bother us much at all. Super easy to find. When you pull into the campground rean the main board for instructions on how to pay, I recommend driving around the campsite once to figure out which one you would like to use.

My husband's family took me here for my first camping trip, and I loved it! It was a quiet spot right on the water, in late fall when all the leaves where so beautiful. Mind you, I did wear every piece of clothing I packed, to the point that I couldn't even fold my arms. I've been on many camping trips since, and my cold tolerance has improved, but Thunder Rock remains one of my favorite spots to this day. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a place to spend a night under the stars!

Right next to pump house which added to excitement. Short hike to Olympic kayak course. Beautiful. Clean.

We used this campground as a staging point for our Overlanding trip on the Big Frog Loop. Nice campground serving kayakers, white water rafters, hikers, mountain bikers, and trail riders/overlanders. Friendly camp host that regularly checks the grounds and bathrooms. Camp sites are level and and shaded, and include at least one lantern pole, table, and a fire ring. Water points and multiple Bear safe trash receptacles located around the campground. See our video review at https://youtu.be/rrmt3FDzlX8

We have stayed in this campsite twice.  Being on the river is awesome.  Yes, the highway is close, but it didn't bother us.  The shower house/bathrooms are well-maintained and clean.

While a convenient place to base many outdoor activities (whitewater, MTB, hiking), this place has a enough detractions that you best be prepared for otherwise you could be disappointed. It’s noisy, really noisy, think camping next to the interstate noisy. If you have been riding or paddling or hiking all day, you might sleep though it. Don’t expect the river to drown out the highway noise. Speaking of drowning, this is really not a good place for families with small children, the campground is on the river and all of the sites on the north side have access to it. This is not a lazy river, this is serious fast moving water. Be very careful with your kids.

The sites on the south side away from the river tend to be wet or even quite muddy, choose your site carefully if booking online.

While there is a nice clean central boathouse along with pit toilets, don’t expect much if any hot water. The pit toilets and the boathouse were clean but there was an overall slight sewage smell to the entire place during both of our visits.

Finally, don’t drink or have ANY alcohol visible at your site. We were warned by other campers and rangers patrolled the park several times everyday during our visits.

Easy access off Hwy 64, so close to stores for food and firewood. Well maintained campsite with clean bathrooms and very clean, nice showers. Alcohol prohibited as think county is dry. There seems to be an attendant and if so, they do an excellent job maintaining the campsite. This is a popular site and you need to check availability online ahead of time, reserve and book. Low periods are first come first served but check first. Cell coverage very poor with Verizon and non existent with T mobile. Bring ear plugs as highway very close

This is a really great car camping campground along the Ocoee River. The space is divided up into a campground and a day-use area. The campground has bathrooms that are kept clean and a pay station to deposit your fee. From the campground, you can actually walk to the river and can also access several other hiking trails. Each site has space for several tents along with a picnic bench and fire ring. They also have a mountain bike cleaning station since there are several trails accessible from the campground. Overall, this is a great option if you are looking for easy car camping along the Ocoee.

Very busy campsite. Get here early if you want to get a spot. There are showers on site and very clean bathrooms. Would recommend if your coming down to go rafting. No cell service with ATT. Make sure to bring your own firewood in with you. Lot of families and felt very safe.

Spectacular views and lots of places to explore in the Cherokee National Forest.

We checked out the Ocoee Whitewater Center, Mac Point Beach, Clemmers Trailhead, went whitewater rafting and floated down the river behind the campsite.

Would love to visit again and check out more of the many trails in the area.

Campsites are close to one another. If you camp at a site near the water, it is really nice, but everyone will walk by your campsite so they can go down the path to the river.

There are two trailheads in the surrounding area - Thunder Rock Express and Dry Pond Lead with parking available at the Campground entrance (no fee for hikers). Great waters for whitewater rafters and kayakers to enjoy. For the hiking and biking enthusiasts the Tanasi Trail system that adjoins at the Ocoee Whitewater Center, just a short hike or drive from the campground.

Right next to the ocoee river. Wonderful spot

I was able to easily camp here in my van for the night. Right off of the Upper Ocoee River near the Olympic Section, so it was a little noisy with highway 64 traffic.

The campground was very clean and well maintained. There is a bath house with showers and an area to hose off bikes as well. There's no approved place to wash dishes, the bath house and water pump both specifically say not to clean dishes in the area. My guess is this is due to the possibility of attracting black bears, there are several bear proof trash cans available for use. The campground backs up to the river and a really great hiking trail. There's no ranger station or check in, it's self filled envelopes or registering online.

I took my son camping, river rafting, and ziplining last Labor Day weekend. We had a great time! The bathrooms got a tad dirty but there was a ton of people there that weekend. Other than that it was amazing.

One of my favorite campgrounds when paddling the Ocoee River. Nice clean bathrooms and campsites right along the water.

The campground was alright. The majority of the sights were right on the riverside, but the neighboring road has heavy traffic. The camp host was also not at the campground when I "checked in" either...

This campground is right on the road, which is a shame because it is central to mountain biking, hiking, and rafting on the Ocoee River. Semi trucks brake down the mountain ALL night long, and even though the river is loud and beautiful, the cars and trucks are louder. We tent camp, so this might not be as helpful of a review for RV people. Other than the road, it was great to mountain bike straight from the campsite to the Tanasi trail system. Hiking trail heads were also directly from the campground. We used the group site, and there was plenty of room, but super close to other campers. Not very primitive here.

Alcohol is not permitted. Overall a great place to stay, economical, clean, good facilities. Right on the Ocoee River - whitewater kayakers can put on the river right from their campsite.