Best Glamping near Mouth of Wilson, VA

Grayson Highlands State Park features four distinctive yurts at Hickory Ridge Campground, providing upscale glamping opportunities with spectacular mountain views. The Pinnacle Yurt (#3) stands out with its expansive 360-degree deck extending over the mountainside via a railed boardwalk that incorporates natural rock formations. Additional yurt accommodations can be found at Hungry Mother State Park's Royal Oak Campground and Blue Bear Mountain Camp, both within driving distance of Mouth of Wilson. These permanent canvas structures offer electricity, comfortable sleeping arrangements, and protection from the elements while maintaining a connection to nature. One visitor noted, "We stayed in a yurt and that was wonderful too. Really delightful."

The surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop for glamping adventures with elevations exceeding 5,000 feet. Hiking trails connect directly to the Appalachian Trail system, offering opportunities to encounter the park's famous wild ponies grazing on highland balds. According to a camper, "The wild ponies on Rhododendron trail were incredible along with the views! I have no words. You must camp here!" Riverside Canoe and Campground offers additional glamping options with access to tubing experiences on the New River. The staff provides tubes for coolers so visitors can float down the river with beverages and snacks. Most glamping accommodations require a minimum two-night stay, with peak season running April through October. Winter temperatures can drop significantly at these elevations, making spring through fall the ideal seasons for glamping in the region.

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Best Glamping Sites Near Mouth of Wilson, Virginia (42)

    1. Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park

    56 Reviews
    Troutdale, VA
    9 miles
    Website
    +1 (276) 579-2374

    $25 - $40 / night

    "Campground Review: There are two campgrounds in Grayson Highland SP which is located by The Mouth Of Wilson, VA, near the North Carolina border."

    "First off - if you are driving an RV or travel trailer up here - know what you are getting yourself into. The drive up here is challenging and only recommended from the East."

    2. Grindstone

    21 Reviews
    Troutdale, VA
    13 miles
    Website

    $24 - $36 / night

    "Campground Review:

    Located in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area of SW Virginia, the Gindstone Campground is tucked away midway up the mountain."

    "The fire pit had a great grate for cooking in our cast iron pans and the picnic table was a huge plus."

    3. Stone Mountain State Park Campground

    56 Reviews
    Roaring Gap, NC
    22 miles
    Website
    +1 (336) 957-8185

    $17 - $72 / night

    "We tow a 19' a-frame camper with a Toyota Tacoma and had lots of room on the pad. The pad was pretty level so set up was easy."

    "We were in loop A which had no electric hook ups. Each site has the usual fire pit, picnic bench and a pole for your trash bag. It was very roomy and well maintained."

    4. Wagoner — New River State Park

    17 Reviews
    Jefferson, NC
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (336) 982-2587

    $27 - $72 / night

    "Beautiful days hiking nearby, cold nights. Pet friendly. Pretty clean bath house. Visitors center nearby. Sites were mostly level, with gravel, fire pit, picnic table."

    "We were on site 50 which is closest to parking. No water view but more secluded then most sites. This site does get great sun in the afternoon."

    5. Hurricane Campground

    15 Reviews
    Troutdale, VA
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (276) 783-5196

    $20 - $40 / night

    "Located in the George Washington & Jefferson National Forests this campground was a nice find.

    Not crowded at all, maybe 5 other campers. Extremely quiet & relaxing stay."

    "Getting close to dark on a holiday weekend when we found this place. The hostess was very friendly and welcoming, even offered to deliver our firewood since we were on motorcycles."

    6. Royal Oak Campground — Hungry Mother State Park

    41 Reviews
    Marion, VA
    23 miles
    Website
    +1 (276) 781-7400

    $25 - $45 / night

    "Very nice lake for swimming and kayaking. Challenging hiking and biking trails. I saw some monster fish in the lake so my guess is the fishing is good."

    "Hungry Mother State Park, Royal Oak Campground, Marion VA...site 3. https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/hungry-mother

    Campground Overview: Located outside of Marion VA

    Hungry Mother State Park is"

    7. Twin Rivers

    1 Review
    Crumpler, NC
    4 miles
    Website
    +1 (336) 982-3456

    8. Riverside Canoe and Campground

    1 Review
    Crumpler, NC
    4 miles
    Website

    $25 - $55 / night

    "The staff here is INCREDIBLY friendly and the check-in building/store is small but mighty, offering items like local honey, local preserves and camping/swimming/tubing accessories."

    9. New River Canoe and Campground

    3 Reviews
    Sparta, VA
    10 miles
    +1 (540) 773-3905

    $29 - $89 / night

    "Stayed at the 221 walk/paddle in group site. The walk in wasn't a blast, but that was our fault, but the whole campground was kept up nice, bathroom was clean, sites were cleaned n trimmed."

    10. Blue Bear Mountain Camp

    27 Reviews
    Todd, NC
    27 miles
    Website
    +1 (828) 406-4226

    $25 - $136 / night

    "Totally worth driving up the small country mountain road. After you make it up. The office is on the right. Very friendly staff and super helpful."

    "Lovely woody and grassy field campground with only electric at our site. The sunrise is beautiful on the big field. The sites are well spaced and fairly level."

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Glamping Reviews near Mouth of Wilson, VA

525 Reviews of 42 Mouth of Wilson Campgrounds


  • Shannon G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Nov. 11, 2019

    Stone Mountain State Park Campground

    One night only

    We stayed for one night only on our way to Dreher Island SP. We didn't get in until after 4 pm, but there was still enough daylight to see how pretty the campground was. We had site 60 for the night. We tow a 19' a-frame camper with a Toyota Tacoma and had lots of room on the pad. The pad was pretty level so set up was easy. The site also had a huge area for the picnic table and the fire ring is far away from your camper. There was a huge grassy area behind our site with a creek, lots of space for our dog. We were in campground B (electric) and the sites were decent. There wasn't a lot shade for us, but up in the tent area they were surrounded by trees and it looked like they all had tent pads, some better than others. The shower house was nice, clean, flush toilets, and good showers. By the shower house they also had an outside sink to wash your dishes. We didn't get to hike, but everyone said we should if we ever go back. It's on our list to visit again.

  • Stuart K.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 5, 2021

    Julian Price Park Campground — Blue Ridge Parkway

    Delightful Respite in Julian Price Campground

    While there's a few dozen great places to stay in and around the Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway, there are few campgrounds as prized as Julian Price, which has plenty to explore just steps from your tent's front door (er, flap!). 

    After a 3+ hour drive from nearby Raleigh, my very great friend Gary (or'Gariatica' for short) and I landed at the D Loop, which is one of four campgrounds you'll find here. What's important to know about the'Big Letter D Barrio' as the locals refer to it as, is that the campground perches up almost immediately after entering it, so you'll be first met with a few of the lower campsites (which must receive a decent amount of noise from the passing traffic that is only 30-40 feet away from them) before coming to the ground's bathhouses (while just mediocre and not the cleanest, there are bonus points here for providing 'no coin required' individual, private stalls (8 in all), so no group showers, which will be disappointing for some, I suspect). 

    After passing the communal bathing facilities, you will circumnavigate the D Loop in counter-clockwise fashion (although many tried to swim upstream and go in the opposite direction, which I don't recommend, as apart from being hit from oncoming traffic, even if there was none, you would need to conduct a 17-point turn-around to park your car in the provided parking spot) to tour the 40 or so campsites. 

    While there were only a few free slots to chose from at the time of our booking (about 3-4 weeks in advance, so book early if you can!), we did get relatively lucky with our campsite, good 'ol D20, which had plenty of space for our behemoth 24 person tent cabin (OK, so you can't really sleep 24 in this sucker, but it sure would be fun trying!). 

    I would actually recommend the sites that were located directly across from ours - while ours slanted upwards(revealing our entire site), those on the other side of the road sloped downwards so had a solid amount of privacy. Basic amenities were had at most sites we saw- solid (yet aging) picnic tables, fire rings (with pull down grill) and wooden-encased tent platforms. Warning: no nearby running water (to clean dishes, you'll have to load them up in a bucket and trudge back and forth to the bathhouse (donning a towel is optional). 

    Also, I would suggest if you are looking at campsites here or in the other areas of this campground, do look at whether or not a trail cuts through or by your campsite. I don't know how you feel about 100's (this is a popular campground with loads of people hiking trails when we were there, so I'm not overestimating here) of strangers passing by your front door (dang it, I meant'flap' again!), but you might want to avoid the heavy foot fall traffic. 

    Also, unlike any other campground I've ever visited (I lost count after the first 100), I've never stayed at a campground where it was so easy for anyone to simply drive up and around the campground (usually, you have to persuade someone at the front gate that you belong there, right?) as this location has an EZ access point that avoids the ranger at the gate(who left promptly at 5pm anyway), which made me a bit uneasy, although we had no problems to speak of. 

    Last tip? My buddy who knows the area fairly well took me to Gamekeeper's Inn [https://gamekeeper-nc.com\\\\\\\] for one of the best meals of my life. This oversized log cabin chalet has an outstanding bar, simply fantastic staff, upscale smarts and feature exotic meats and rare game, so while I would have preferred hot dogs and beans fireside, followed by endless amounts of s'mores, I was instead dining on grass-[hand]-fed Bison and dungeon-free Emu, the likes of which I had never savored before. Quite delish, washed down by very fine Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough in the land of kiwis and finished off by, what else? You guessed it, a fantastic creme brûlée. Very nice and quite expensive, but hey, you only live once, right?!. 

    Happy Camping!

  • Jorge P.
    Jan. 2, 2022

    Blue Bear Mountain Camp

    New Years camping

    This place is absolutely beautiful. Totally worth driving up the small country mountain road. After you make it up. The office is on the right. Very friendly staff and super helpful. He walked us to our site and helped us make sure we could pull into our site. We set up on site C-4 close to the tree line so we had so much privacy. It was close enough to the bathhouse but far enough for us to feel secluded. They have a fishing pond, long hiking trails and only about 15 minutes from downtown. 

  • N
    May. 23, 2021

    Mayberry Campground

    Disappointing

    Sites are very close together with just a small spot of outdoor personal space. The campground sits on a hillside with multiple gravel roads. Although the landscaping is nice, there’s no trees near any campsites for shade. It’s right near the main highway which is convenient, but also noisy. No picnic benches on the sites unless you rent one and $10 to rent a fire ring. There’s 2 good-sized ponds for catch and release and also 2 kids playgrounds. There’s on bathhouse near the main entrance as well as laundry facilities. This is an okay place to stay if you plan on not spending much time in the campground.

  • A
    Apr. 8, 2021

    Honey Bear Campground

    Our favorite campground!

    We go back here multiple times each season. Very family friendly. Sites are relatively clean, easy to park at, bath house is clean& easily accessible. They even have a"coffee shop". The staff here are amazing! The campground is tucked away outside of Boone, but not so far that if you really need something you cant get it. The staff does a great job making sure the quiet hours are really quiet and no craziness happens. After looking around at other campgrounds, we really love this one. Most of the sites are shaded so in the heat of the summer it is really pleasant to hang out at the campsites(usually with a nice breeze). The location is also not far from the Blue Ridge Parkway and lots of great hiking.

  • Vic B.
    Nov. 9, 2020

    Grandfather Campground

    Great first camping spot.

    For my first time camping, we got a great location. The tent site we got, we could hear the running water from the stream. Bathroom and shower are clean and has heated water. Our came site had a lot of rocks so it was hard to sleep at night. Would recommend talking a air bed.

  • S
    Jun. 20, 2016

    Royal Oak Campground — Hungry Mother State Park

    Really a Great Park

    Everything you need to have a good time in the mountains! Very nice lake for swimming and kayaking. Challenging hiking and biking trails. I saw some monster fish in the lake so my guess is the fishing is good. Cabins are comfortable and have air conditioning!! I had a really great time there in June.

  • Katrin M.
    Jun. 28, 2020

    Stone Mountain State Park Campground

    Very nice campground

    I camped here with a friend and our dogs over the weekend. The campground has 3 loops. We were in loop A which had no electric hook ups. Each site has the usual fire pit, picnic bench and a pole for your trash bag. It was very roomy and well maintained. The bathhouse was a little bit older but had showers with hot water. Within a short driving distance you can find an old country store. They sell cool drinks and snacks. From the campground it is walking distance to the Stone Mountain loop. The nature and landscape is just so beautiful and definitely worth the trip. We would definitely camp here again.

  • A
    Nov. 12, 2021

    Honey Bear Campground

    Great experience with little ones!

    Beautiful campground with running creeks and sloping drives. Pleasantly surprised the weekend prior to Halloween that there was trick or treating, a haunted trail (kid friendly), and wagon ride. Camp team were extremely friendly and welcoming. Cute on-site coffee shop, clean bath houses, easy check in and setup process with the convenience of fire wood delivered to your site prior to arrival. Looking forward to returning!


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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular glamping campground near Mouth of Wilson, VA is Hickory Ridge Campground — Grayson Highlands State Park with a 4.8-star rating from 56 reviews.

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