Great experience at end of May, 2023. The park has had primitive camping for years, but this year is the first season with an area for RVs/trailers and a separate area tent campers. All sites are level with concrete pads, except for the tent site. Fire pit is on bricks. Bathhouse is immaculate. The park has a great visitors center, lots of trails for hiking and seeing waterfalls, campground is pristine, and non-tent sites have full hookups. The park covers 7,000+ acres and hosts the start of the trail into Pisgah National Forest to the famous Rainbow Falls. We have a 17' Casita and stayed in a site with full hookups. Activities in the surrounding area include lots of waterfalls, hiking, mountain biking, golf, shopping and dining in the Highlands, and some great restaurants.
We stayed at Morganton for a couple days in late September. Well kept sites, beautiful lake views, great camp host, and the bathhouse was clean. Some sites have water and electric, and some do not. The best sites are further away from the entrance and near the lake. We were on site 3 (near entrance), which was spacious and level, so we had two vehicle and our 17' Casita with plenty of room left over. However, there is large, bright light that comes on at dusk and stays on all night. Lots of hiking around, and we took a canoe paddle on the Toccoa River. The town of Blue Ridge nice with lots of shops and restaurants, albeit busy on a Saturday. We will definitely come back again, as we really enjoyed our time here.
This is a state park in the north Georgia mountains and is great for cooling off from the Atlanta metro heat of the summer. The campground is well maintained and the bathhouses are very clean (they have individual ones). The park has some great hiking trails from easy (lake trail), moderate (Bear Hair Gap), and hard (Blood Mountain), as well as a lake for paddling, and spacious campsites in the woods. Helton Creek Falls is just up the street, and Brasstown Bald(highest point in Georgia(4,784 ft.) is about 20 minutes away. You can access trailheads for Blood Mountain on the AT from both the park (long at 8+ miles) or drive 5 minutes down the road for a shorter hike at(4.2 miles). Lots of other activities with 15-45 minutes (quaint towns, vineyards, tubing etc).
We stayed here the Memorial Day week. Great campground with spacious sites and very quiet. Some of the sites have more privacy with the palmettos in between, but the site we were were at did not. Sites are level, park is clean, bathhouses are clean. Three bars of cell service at the campground. The park has some trails for hiking, a nature center, picnic areas, and of course access to the water for fishing and kayaking. We rode our bikes around the park every day. We especially liked the short river trail in the mornings and evenings - great views. This campground is within an hour's drive of Jekyll Island and St. Simon's Island, as well as Florida beaches, which we visited. We also took the ferry to Cumberland Island National Seashore and spent a day hiking around the island - it was amazing. See photos below.
Wonderful little campground that is well suited for tent camping, or if you have a small trailer like us - a Casita. Large campers and RVs will not fit. No hook ups, but we filled our water tank and used our solar panels for power. Camp hosts were fantastic, campsite was perfect with just a short walk to a creek. Bathrooms and showers were clean. It was quiet and perfect to unwind and relax. Just 4 miles from downtown Highlands if you want to grab a bite to eat our shop. Plus there are so many great hikes and waterfalls in the area. Highly recommend.
We camped here for 2 nights in early March, so that we could hike Providence Canyon. Campground and bathhouse are clean, but not much privacy. We were facing two of our neighbors. There is not a lot to do in the area except for Providence Canyon, and of course, if you have a boat, the lake at Florence Marina. Poor cell service, but they do have full hook-ups. Campground was quiet.
We really enjoyed camping at Cloudland Canyon. We took our first trip in our new Casita camper there in August. But, prior to that we had scouted out the campground back in March. Book on the west rim, as there is more privacy and space between campsites. Clean facilities and well kept state park overall. Lots to seek in the park if you like hiking; beautiful views of the canyon and waterfalls. Lulu Land Trust is a short drive from the campground, which has a breathtaking waterfall (reservation needed). We will be returning.
We stayed at Bear Den at the end of October 2020 to enjoy the autumn colors in Western NC. I loved being able to camp in our little Casita in Pisgah National Forest right off the Blue Ridge Parkway. We were able to take advantage of hiking at Linville Falls/Gorge, Grandfather Mountain and Hawksbill Mountain. Plenty of other activities around if hiking is not your thing. Some of the sites are a bit close due to it being a private campground. However, we scouted out the best sites for us and are rebooked in a much more private site for 2021. Wi-fi is only available up near the visitors center. Well maintained campground with clean facilities. Water, electric and sewer hook up available.
We camped at Henderson Beach State Park the last week of 2020. It was absolutely beautiful with well kept grounds and clean facilities. The beach was amazing and our site was so private. We were on D loop, and I would recommend loop A or B as first choice. However, all sites are very private and level. Only 2 bars on cell service and wi-fi is only available at visitor center and bathhouse. Would definitely stay here again.