We stayed here for one night on our way to Roan Mountain. We pulled in at 11:30p and left at 9am the next day. It was quiet! Most residents seem to be full time and do not take care of their camper / grounds.

Bathroom was clean, with a little mildew. Shower was hot.

Owner of the rv park is very kind!

I wouldn't necessarily jump to stay here again. But it's a good choice if you need a quick place to stay.

We are currently camping for 5 nights here. Booked our campsite a day in advance; I think we got lucky with a cancellation. We are here during a lot of rain from Ida but it's so beautiful and peaceful.

On a non rainy day, we did 5 hikes to explore the mountain. On a rainy day, we went to Miller Farmstead and ate at Rocky Mountain Bakery (definitely recommend).

Wifi is great, though not sure if it would hold up during a busy crowd.

If you can book this park in mid June to see all the rhododendrons bloom, you'd be a lucky camper.

We are in site number 64 which backs up to a wet weather creek. All the sites here are great. They are all fairly spacious.

We will definitely be coming back here to camp!

I have nothing bad to say about this park. We loved our stay.

We RV'd at site 61 with our 21 foot long airstream. It was our very first trip with our airstream and we could not have asked for a better location. We loved the size and shape of the campsites. Ours had some stairs leading down to the firepit. It's a small detail but it made for a beautiful site!

The tall trees are abound and the constant sound of the creek water flowing was very peaceful.

Very quiet park. It was not very busy when we went because the temperatures were a bit chilly. Everyone was respectful with noise.

Bathrooms were in excellent condition. Great hot water and water pressure.

The Campground Hosts… this park is blessed with some heroes. One morning, it was pouring rain, and I did not want to walk in the cold rain to get to the shower. The camp host saw me waiting outside my airstream for the rain to slow down, and then he drove me (in his golf cart) to the showers. Then when I was done, he drove me back home!

We also had an issue on our way out of the park - our trailer jack broke when we were hitching up. We asked 2 camp hosts for their opinion and advice on what to do (again, this was our first time!), and they were both incredibly kind, explained our options, and one even gave us some supplies from his own toolbox to fix it! I think his name was Jeff. Jeff, thank you again for all of your help! We made it to Home Depot and fixed the jack, and we used one of the bolts you provided us!

Wonderful park with wonderful people - don't hesitate to book here!

We were not very impressed with the park when we first drove in to our campsite. The roads were not in the best condition, the sites were very close together, and the bathrooms were not very clean. But after two nights here, we really fell in love with the park and all it has to offer!

Though the sites are close together, it is all very scenic alongside the creek. We were in site 100 and would stay there again in a heartbeat.

The bathrooms are just a bit older (though, one of the bathrooms within the campground was pretty new, we discovered), they had hot water for showers with great water pressure.

Our neighbor next to us recommended we do the Ore trail as a short morning hike. You gain some slight elevation and you are above the campgrounds for a little bit, resulting in a pretty view. And then it goes by The Old Log House, a replica log house from the 1800s, and a replica church that is still in use today and is open all day.

We also walked to the Lodge and WOW, I highly recommend a visit there. It was a beautiful, big building with a view of the lake. It had a large bar area with outdoor seating and a restaurant. We went on a Sunday so we did not participate in the bar fun but I would love to go back for a sunset beverage!

Last thing I will mention is our phone service was excellent here. We use Google Fi.

We stayed at Bay Furnace in September 2019 for 3 nights. The campgrounds were pretty quiet and had open availability that time of year. These campgrounds had some of the best sites I've been to in terms of privacy, shade, and ample trees. Plenty of trees to hang hammocks and provide shade. Bathrooms are no frills (pit toilets). So close to the clean and pristine water of the lake, which is also an easy place to wash up. Checking out the historic bay furnace was fun, as was combing the grounds and beaches for leftover iron. We also spent a day biking around Grand Island, which was stunning. Northern MI is such a magical place!

Nice campsite in general, but a few tips I would like to make:

-C10 had NO shade, we put up lots of tarps. Most other sites had shade thanks to trees. This site also did not have any kind of "view" of the lake despite being very close to water.

-Water spigot by us did not work. Bathrooms in the C loop were closed the first day we were there… So getting water was not easy that first day!

• Ticks were bad (not the campsites fault at all - just sayin', bring the deet!)

• Beaches are closed. Beach/boat ramp area had a nice sunset view though. We found a small path that led to a rocky area by the lake and swam there.

-Trigger warning: you will see LOTS of confederate flags driving to this campsite.

We camped 3 nights at Smokemont in July 2020. Our site was C9, which is a tent only area. We loved our site because we were at the end of the tent rows and had plenty of room, and we were close to the creek! The campsite in general was quiet and most campfires were out by 10:30. The creek was great because it helped drown out any noise from other sites! We even had a big family with lots of little kids next to us and didn't hear a thing.

Campground was very clean. Bathrooms very clean. You cannot bathe in the creek nor dump any water at the sites - all has to be done at the Dishwashing station or in the bathroom sinks. Make sure you read all the campsite rules, they are very strict (for good reason, you're in bear country!) We saw 2 sites get violations.

Wood was $7/bundle, ice $3, we needed fuel which was $7/can. Also have horseback riding available for booking, $35/hour or $80 for 2.5 hours.

Campsite has multiple trails but we didn't do any of them. We hiked Alum Cave to LeConte (strenuous), Ramsey Cascades (strenuous), and Mingo falls (easy). The Mingus gristmill was an interesting place to visit too, and we saw lots of elk on the way!