Best Campgrounds in North Carolina

Campers pitch their tents and park their RVs mere steps from B. Everett Jordan Lake's sparkling waters, with direct access to swimming beaches and prime fishing spots.

Elevated dune sites peek over windswept grasses to reveal Atlantic Ocean panoramas, while dense maritime vegetation carves out private pockets among the coastal landscape.

Massive beachfront sites sprawl across windswept dunes where the Atlantic roars just steps from your tent, putting world-class surf fishing and legendary waves within immediate reach.

Nestled on a forested peninsula jutting into Lake Chatuge, this mountain retreat delivers direct water access alongside trails that wind through the Nantahala National Forest.

Tucked between two loops that hug the banks of the Mills River, shaded campsites sit beneath towering hardwoods where the constant rush of mountain water drowns out everything but nature.

Four shaded camping loops encircle a mountain lake where swimmers splash on sandy beaches and anglers cast for trout beneath towering Appalachian forests.

Towering hemlocks shade 161 riverside sites where the Davidson River's constant rush drowns out neighboring campers and lulls you to sleep each night. Launch waterfall hikes to Looking Glass Falls from your campsite, then cool off with a natural waterslide down Sliding Rock's 60-foot...

This remote Smoky Mountains valley delivers an authentic backcountry experience where elk herds graze at dawn and historic homesteads dot the landscape.

Tucked away at 5,310 feet elevation, this high-altitude haven delivers refreshingly cool mountain air and a backcountry atmosphere that feels worlds away from crowded tourist spots.