Huckleberry Campground

My family and I booked a four night stay at Huckleberry in August and I had all intentions of walking trails, going to TFP's in Avery or spending time elsewhere but what I ended up doing was enjoying the river right from our campsite the entire time! Kids caught frogs and jumped off the rocks on the other side of the river while I enjoyed the grassy hill and painting rocks around the campfire. Spot so good you don't need to go anywhere else! Will return for sure.

Campground is very clean. Sites have green grass and are well trimmed. Hosts show much pride in their facility. Campground advertises Wi-Fi but it only works on either end.

This is a great place to camp! There are logging trucks every morning during the week and they start early. That said, it is beautiful, it is usually quiet, there are huckleberries in late summer, and the river is a good float, though I recommend taking along an extra tube so that if you, like me, get stuck on a rock and rip yours apart, you will get to tube the rest of the river in the extra one rather than riding in someone else’s floating cooler! Inflatable kayaks seemed to do the best, but those had to be dragged cross rocks a few times too.

Our camping experience earned a solid four stars. The area is beautiful, the river is refreshing, and it was a great time. However, we were also promptly met by Jerry (the camp host) and given a rundown of the campground rules.

We had a large crowd and multiple small children. On the fourth night, Jerry instructed us to move our small gas fire pit from the gravel parking lot to fire rings provided. This request seemed impractical; the pit provided is very close to trees and the space was limited, leaving little room for everyone to comfortably gather. In addition, we were unable to see the littles riding their bikes around the loop. The logic behind this move was unclear (especially with the fire danger) as it was not a problem for the first 3 nights. We tried to reason that we were within our campsite and a large gravel area, but there was no leeway. There was old wood in the provided fire pits and we were told to clean it out ourselves to make room for the gas pit. The shifting requirements felt a bit excessive.

I would like to suggest that the fire rings be moved away from the trees, so that a family can fit around the fire pit without sitting in the long grass behind it. Overall, the area is beautiful and we had a nice stay.

First the price went up 300 percent. Then when we pulled in to the campground the camp host started being rude and laying down the law. We have been coming to this campground for many years and we were never treated like we were this year. We will not be camping there again. There are plenty of free camping spots on Forest Service Federal land.

Jerry and Patti were fantastic Camp Host!! We hope they come back next year

Great spot right off the rest area. Site was only slightly off level but easily fixed by moving around a bit. Camp host attentive

The park and camp hosts were great bathrooms were very clean. Not sure why prices more than doubled but had fun

Loved the location and the fact that there was a river right in the campground was extra cool. The grounds were very well kept clean. The only negative was at around 5 AM the logging trucks start coming by and the campground is right along the highway. Worth it though.

Campsites were clean and well kept. Hosts friendly!