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142 reviews
Black Mountain Campground is praised for its clean facilities, with bathrooms and showers maintained daily. The friendly and helpful staff enhance the experience, and the campground offers great access to hiking, including Mt. Mitchell. Visitors are advised to be cautious of bear activity and to secure food properly, but overall, it is a lovely and enjoyable camping destination.
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May 24, 2021 Stayed at: 023, Loop: Upper
Three adult females and three teenage girls camped here, working on Girl Scout badges. We had a great time. I highly recommend this campground. The staff was outstanding, the bathrooms and showers were great. We felt safe and truly enjoyed our time. The location for us to complete our hike up Mt Mitchell was perfect! I will definitely be coming back to this campground with my family. Highly recommended!!
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May 24, 2021 Stayed at: 011, Loop: River
First time I have been camping in about 40 years and it was great. Sleeping in a tent was a new experience for an old guy but overall I enjoyed the time and the campground. It's well maintained and in a beautiful location along the South Toe River. Facilities were great and I really appreciated the (unexpected) hot showers. I am planning to do this again soon
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May 17, 2021 Stayed at: 025, Loop: Upper
The three best things about this campground are: 1) camp hosts, 2) location, 3) cleanliness. The camp hosts are super friendly and happy to provide great information on hiking trails, things to do, or just provide balls and frisbees for the kids to play with. They also have various and sundry items, including ice cream, for sale at the office. The location is outstanding - a gorgeous campground right next to the South Toe River where you can fish, do short hikes to waterfalls, or big hikes to Mt. Mitchell. The facilities are extraordinarily clean and the water is warm for showers.
We visited in our travel trailer and stayed at the site w/electricity. Note that there are no water or sewer hookups, but there is a dump station about a mile back up the road. You can get water in the campground for your fresh water tank if you want, but we just dry camped. Of course, not an issue if you're tent camping.
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May 16, 2021 Stayed at: 021, Loop: Upper
Great hosts, working tirelessly to keep the campground looking spiffy.
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May 5, 2021 Stayed at: 025, Loop: Upper
Staff very friendly & helpful. Restrooms and showers clean & well lit. Campground appeared clean & well maintained.
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May 5, 2021 Stayed at: 035, Loop: Upper
The camp is extremely well maintained by active and hardworking hosts. The sites were raked and level. The hosts were doing brush cleaning up and giving small piles of kindling to the sites. It was a clean lovely experience in a gorgeous location.
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May 1, 2021 Stayed at: 025, Loop: Upper
Well maintained, friendly hosts
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October 31, 2020 Stayed at: 011, Loop: River
Black Mountain Campground is an ideal spot for camping!
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October 30, 2020 Stayed at: 031, Loop: Upper
No cell service at the campground and very spotty reception along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Make sure you follow the directions given by the campground - my GPS took me to their closed off entrance and I had to drive another 40 minutes around to the actual entrance. Nice facilities and many campsites were higher than the parking area, having stairs to get up to the pad. Level gravel pad for tent set up, nice fire ring and cooking grate, a pole to hang a lantern or trash bag on. The camp host had firewood and kindling for sale! Had very friendly camp neighbors. Would definitely camp here again!
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October 28, 2020 Stayed at: 008, Loop: River
Relatively modern, clean facilities with well spaced campsites. Beautiful location with easy access to some excellent hiking.
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50 Black Mountain Campground Road, Burnsville, NC 28714 United States
Elevation: 916 ft
From Asheville, North Carolina, take I-26 west to exit 9 onto 19 east towards Burnsville. Follow 19 to Micaville and turn right onto Highway 80. Continue south approximately 12-14 mi to Mount Mitchell Golf Course. Turn right on South Toe River Roa...
From Asheville, North Carolina, take I-26 west to exit 9 onto 19 east towards Burnsville. Follow 19 to Micaville and turn right onto Highway 80. Continue south approximately 12-14 mi to Mount Mitchell Golf Course. Turn right on South Toe River Road and follow signs to Black Mountain Campground.
Black Mountain Campground is accessible via I-26 and US Highway 19. From I-26, take exit 9 onto US 19 east towards Burnsville.
The closest entrance is: Cataloochee Entrance
Approximate drive: 58 mi · over 1 hr (99 min)
Last updated: October 22, 2026
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Population: 2,082
Nearby city: Asheville, NC
Approx. 21 mi away (straight-line distance)
Elevation: 2,815 ft
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