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About Black Mountain Campground
Number of accommodations: 18
Activities & Attractions
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Fishing
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Year-round
Fishing
Hiking
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (139)
What Guests Are Saying
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.
What Guests Are Saying
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.
Review Summary
Tom S
VerifiedMay 5, 2021 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: Upper
Staff very friendly & helpful. Restrooms and showers clean & well lit. Campground appeared clean & well maintained.
GREGORY S
VerifiedMay 16, 2021 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: Upper
Great hosts, working tirelessly to keep the campground looking spiffy.
Gray W
VerifiedMay 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.
James M
VerifiedMay 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
Erika J
VerifiedMay 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!!
Pamela Y
VerifiedMay 29, 2021 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: Upper
We thoroughly enjoyed our weekend at Black Mountain. The management team members were very attentive and great to work with and kept everything clean. The campground was a pristine quiet space with access to great hiking.
Margaret C
VerifiedJune 12, 2021 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: Upper
Clean, quiet campground
Bonnie W
VerifiedJune 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: Upper
Great hosts, clean restrooms and well kept grounds and campsites.
Waterfalls and trails to explore. Lock up your food in the car at night as you are in a bear sanctuary.
Matthew B
VerifiedJuly 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: Upper
Nice and clean. Friendly staff.
dan p
VerifiedJuly 14, 2021 • Stayed at: 033, Loop: Upper
Perfect campground to hike to Mount Mitchell. The trail head starts in the campground and is well marked all the way to the top. The showers were warm. The campsites are well spaced.
Location Black Mountain Campground
Address:
50 Black Mountain Campground Road
Burnsville, NC, 28714
United States
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 miles 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.
Elevation: 916 feet
20 mi drive to downtown Burnsville (about 36 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- Generators may be used up to 4 hours per day between and .
- First-come, first-served sites available and sites available for advanced reservation are available.
- Cell service is limited, texting might be a possibility.
- This facility is located within a bear sanctuary; keep all food out of site in containers or locked inside a hard-sided vehicle, secure trash in provided bins and remove all food from area after eating.
- Click here to learn more about the National Forests in North Carolina
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Last updated: September 8, 2026
