Balsam Mountain Campground

Balsam mountain campground site 14 review

Plenty of room to park, length and width. Parking is in the sun and a bit pitched in two directions, about two legos front to back and about one lego from the outside edge to the curb. The parking spot gets plenty of sun most of the day.

The tent pad gets a decent amount of shade most parts of the day, some strong sun around mid-day. Shade all day long under the old conifers that are great for hammocks.

Reception - spotty T-Mobile reception on the phone, spotty with the WeBoost and 5g mifi hot spot, but enough to keep in touch. Got starlink working best spots in the road in front of the sprinter or back on spot 16 by their tent pad.

It's a pretty remote campground, paved road all the way in, so much better than Cattaloochee. Some people are just here for one night, some for several nights. It's pretty quiet and low noise overall, no generators running, no kids running around. Almost always a breeze which is moderated by the trees that protect from all sides. Never a line in the bathroom. Very friendly and helpful camp host.

Balsam mountain campground site 14 review

Plenty of room to park, length and width. Parking is in the sun and a bit pitched in two directions, about two legos front to back and about one lego from the outside edge to the curb. The parking spot gets plenty of sun most of the day.

The tent pad gets a decent amount of shade most parts of the day, some strong sun around mid-day. Shade all day long under the old conifers that are great for hammocks.

Reception - spotty T-Mobile reception on the phone, spotty with the WeBoost and 5g mifi hot spot, but enough to keep in touch. Got starlink working best spots in the road in front of the sprinter or back on spot 16 by their tent pad.

It's a pretty remote campground, paved road all the way in, so much better than Cattaloochee. Some people are just here for one night, some for several nights. It's pretty quiet and low noise overall, no generators running, no kids running around. Almost always a breeze which is moderated by the trees that protect from all sides. Never a line in the bathroom. Very friendly and helpful camp host.

Great spot for a campground! Peaceful!

Great spot for a campground! Peaceful!

I was iffy on believing all of the reviews that said that it would be so much cooler here, but boy was I pleasantly relieved when it was a full 20 degrees cooler than the base of the mountain. Our site was at the far back of the camp so we parked in the lot, but it was a very short walk to get to. We were right by the woods where we were told many animals, such as deer, wild boars, and bear frequently come through but we didn’t end up seeing any. Each site had a bear box to keep your food in if needed. The bathrooms were very clean. The host was very nice. Definitely take advantage of heading down the road a little ways to catch the sunset over the mountains because it was AMAZING!

I was iffy on believing all of the reviews that said that it would be so much cooler here, but boy was I pleasantly relieved when it was a full 20 degrees cooler than the base of the mountain. Our site was at the far back of the camp so we parked in the lot, but it was a very short walk to get to. We were right by the woods where we were told many animals, such as deer, wild boars, and bear frequently come through but we didn’t end up seeing any. Each site had a bear box to keep your food in if needed. The bathrooms were very clean. The host was very nice. Definitely take advantage of heading down the road a little ways to catch the sunset over the mountains because it was AMAZING!

Always the quite and scenery at Balsam is tops.

Always the quite and scenery at Balsam is tops.

The good: The setting is beautiful. Close to some really nice, off the beaten path trails up Balsam Mountain. The bad: 1. no showers. 2. no privacy - the campsites are way too close together with no trees or barriers in between. We were in a clearing with two other parties, both with screaming kids from sun-up to late night - the only way to get to our campsite from the parking lot was by walking through theirs.

The good: The setting is beautiful. Close to some really nice, off the beaten path trails up Balsam Mountain. The bad: 1. no showers. 2. no privacy - the campsites are way too close together with no trees or barriers in between. We were in a clearing with two other parties, both with screaming kids from sun-up to late night - the only way to get to our campsite from the parking lot was by walking through theirs.