Standing Indian Campground

Our family has a long history of enjoying this campground and Kimsey Creek, and the access to the Appalachian Trail. We were sorry to hear of the demise of the big tulip poplar, but didn't get to "pay our respects" on this trip. I think the berries we found and enjoyed were black raspberries. Playing in the river was a big part of the fun ... from the great-grandson on up the generations! Thanks to a very kind fellow camper, my grandkids got a small taste of tubing. We loved seeing the hummingbirds on the Bee Balm.

Great campground, clean campsite sand restrooms, helpful hosts !

Very clean restrooms/bath houses. Grounds were kept clean and we saw campground host walking and driving in their golf carts throughout the day and evenings.

Love the campground with its generally large campsites . Some are smaller but all are good size. Clean bathrooms.

Clean facilities, quite campground with a ton of outdoor activities around.

Standing Indian Campground is a great campground if you get the right site. There are no photos of the individual sites, so you can’t see what you are reserving. We arrived and found our site had no trees and was out in an open field. We needed trees to set up a tarp in case of the forecasted rain. We went back to the check in and were told we could pick a first come first served site and then cancel our reservation. This is what we did and our campsite was very nice - lots of trees and surrounded by rhododendron so it was very private. The restrooms were nice and the hot showers worked well. The little store had a variety of supplies but not huge. Several trails right out of the campground made hiking convenient. We will go back!

I have mentioned this several times to the people who work for Nantahala Forest Service and I have spoken to other campers who say the same thing: the campsites are very poorly maintained. We have camped there for several years and there has not been any pea gravel added to the sites, which makes them muddy when it rains. There is enough money that goes through that campground every year to be better maintained than that! Apparently, from what I hear from the camp hosts, that all the money is being used for the Nantahala Outdoor Center. I ask you: how fair is that? Money that could be used to maintain one place being spent on something else? I wish somebody would go take a look at those campsites to see for themselves just how bad they look. And the grills at the sites are bent as if something heavy has been dropped on them. I called the Nantahala Forest Service last week when I got home but no one has returned my call. As many people that have called them, they probably know why I called! Please check into this and light a fire under the right people to get this taken care of. Thank you, Lorna Ashe

My family loves this place! Staff are friendly and helpful. Bathhouses are super clean. We will be back!

Gerald and Judy are so welcoming and friendly. Love just chatting with them. Campground is clean, bathrooms are immaculate, and the river is refreshing.

Tent sites were private and the canopy of the trees kept it cool. Will definitely return.