JACKRABBIT MOUNTAIN
JACKRABBIT MOUNTAIN
JACKRABBIT CAMPGROUND
JACKRABBIT MOUNTAIN
JACKRABBIT CAMPGROUND

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly Pet Friendly
Showers Showers

About Jackrabbit Mountain

Jackrabbit Mountain Campground offers scenic lakeside camping in the beautiful Nantahala National Forest of southwestern North Carolina. Campers can breathe the fresh air of the forest while enjoying numerous recreation activities, including hiking, picnicking, mountain biking, fishing and water sports at Jackrabbit Recreation Area. The campground contains three seperate camping loops; Loops A is open May - September, and Loop B and C is open May - October.  

Available sites

92 total sites

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Currently open - Oct 2 to Nov 1

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Pet friendly Pet friendly
Showers Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
  • Showers
Water Access

Water Access

  • Beach Access
  • Lake Access
Pets and Policies

Pets and Policies

  • Pet friendly
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

92 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 002, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 003, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 004, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 005, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 006, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 007, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 008, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 009, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 011, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 012, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 013, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 015, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 017, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 018, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 019, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 020, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 021, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 022, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 023, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 024, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 025, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 026, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 027, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 028, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 029, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 031, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 032, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 033, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 034, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 035, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 036, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 037, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 038, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 039, Loop: A RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 041, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 042, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 043, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 044, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 045, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 046, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 047, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 048, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 050, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 052, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 053, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 054, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 055, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 056, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 057, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 058, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 059, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 060, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 061, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 062, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 064, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 065, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 066, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 067, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 068, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 069, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 070, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 071, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 072, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 073, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 074, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 075, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 076, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 077, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 078, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 079, Loop: B RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 080, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 081, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 082, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 083, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 084, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 085, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 086, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 087, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 088, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 089, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 090, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 091, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 092, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 093, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 094, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 095, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 096, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 097, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐 098, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 099, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐 100, Loop: C RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In

Reviews (499)

What Guests Are Saying

Jackrabbit Mountain Campground offers a fantastic camping experience with clean facilities, friendly hosts, and beautiful lakeside views. Visitors appreciate the well-maintained sites, access to recreational activities like biking, swimming, and kayaking, and the peaceful atmosphere. While there are some concerns regarding bathroom maintenance and noise from motorboats, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with many guests eager to return.

Review Summary

4.5
499 reviews
5
66.7%
333
4
21.0%
105
3
8.6%
43
2
1.6%
8
1
2.0%
10

Rubi M

Verified

August 6, 2020 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: B

5

Clean, lovely. The hosts were helpful. The bathrooms clean. as soon as we got home from our last trip we booked our next one.

Michael P

Verified

August 8, 2020 • Stayed at: 048, Loop: B

5

Fantastic! Been coming to Jackrabbit well over 20 years now, ever since I was a kid. Always enjoy Lake Chatuge

kristy s

Verified

August 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: A

5

This is a fantastic campground. The camp host is extremely helpful and friendly. The sites are fairly private, the bathhouses were really clean, and the lake is beautiful. The mountain bike trails at Jackrabbit Mountain are great for all skill levels. Our 7 and 10 year old loved it and my husband thought they were fun as well. We have already booked another stay for September. There are no hook-ups in the campground so if you’re in a camper just be prepared. This is one of our favorite campgrounds now in the Carolinas now.

Robert H

Verified

August 19, 2020 • Stayed at: 089, Loop: C

4

Very nice location. If you have a pet there isn't much to do. Restrooms have no hand soap or sanitizer dispensers but nice electric hand driers which seems odd especially now. There is no control over drive thru traffic.

Kim B

Verified

August 24, 2020 • Stayed at: 087, Loop: C

5

Sites were good

Tracie S

Verified

September 2, 2020 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: B

5

Loved the campsite #43, under the trees, level, and just across from the water. Came to MTB and we could bike there on a connector trail from the campground, as well as to the swim beach and boat ramp. Lovely ride across that pasture. Sweet little fishing pier.

Dusty J

Verified

September 7, 2020 • Stayed at: 050, Loop: B

4

The campsite was amazing. However the cleanliness of the bathrooms left a lot to be desired. They were not kept up we were there for 3 Days and they were dirty the entire time. Also some of the bathrooms were locked for the 1st 2 days because they were out of order but they didn't put an out of order sign so you just kept going hoping no one was using them. They need new camp hosts.

Kristine W

Verified

September 12, 2020 • Stayed at: 097, Loop: C

4

This site was in loop C, and we stayed during a holiday weekend. Whenever the campground is full, the bathrooms and showers in this loop are insufficient to meet the demand, and we ended up waiting in line to use the facilities or biked to loop B to avoid the wait. All toilets and showers each have their own door, which was really nice. There are only two toilets and two showers in loop C, while there are 8 toilets and 8 showers in loop B. The tent pad for this site was 5 ft from the tent pad for site 82, which is nice if you know each other, but awkward if you don’t, or don’t want to make friends. The driveway was one of the few in loop C that will accommodate a short trailer, and there are trees between the driveway and road, unlike most In the loop in which you are just pulling over to the side of the road.

As for the activities, we biked, hiked, and kayaked, and really appreciated the connector trail from the campground to the bike trails. There are also two nice hiker only loop trails near the boat ramp. Plenty of shoreline to launch kayaks, but in loop C, you may have to carry them as much as 50 ft to the water’s edge. We really enjoyed our time here with our two boys, ages 11 and 13. We plan to come back, but will plan ahead to get a site on the outside of loop A or B. For a last minute booking, we couldn’t have asked for a better getaway.

Lynn H

Verified

September 22, 2020 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: A

5

What a beautiful campground!

Brian B

Verified

September 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: A

4

Had a great stay!! Bathrooms were pretty clean and the grounds were in great shape.

Location & Directions for Jackrabbit Mountain

465 Jackrabbit Road, Hayesville, NC 28904 United States

Elevation: 585 ft

Getting There

From Hayesville, North Carolina, take U.S. Highway 64 east for 6.2 mi. Turn right onto State Route 175 and go 2.5 mi. Turn right onto State Road 1155, which turns into Forest Road 248.

From Hiawassee, Georgia, take Georgia Route 75 north for abou...

Nearest town

Hayesville, NC - 11 mi

About 17 min to downtown

Highway access

Jackrabbit Mountain is accessible via U.S. Highway 64, which is approximately 6.2 miles from Hayesville, NC. Additionally, access can be gained from Georgia Route 75, which transitions into North Carolina Route 175.

Near Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The closest entrance is: Deep Creek Entrance

Approximate drive: 44.7 mi · over 1 hr (77 min)

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Last updated: October 22, 2026

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