Van Hook Glade

Lovely, small campground with lots of shade and privacy vegetation. I was very supervised by the flush toilets and showers. Lots of neat things to see in the area.

Great campground! Close to plenty of activities including Dry Falls and free entrance to beautiful Cliffside Lake. Highlands and Franklin are not far away either in case there is a need for groceries. Only downside to this campground is car noise from time to time, but it’s not bad. The bathrooms and the size of sites are awesome. Site 01 is super private and near a small creek. Great location.

It's a real nice, small, quiet campground. I'd go back.

A great feature of Vanhook Glade is it's proximity to the Cliffside Rec Area which ordinarily charges but is free to campers. That area has a beautiful lake and trails including one to a lightly visited beautiful waterfall. I walked the dog each morning up to this area, an easy half hour, and the additional trails would accommodate any ambition level. For those interested in a picnic or BBQ there were great facilities around the Cliffside Rec Area Lake. The scenic Bridal Veil and Dry Falls waterfalls are nearby and many trails in the Highlands area are within easy commute.

The good - beautiful and small campground. Camped here at least 5 times.

The bad - be prepared for rain even if it’s sunny. Always rains here. My small blind dog was attacked here by a fellow camper’s dog that escaped its harness and came into our campsite - was literally hunting my dog. Scary moment. Hosts were nowhere to be found during/after attack. Luckily my dog was OK.

We have camped here for years. I have always loved it. It's close to the waterfalls, hiking trails and fishing. Highlands is nearby. The camp host were awesome. Very nice and helpful. The rest rooms were kept clean. I highly recommend camping here.

Campsite #19 was very nice. Water spigot very close; walk to bath house not bad. Enjoyed hiking over to Cliffside Lake area and seeing nearby waterfalls. Only negative: the firewood we purchased on site was green and very hard to burn. Since you shouldn’t transport your own firewood, they really should have dry wood available to purchase. Would definitely go there again.

We had a great time even though it rained for quite a bit of it. There were plenty of spaces to hang our hammocks and the scenery was amazing. The lakes and waterfalls around here are fun adventures to go on with the kids. Very quiet and everyone we did meet was friendly. We will definitely be back!

Our tent-only site 12 was right across from the water spigot and (clean) bathroom, yet the short flight of stairs down the hill made it very private. The foliage was thick and the tent sites were spaced very far apart and while we had neighbors we couldn't even see their fire. There was only enough space for a single vehicle at this site. Absolutely no cell service at the campground, but a short 0.3 mile hike towards Cliffside Lake gave us one Verizon bar, enough to check texts. The Lake is more of a pond and felt very over-fished but was beautiful none-the-less. We enjoyed daily hikes out from the campsite and appreciated not having to drive anywhere. Hosts were friendly and informative. Very dog friendly atmosphere as well. We would absolutely come back!

Great staff, very quiet campground. Will be back!