About Van Hook Glade
Number of accommodations: 10
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Reviews (154)
What Guests Are Saying
Van Hook Glade is a charming campground known for its beautiful, secluded sites and friendly hosts, Mark and Emily, who ensure the facilities are clean and well-maintained. Many guests appreciate the intimate atmosphere and proximity to hiking trails and waterfalls, making it an ideal spot for families and outdoor enthusiasts. However, some reviews note issues with road noise and a few campsite specifics that may detract from the overall experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Van Hook Glade is a charming campground known for its beautiful, secluded sites and friendly hosts, Mark and Emily, who ensure the facilities are clean and well-maintained. Many guests appreciate the intimate atmosphere and proximity to hiking trails and waterfalls, making it an ideal spot for families and outdoor enthusiasts. However, some reviews note issues with road noise and a few campsite specifics that may detract from the overall experience.
Review Summary
Robin C
VerifiedNovember 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: VAN
Excellence. Hosts were great, bathrooms clean, definitely plan a return trip
Dave K
VerifiedOctober 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: VAN
Great, friendly hosts. Best firewood.
John M
VerifiedOctober 25, 2023 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: VAN
Nice campground bathrooms clean
Jonathan S
VerifiedOctober 17, 2023 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: VAN
Love this small quiet campground. Bathroom had showers that were almost hot. Camp hosts were helpful and friendly. Our 32 ft travel trailer fit fine, but roads to campground are very narrow and curvy. No cell and no starlink due to tall trees. Site 9 would be a good starlink option, next time! We were in site 20, road noise during the day, but quiet at night.lots of pines and rhododendron, I really like this place.
Jim Sarah D
VerifiedOctober 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: VAN
Clean, Private sites! Host was very nice and suggested great trails to hike and waterfalls to see.
Alice Feeney
October 6, 2023
Beautiful little national forest cg. We are in site 20. Big spacious sites, quite private. Lots of rhododendron. Real pretty. I wouldn't come here to have a quiet camp experience, cause the road is loud during that day, night is silent though.
Awesome clean bathrooms and shower. No electric, water available, but not at site. If u have solar or starlink, 9 is the site for you. Our rig is 32 ft. We fit in fine, but the roads getting here, oy!! Not for the faint hearted driver. Do not take your rig on 64 north to or from cg. No joke, it's white knuckle driving, just in our truck.
Love this place. Lots of trails back into the rec area behind here. Beautiful lake, picnic spots, trails, big parking lot too, can fit a RV up here no problem.
Angie
October 4, 2023
We rented sites 7 and 8 for our family of eight camping excursion. Love that those 2 sites connect with a little trail through the trees without walking down the steps to parking and back up steps to the other camp site. Those are also close to the bathroom with 2 individual bathrooms and 2 individual showers both with locked doors and privacy. This is a more primitive campground- no water or electricity at the campsites.
Some reviews mention the noise from the traffic, it is close to scenic hwy 64 so during the day we could hear traffic, mainly motorcycles, but as it got dark we rarely heard anything.
Not much cell service so if camping doesn’t mean ‘getting away from it all’ to you- I don’t recommend but we did not have good cell service on the drive of hwy 64 or in parts of the surrounding towns.
All in all a very beautiful quiet place for camping and relaxing.
Shalin R
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: VAN
Close to main road. Clean site. Clean washrooms and free showers. Almost every site had water outlets.
Emily O
VerifiedAugust 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: VAN
Seriously underrated campground. Each camp site is very private and feels like you are actually in the woods rather than an RV campground. There are no hookups but for short trips in our pop up, this will be our go to spot from now on. Bathrooms are clean with warm water in the showers and the hosts were fantastic! They even had little activities and goodie bags for my kids. 10/10 would recommend- but don’t tell everyone!
Linda G
VerifiedAugust 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: VAN
The site was clean and ready for you. The host and hostess were friendly and came by once a day and checked on us. The bathrooms and showers were clean. We love this campground.
Location Van Hook Glade
Address:
14014 Highland Rd
Highlands, NC, 28741
United States
From Highlands, North Carolina, follow Highway 64 west approximately 4.5 miles. The campground entrance is on the right.
Latitude & Longitude: 35.0772 / -83.2464
Elevation: 992 feet
Policies & Rules
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No hookups available |
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Sharp curve inside campground loop may make maneuvering an RV difficult |
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Campground hosts on-site |
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Limit two vehicles and two tents maximum; some walk-in sites are limited to one vehicle |
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Campfires can only be made in fire rings provided |
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This campground is managed by the Cradle of Forestry In America Interpretive Association |
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Click here to learn more about the National Forests in North Carolina |
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Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more. |