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About North Mills River
Number of accommodations: 25
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Fishing
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (511)
What Guests Are Saying
North Mills River Campground offers a serene escape with beautiful scenery, clean facilities, and friendly hosts. Campers appreciate the well-maintained sites, proximity to fishing and biking trails, and the peaceful atmosphere without cell service. While some showers had water pressure issues, the overall experience is positive, with visitors looking forward to returning.
What Guests Are Saying
North Mills River Campground offers a serene escape with beautiful scenery, clean facilities, and friendly hosts. Campers appreciate the well-maintained sites, proximity to fishing and biking trails, and the peaceful atmosphere without cell service. While some showers had water pressure issues, the overall experience is positive, with visitors looking forward to returning.
Review Summary
Angela A
VerifiedAugust 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: NORT
I think I have found my new favorite campground in Pisgah NF. This is a small, cozy campground with large sites that have rhododendron and other vegetation barriers providing privacy for each campsite. It gives the illusion of being way out there, with no cell service, no electricity, etc but it is not too far from a great local brewery, gas, restaurants and groceries. It is very close to several trailheads with the ability to make endless loop hikes or bikes. The river is great for taking a dip in, very cold and refreshing. The campground is very clean and well keep the north side bathrooms show their age but the shower and bathrooms on the south loop are very nice. Look forward to returning again, my pick of the best sites for tent camping would be #4, #10, #11, #12 and #13, but really there are no "bad" sites. FYI: #7 is across from the dumpster, #8 is across from the water spigot and #5 is near the vault toilets and all sites had bear boxes for food storage. Wood was $10 a bundle from the hosts, but just outside the campground a local farmer had cut wood for $5/bundle or $20 for self stack. Ice is available at the Ingles grocery at the entrance to N. Mills River Road.
Phillip M
VerifiedAugust 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: NORT
Very well kept facilities and the hosts were nice.
Phillip M
VerifiedAugust 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: NORT
Very well kept facilities and the hosts were nice.
Vanessa G
VerifiedAugust 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: NORT
Clean and well kept campsite and facilities. Beautiful scenery and great location! The kids enjoyed tubing down the creek.
Vanessa G
VerifiedAugust 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: NORT
Clean and well kept campsite and facilities. Beautiful scenery and great location! The kids enjoyed tubing down the creek.
Margaret L
VerifiedAugust 1, 2023 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: NORT
My main complaint is the air quality in these campgrounds. Everyone seems to need a campfire which they often will smolder come morning. Good air quality is a priority for my family, I wish people could learn to appreciate the same. Also, the night sky is one of the pleasures of this place! Enjoy!
Margaret L
VerifiedAugust 1, 2023 • Stayed at: 003, Loop: NORT
My main complaint is the air quality in these campgrounds. Everyone seems to need a campfire which they often will smolder come morning. Good air quality is a priority for my family, I wish people could learn to appreciate the same. Also, the night sky is one of the pleasures of this place! Enjoy!
John T
VerifiedJuly 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: NORT
The campground was nice and the bathrooms were clean. We loved being so close to the river and having our campsite beside a creek. It wasn’t overcrowded, which was great for solitude. The office manager and his wife were nice and friendly. All in all we had a great experience and will be back again.
John T
VerifiedJuly 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: NORT
The campground was nice and the bathrooms were clean. We loved being so close to the river and having our campsite beside a creek. It wasn’t overcrowded, which was great for solitude. The office manager and his wife were nice and friendly. All in all we had a great experience and will be back again.
Robert G
VerifiedJuly 14, 2023 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: NORT
North Mills River is a jewel. Well-run, clean, small, friendly... what else? Beautifully-situated. And my reserved campsite was raked (!) and tidied by the staff before I got there. Top-notch folks running a top-notch campground.
Location North Mills River
Address:
5289 N. Mills River Road
Mills River, NC, 28742
United States
From Asheville, take U.S. Highway 280 west to North Mills River Road. Follow North Mills River Road to the campground.
Latitude & Longitude: 35.4072 / -82.6458
Elevation: 678 feet
Policies & Rules
Cancellation policy
- Reservation fees are non-refundable. For campsites, cabins, lookouts, yurts, group sites, and similar stays, we charge a reservation service fee of $8.
- Standard cancellations usually have a $10 cancellation fee. Customers can generally cancel before the check-in date online.
- Late cancellation rules differ by stay type.
- Individual campsites: cancelling after 12:00am local time the day before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- Cabins, lookouts, and yurts: cancelling less than 14 days before arrival usually means a $10 cancellation fee plus forfeiting the first night's fee.
- One-night reservations: a late cancellation usually forfeits the full amount paid, up to the total original reservation cost.
- Modifications are allowed before the cut-off window, but fees depend on the change. Changing to dates completely outside the original reservation dates may trigger a $10 change fee. Extending or shortening a stay that still includes original dates usually has no change fee, though refunds may depend on timing and facility rules. Switching to the same type of campsite for the same dates usually has no change fee, but price differences are charged or refunded.
- Early departures may or may not be refunded. At certain facilities, partial refunds may be possible if staff can mark the site available for other visitors. No refund is given for a night if the early departure is requested after that day's check-out time.
- Security deposits are separate. Security deposits may be refunded to the original payment method if the facility is left in acceptable condition, as determined by the property.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
