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About North Mills River
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Reviews (560)
What Guests Are Saying
North Mills River Campground is a beautifully maintained site with clean and spacious facilities, offering a peaceful experience deep in the woods. Camp hosts are friendly and helpful, providing excellent service and local activity recommendations. While some bathroom facilities are older and access to certain sites can be improved, the campground is praised for its beautiful scenery, fishing, and proximity to hiking and biking trails.
What Guests Are Saying
North Mills River Campground is a beautifully maintained site with clean and spacious facilities, offering a peaceful experience deep in the woods. Camp hosts are friendly and helpful, providing excellent service and local activity recommendations. While some bathroom facilities are older and access to certain sites can be improved, the campground is praised for its beautiful scenery, fishing, and proximity to hiking and biking trails.
Review Summary
Jeff K
VerifiedOctober 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: NORT
Had a great time. Quiet and clean. We were in site 5. There is a vault toilet not shown on the reservation site map 10 feet from the site. Luck had it that it was closed. Before going to North Mills I suggest you visit Google and look up what Poison Oak and Poison Ivy look like. I know it is a forrest but it was lining the camp site and even growing around the bear box area. We had dogs with us so we were careful that they stayed out of it so when petting the dogs we didn't get it. Bath house very clean but no hot water when we tried to take showers. Could be that someone used it up before we got to it? Asheville about 35 minutes and there is a great Ingles grocery store near by. No cell but Starlink worked well.
Jeff K
VerifiedOctober 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: NORT
Had a great time. Quiet and clean. We were in site 5. There is a vault toilet not shown on the reservation site map 10 feet from the site. Luck had it that it was closed. Before going to North Mills I suggest you visit Google and look up what Poison Oak and Poison Ivy look like. I know it is a forrest but it was lining the camp site and even growing around the bear box area. We had dogs with us so we were careful that they stayed out of it so when petting the dogs we didn't get it. Bath house very clean but no hot water when we tried to take showers. Could be that someone used it up before we got to it? Asheville about 35 minutes and there is a great Ingles grocery store near by. No cell but Starlink worked well.
John S
VerifiedOctober 27, 2022 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: NORT
Great camp site. Very clean sites and bathrooms. Very friendly hosts.
Samuel C
VerifiedOctober 27, 2022 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: NORT
We camped in our Scamp for 4 nights a couple of weeks ago at the peak of the leaves and it was magnificent!. Our Tacoma had no trouble taking the dirt and gravel road up to the Parkway. I think it may close in winter. I was able to get in our spot ok because the dimensions were correct but I wish there had been a picture on the website. That is helpful in selecting a site.The ranger and host were great.
John S
VerifiedOctober 27, 2022 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: NORT
Great camp site. Very clean sites and bathrooms. Very friendly hosts.
Samuel C
VerifiedOctober 27, 2022 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: NORT
We camped in our Scamp for 4 nights a couple of weeks ago at the peak of the leaves and it was magnificent!. Our Tacoma had no trouble taking the dirt and gravel road up to the Parkway. I think it may close in winter. I was able to get in our spot ok because the dimensions were correct but I wish there had been a picture on the website. That is helpful in selecting a site.The ranger and host were great.
gary F
VerifiedOctober 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: NORT
Awesome
gary F
VerifiedOctober 25, 2022 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: NORT
Awesome
Emily W
VerifiedOctober 21, 2022 • Stayed at: Group Site, Loop: NORTH MILLS RIVER
Group camping here was fantastic. We felt tucked away from other campers. Facilities were clean, and we enjoyed having a tidy port a potty on site, and bathrooms an easy walk away. We made lots of good memories, including a trip to DuPont Forest waterfalls, about 30mins away.
Emily W
VerifiedOctober 21, 2022 • Stayed at: Group Site, Loop: NORTH MILLS RIVER
Group camping here was fantastic. We felt tucked away from other campers. Facilities were clean, and we enjoyed having a tidy port a potty on site, and bathrooms an easy walk away. We made lots of good memories, including a trip to DuPont Forest waterfalls, about 30mins away.
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.
Elevation: 678 feet
5.9 mi drive to downtown Mills River (about 12 min)
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: September 9, 2026
