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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
George F
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: NORT
Nice campground. Super clean facilities. Excellent host. Thanks!
Skye H
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2021 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: NORT
Campground was very nice. Hot showers and spaced out campsites made the stay most enjoyable. We set up our tent here and did not particularly enjoy sleeping on a gravel pad, but it was not the worst thing in the world. Would definitely stay again!
Skye H
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2021 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: NORT
Campground was very nice. Hot showers and spaced out campsites made the stay most enjoyable. We set up our tent here and did not particularly enjoy sleeping on a gravel pad, but it was not the worst thing in the world. Would definitely stay again!
Katherine w
VerifiedSeptember 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: NORT
Peaceful small campground next to the creek. Awesome hiking trail a short walk down the road. Clean bathrooms and hot showers.
Katherine w
VerifiedSeptember 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: NORT
Peaceful small campground next to the creek. Awesome hiking trail a short walk down the road. Clean bathrooms and hot showers.
Jess R
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: NORT
Overall, the camp site is nice with clean bathrooms. I don't think we will be returning but honestly it's not really the camp sites fault. We stayed at site 20 not knowing it was very open to other sites. Our neighbors were very loud and rude to each other. A family with older teenagers constantly fighting. One also seemed sick as they were coughing/throwing up all night which kept us up and was just disgusting. Also, the campsite seemed to have a straight up infestation of Cicada Killers. I get it, it's nature and bugs live there. However, these demons are, while basically harmless, huge and terrifying hornets. They are attracted to white light at night so it was impossible to have any lights on after dark without attracting several. We regularly heard yells and screams from other campers as the terrifying demon insects we're all over the place. Thus, it really wasn't a bad campsite overall we just didn't have a great experience and it was not nearly as private as I would like so we will probably will be elsewhere next time. But I would definitely recommend for families with small children if you prefer safety, closeness, and clean bathrooms over privacy. We went the first weekend of September so hopefully the Cicada Killers aren't there the rest of the year.
Jess R
VerifiedSeptember 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: NORT
Overall, the camp site is nice with clean bathrooms. I don't think we will be returning but honestly it's not really the camp sites fault. We stayed at site 20 not knowing it was very open to other sites. Our neighbors were very loud and rude to each other. A family with older teenagers constantly fighting. One also seemed sick as they were coughing/throwing up all night which kept us up and was just disgusting. Also, the campsite seemed to have a straight up infestation of Cicada Killers. I get it, it's nature and bugs live there. However, these demons are, while basically harmless, huge and terrifying hornets. They are attracted to white light at night so it was impossible to have any lights on after dark without attracting several. We regularly heard yells and screams from other campers as the terrifying demon insects we're all over the place. Thus, it really wasn't a bad campsite overall we just didn't have a great experience and it was not nearly as private as I would like so we will probably will be elsewhere next time. But I would definitely recommend for families with small children if you prefer safety, closeness, and clean bathrooms over privacy. We went the first weekend of September so hopefully the Cicada Killers aren't there the rest of the year.
Laurie S
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: NORT
The campsites were spacious and the facilities and bathrooms well-maintained. The river is a fun spot for kids to play in. A really fun time!
Laurie S
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: NORT
The campsites were spacious and the facilities and bathrooms well-maintained. The river is a fun spot for kids to play in. A really fun time!
Alphea s
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: NORT
Nice campground even though most sites are very small. Not far from grocery store if you need essentials. Hosts Diana & Keith very welcoming & friendly and take pride in keeping the campground clean. We even noticed then blowing the leaves from empty sites.
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
