Cherry Hill Campground

We stayed 4 nights at the end of April. The campground was supposedly full our first night (Saturday) but it was still quiet. Site 5 was nice, level and surrounded by trees, so we didn't get much solar gain from our roof-mounted panels. Even so, we only used the generator once. There are water spigots scattered throughout the campground; the one across from site 5 was ridiculously slow, taking more than 25 minutes to deliver 25 gallons. We were inundated with small bugs when we arrived and set up, but they didn't bite and were less bothersome for the remainder of the stay. The restrooms are individual commode/shower rooms--extremely spartan but better than a vault toilet. There was a large tree next to the pad which prohibited fill use of the awning. We camped at Cherry Hill Recreation Area in a Travel Trailer.

We didn't take any of the hikes at the campground, but did hike Yellow Branch Falls (nice) and King Creek Falls (very nice!). Another day we ventured up into North Caroline to hike Whitewater Falls. There is a paved walk to the overlook of the lower falls and a better view if you can deal with 150+ steps. (Note: if you use AllTrails, the trail to the upper falls does not result in a decent view.) We then drove a little further to Gorges State Park (beautiful with great visitor center) to hike to Rainbow Falls--probably the best hike of our stay. Don't expect much to be open in Walhalla on Sunday; all of the non-chain coffee shops/restaurants were closed except the Kountry Kupboard, which is closed between 10-11.

No power or water keeps the crowds down.

Peaceful and quiet, some road noise but not bad. Hosts were present but unobtrusive and the bathrooms got a thorough cleaning daily.

Overall it was an enjoyable place to stay. My only issues were a pretty un level tent spot, a camp host that didn’t really seem that interested in helping us out. Felt like we were inconveniencing him. And the biggest issue were showers with only HOT water. Not a pleasant way to clean off after being outdoors in 96 degree heat.

love this camp ground, been going there for 30+ years
it's quiet, clean, and close to river for fishing and waterfalls for hiking.
and best of all, in my opinion, NO CELL PHONES
you and your family can actually spend time with each other and enjoy the beauty of our SC mountains

and the small sliding rock in Cashiers is a must, cuz you're never too old...

Nice campground, beautiful area with so much to do. Just wish the barking dog thing could have been addressed. Rude for fellow campers to allow it!

our sites were very private. we enjoyed our stay here.

Cherry Hill is our favorite campground EVER, and we have been camping for over 50 years. We are a bit old and not so comfortable anymore with more primitive sites like Burrell's Ford, but we also do not like the crowded trailer park feel of most state parks including Oconee State Park which is just down the road from Cherry Hill. We really appreciate the ABSENCE of wifi, cell signal, electric and water at every site. The camp sites at Cherry Hill are a good size, and most importantly, there is a lot of vegetation left BETWEEN the sites.

We live less than 20 miles from North Carolina entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but we always head south to camp at Cherry Hill.

Despite Hurricane Helene, the campground was in great shape, access to the recreation area was open and it was obvious that the trails had received attention as well. Very obvious that there has been a major effort to open this area up. Thanks to all of the federal/state/local entities for your hard work!!!

My first time there and I’ll be back bath house clean . We were there after Hurricane Helene first campers in good clean up work had plenty of firewood!