The good news is that Sherando Lake can accommodate many big rigs. Very close to the northern end of the Parkway, Sherando Lake Recreation Area Family Camping is located in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. The bad news is that Explore Park sites are only 12 feet by 35 feet, so not big rig friendly.
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You’ll need an adapter to go from 30 amp to 50 amp if your RV is 30 amp.Įxplore Park does have water where you refill your tanks and a dump station is free for overnight guests and $15 for non-guests. They have 50 amp electrical hookups for their RV spots. In Virginia, you can stay at Explore Park, which is a Roanoke County Park directly off the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 115 (right close to the area that is currently closed for repair). A dump station is available for registered guests. Stone Mountain State Park is near the Parkway and has sites, some of which include electric and water hookups. However, it is a bit of a hike from the Parkway, with other public options available for about the same price. North Carolina’s New River State Park has RV parking available, with many sites able to accommodate big rigs. In the shadow of Mount Mitchell, you’ll find Black Mountain Campground but there is very limited RV spots and they are popular!Ĭloser to the North Carolina-Virginia border, you have two state parks that may also work for you:
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It is very close to the Parkway and offers full hook-ups. Public Campgrounds in North CarolinaĪt the southern end of the Parkway, Smokemount Campground and Balsam Mountain Campground have no hookups but are conveniently located near the entrance to the Parkway in the Smokey Mountain National Park.Īs you approach Asheville, consider Lake Powhatan in Mount Pisgah National Forest. In addition to the eight Blue Ridge Parkway campgrounds, there are many state parks and even other National Park/Forest/BLM campgrounds along the Parkway. Other Public Campgrounds Near the Parkway You can only camp in one of the eight developed campgrounds discussed above, or in another public or private campground off the parkway. You cannot sleep in a vehicle, including an RV, overnight at an overlook.
It’s going to be real tempting to want to setup your RV for overnight camping at one of the many beautiful overlooks along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Since we were off by ourselves, without another RV nearby, we did run the generator for the air conditioner. That opens up some other boondocking possibilities, where you can run your generator and have your AC.įor example, we spent one night boondocking at a Walmart in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. If you aren’t camping in these campgrounds, often you can still use the dump stations and refill your fresh water tanks for a small fee ($3). Several of the campgrounds do have dump stations and potable water to refill your tanks. So while I can run my water heater on propane, I can also run it on electric which is preferable if I am already running the generator or have hookups. Hey, don’t blame me – this is RV glamping!Īlso, Dan, the bicyclist, really needed to be able to take hot showers each night to get the sweat, sunscreen, bug spray, and road grime off before bed. And I didn’t want to pay $20 to not have air conditioner. But it was still hot enough that AC was pretty necessary. For some, that may be awesome or even desirable. That means you’ll be boondocking or dry camping.Īnd these campgrounds have quiet hours, meaning you can’t run your generator after about 9 PM. However, none of the National Park Service Blue Ridge Parkway campgrounds have RV hookups. That means you’ll need to stop pretty early in the day during the high traffic seasons to get a spot. Most of the campgrounds are first come, first served.
Other than Crabtree Falls, you can make advance reservations for some of the spots at these campsites.
The National Park Service has eight RV campgrounds:
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