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Solar Little Ring Offline I can ride my bike with no handle bars Posts: 693 Location: Matthews Joined: 10/26/11	Suggestions for a good campsite near Asheville? 08/12/17 at 5:21pm	Print Post
	I'm meeting my parents up near Asheville and we'd like to make a camping trip out of it for me and my family. We're looking for something that would be an easy drive into Asheville, yet still some what in the woods. I'm open to primitive camping but with my young girls it could also be fine to be in a campground with bathrooms. Any good recommendations out there? Thanks in advance for the help, Dave

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Robert C. Big Ring Offline Leaves are the ultimate trail maintenance tool Posts: 1806 Location: Available upon request Joined: 11/22/04	Re: Suggestions for a good campsite near Asheville? Reply #1 - 08/13/17 at 2:42am	Print Post
	Lake Powhatan is right next to Bent Creek and about 20 minutes from Asheville. Nice facility

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Impaler 58 Big Ring Offline Posts: 2111 Location: Statesville Joined: 01/21/09	Re: Suggestions for a good campsite near Asheville? Reply #2 - 08/13/17 at 11:58am	Print Post
	KOA east and Mama Gurties. Both are smack in the middle of Black Mountain and Downtown Asheville. To get to Asheville from those places, it's about a 10 mile drive to Asheville.

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Solar Little Ring Offline I can ride my bike with no handle bars Posts: 693 Location: Matthews Joined: 10/26/11	Re: Suggestions for a good campsite near Asheville? Reply #3 - 08/15/17 at 2:25pm	Print Post
	Thank guys, I've read about both Mama Gerties and lake Powhatan. Both had a mix of reviews which you can never tell which ones to rely on. So thank you for giving these your thumbs up. Out trip isn't for another couple of weeks, so we're still open to suggestions. Thanks again,

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Impaler 58 Big Ring Offline Posts: 2111 Location: Statesville Joined: 01/21/09	Re: Suggestions for a good campsite near Asheville? Reply #4 - 08/15/17 at 4:51pm	Print Post
	There's the Bears Den. I've never stayed there. But they always end up my search. If you don't mind a little drive, there's a couple in Brevard, Davidson River, Black Forest, Ash Grove. If you want to bike, the bike farm is hip. They have a little on site trail and a pump track. Also a direct trail to the Turkey Pen area of Pisgah. My only beef with them, is port a johns and cold showers. The KOA west is good, but not as many amenities as the East one. If you don't need electric, Lake James has a really nice tent campground. I have only drove through it. But it's almost brand new, and always seems to be full. It's within walking distance of the swimming beach. Which is also real hip

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Solar Little Ring Offline I can ride my bike with no handle bars Posts: 693 Location: Matthews Joined: 10/26/11	Re: Suggestions for a good campsite near Asheville? Reply #5 - 08/15/17 at 7:16pm	Print Post
	Impaler 58 wrote on 08/15/17 at 4:51pm: There's the Bears Den. I've never stayed there. But they always end up my search. If you don't mind a little drive, there's a couple in Brevard, Davidson River, Black Forest, Ash Grove. If you want to bike, the bike farm is hip. They have a little on site trail and a pump track. Also a direct trail to the Turkey Pen area of Pisgah. My only beef with them, is port a johns and cold showers. The KOA west is good, but not as many amenities as the East one. If you don't need electric, Lake James has a really nice tent campground. I have only drove through it. But it's almost brand new, and always seems to be full. It's within walking distance of the swimming beach. Which is also real hip I won't be bringing the bike on this trip, its all family time. My parents are coming in from staying in eastern Tenn, so I want to stay closer to Asheville or west of there so my folks don't have to drive much farther. We've camped near Brevard multiple times, just stayed at Mills River. We have done Davidson River, which was pretty good, for a campground. I hope to hit the Bike Farm eventually but I'll save that for a guys trip. The more I read about the Lake Powhatan area the more I like it. There are a lot of reviews about the host being a bit difficult, but I can't see having a problem with just our family there.

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aasnowrider Coaster Bike Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 52 Location: Charlotte Joined: 05/06/16	Re: Suggestions for a good campsite near Asheville? Reply #6 - 08/15/17 at 7:36pm	Print Post
	my wife stayed in lake powhatan this past weekend on a girls asheville trip and they all loved it. 2 of them have never even camped before. Probably the best bet for proximity to avl. have fun with the fam!!

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Solar Little Ring Offline I can ride my bike with no handle bars Posts: 693 Location: Matthews Joined: 10/26/11	Re: Suggestions for a good campsite near Asheville? Reply #7 - 08/17/17 at 10:55am	Print Post
	aasnowrider wrote on 08/15/17 at 7:36pm: my wife stayed in lake powhatan this past weekend on a girls asheville trip and they all loved it. 2 of them have never even camped before. Probably the best bet for proximity to avl. have fun with the fam!! That's good to hear. Thank you for the info! Dave

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