Had a great time at Moonshine Creek campground. This campground is located in the mountains of North Carolina and is the prettiest campground we have ever been to. The campsites are right on the creek and it is right out your door. The grounds were well kept with lots of trees and shade, flowers, and very clean. The bathrooms were also very clean, and had nice hot showers. The kids loved playing in the creek and the location is perfect. You feel remote and away from it all but are close to all the attractions and things to do. The staff is super friendly and helpful, where some of the sites might be a little harder to get into the staff takes you to your site and helps you park. All the amenities were kept up nicely, the internet was a little spotty due to the remote location and all the trees, but we were camping! There is a great bookstore in Waynesville that has internet. We have found our new favorite place to go in mountains! We camped here in a Motorhome.
When I called them to make reservations, they said they were big rig friendly. This is untrue. When we arrived the entrance had low hanging trees that hit the top of our motorhome. The turns are very short and narrow. We had to backup and pull up about 4 times before we could make the turn. This was in the middle of the park. The sites are short. Because it had rained so much the sites were muddy and needed gravel. They had cable wiring running all around the park on the ground and across the creek and down the creek sides. The Good Sam's book say's they have internet, which they didn't. We paid for a week upon arrival. When we discovered they didn't have internet we asked for a refund and said we would leave because we needed internet, but the owner refused. We left anyway. This is one campground that we will never return to. If you have a tent or small trailer and don't want internet or many cable channels - had only 6 channels, it might be OK. There are better campgrounds out there, just shop around. We camped here in a Motorhome.
A pretty and picturesque park The sound of the fast moving stream was wonderful. The campground is neat and well attended to. It is very tight for big rigs. No pull through sites and very little turning room on the interior roads and when backing into the spots. Satellite access is poor due to the tree canopy. Not much for the kids to do in the park. Highlights are: it's neat, quiet, friendly, and has a wonderful fast moving stream. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Moonshine Creek is a wonderful campground nestled in a valley at 3,200 feet elevation. It is sort of rustic, yet very clean. The bath house was spotless, and the stream that ran through the middle added a wonderful sound to sleeping at night. We will return. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Great park! Host were very friendly...gave us lots of information and invited us to come back. Seems to be in the middle of attractions in all directions. Close to Cherokee, Maggie Valley,Asheville, Blue Ridge Parkway, and not too far to Gatlinburg. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
This park has everything you need to get away from it all. The creek was nice and the sites are level. The owners are very nice and do what they can for everyone. They even brought us some free firewood, because they had to blow the leaves off the site next to us. There are not many negatives to this park. Cable is not available at all sites and you can't pick up any signals even with an antenna booster. The campground is kind of out of the way, but that is a good thing. The waterfall comes out of a pipe, it's not a real waterfall, my kids were disappointed. The creek is really not deep enough to fish in, it's only 4-5 inches deep. The trout pond is not ready yet either. Over all, I would camp here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Some sites were narrow/some long. Campground is clean, bathrooms are clean. Older campground well kept up. Some seasonal. Like the sites on the stream. Takes pets, very particular about cleaning up after them which is fine by me because I do anyhow. No pool. Little conference facilities. Will come back again. Owners/operators are very nice. Rally s welcome. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a unique out of the way campground. The roads are through foothills and valleys, but we had no problem with a 40' Class A. The campground roads were hilly and gravel with only one tight turn. Still it was wonderful once in. The staff could not do enough for you. This is a quiet place. We will go back. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This park is quiet. We had a site (number 16) on the stream and all we heard was it flowing by. The sites are all graveled and not very wide. With our awning open and our 3 foot slide out, we were at the boundary railroad ties for our site. Thankfully, there was no one in site 18 and only a small pop-up in site 14. Sites 14 up are in the upper section of the campground and there is no way for you to turn the rig around when leaving. One must back down to just below site 14 to be able to turn around and head out of the campground. We would stay again in one of the sites in the lower section if we were attending funtions in Waynesville, Maggie Valley, or Cherokee. If we were staying just for a camping weekend I think we'd stay elsewhere. The campground personnel were very nice and friendly. They truly offered service with a smile. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We stayed here on Memorial Day weekend, and even at its most crowded, it was quiet and peaceful. A reservation mishap at another park forced us to call in the late afternoon on friday, and we lucked out and got a site. The staff could not have been more helpful and courteous. Kathy and Rich are easily the nicest hosts that my family has ever dealt with. Clean bath houses, clean everything! It is the perfect jumping off point for tons of activities and it is also the perfect place to just sit and relax. Don't miss this one. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We camped here during Easter break and stayed 8 nights. The staff was friendly and helpful. We arrived late and they escorted us to our site. Overall, this is a beautiful campground nestled in the Smoky Mountains. It's conveniently located about 5 minutes from the Blue Ridge Mountain Pass. The sites are picturesque but on the small side. There are a few sites that give you some space. The bathrooms and showers were very clean. They have a children's play area but it is small and located outside of the main camping area. On most sites you would not be able to see your kids playing and the road runs on both sides. We were there when the campground was almost empty, but I would have felt uneasy had the campground been full to let the kids go off and play by themselves. We would camp here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a nice campground in a beautiful mountain hollow. The staff escorted us to our site and helped us get backed in. The restrooms were very clean. There are many attractions nearby for day trips. The only problem was a very strong and constant sewer odor in certain areas of the campground (near our site). We mentioned this to the staff and they looked around a bit, but the odor was not eliminated. This sort of spoiled our experience there. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This wonderfully quiet campground features one of the prettiest small streams we've ever seen in a campground. The sites are short and necessitate unhooking the tow vehicle and parking it either next to or in front of the trailer, and the bathrooms are very, very simple. However, nothing beats having the windows open at night in a hollow in the Blue Ridge Mountains with a rushing stream just feet from your trailer. My only comment would be to add more gravel to a few of the sites, particularly where rainwater has washed the gravel down to sand. Friendly staff, quiet campers, and a pleasant experience. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Very nice clean park in Western NC Mountains. Run by WorkCampers that take pride in their job. Very hospitable management. Sites range from narrow to extremely accomodating for slides and awnings. Be sure to stress the size of your rig when
booking the reservation. Only a small playground and lawn area for children to play. I would not recommend bringing children unless they can occupy themselves. Overall it is a nice CLEAN, quiet, friendly campground to use as a base camp for exploring the NC mountains. If in the area again, we would return. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2003
$26
This is a secluded campground appoximately 15 minutes from Maggie Valley and also about 45 minutes from Cherokee. The roads are a little tight but are managable except for the absolute novice. When we arrived we were met by very friendly staff who showed us to our site and helped me get the 5er in the site. About 20 of the sites are creek side. The creek is about four feet wide but provides a nice sound and natutal beauty. The park is quiet. I saw very few children, and almost no teenagers; probably because there are no real activities on site. The bathrooms are clean, and neat if not fancy. They seem to be very pet friendly as almost every campsite had a pet. About one-fourth of the sites are seasonal but these sites are well kept. They also have camping cabins which are very sparsely furnished. I will return and plan to in the next month or so. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.