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    Elk Knob State Park

    4.4 (10 reviews)

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    Roger K.

    We are all entitled to our own opinions, right? Well here's mine: Parking: 5 Location: 5 Decor/ambiance: 5 Customer Service: 5 I had no idea NC had such lovely scenery! We took this hike and had a blast. At the top of the knob its amazing! My wife and I love hiking and saw this trail on AllTrails. From the bottom to the top it took us approx. an hour to reach the top. The trail is super sweet as its so easy to follow. They have mile markers and markers all over to help you get to the top. Once you get to the top there are two difference view points you can experience and take pictures from. Along the hike there are about 3-4 little overlooks where you can stop and take pictures. This trail is great for kids and dogs. It was super quiet and nice and really clean. There was a park ranger at the base of the mountain who took a picture for us and she even gave us some tips. She was awesome! From a scale of 1-5 i would say this is a level 2 in regards to the hikes difficulty.

    Robert W.

    This is a lovely park with beautiful trails. It is well-maintained. The trail to the overview is strenuous and is 1.9 miles. The view is definitely worth the hike.

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    It's an awesome place to go walk and get some nature and it has a great view at the top.

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    “Easy to find state park just 11 miles north of Boone.”

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    Vanderpool Campground - Pictures from a walk around the camp

    Vanderpool Campground

    3.3(3 reviews)
    5.9 mi

    This park is convenient to Boone, Grandfather Mountain, Banner Elk, Valle Crucis, Blowing Rock. The…read morepark itself seems a bit overgrown and could use some attention but it's a sweet place. The laundry facilities are good. Didn't use the shower facilities at all so couldn't review those. We have a 39' 5th wheel and had no trouble backing into space 11. The site we have isn't as level as we would have liked but we are making it work. The office, on first glance, isn't very welcoming but the owner is very nice and accommodating. Don't be intimidated by Adeline, the bull mastiff, who is often at the door. She is a big lover dog. The wi-fi is excellent and allows us to stream what we need. (There is no cable and antenna TV gives us 3 channels) We use a JetPak for personal needs. Our Sprint cell service is decent in park, as well. There is a large solar array across the street which tells me this is a pretty sunny spot, which we find to be true. Which is good since we are wintering here this year. We arrived Nov 1 and this was a pretty area in the Fall. We like it here very much and will come back again when we visit our daughter.

    Worst execution of a campground we've ever seen! The entire place was a mud pit. It was so muddy,…read morewe couldn't even back up in a relatively flat site without our drive axle spinning. This campground is not Big Rig Friendly. After the terrible experience of trying to get into the muddy campsite, we got stuck in the mud trying leave this poor excuse for a campground. We had to call a tow truck to pull us out. Once on the asphalt road, a big rig has to do a three point turn to make a left on 421 from Vanderpool Rd. There needs to be a stop to these terrible campground conditions. The owner has no idea how to properly run a reputable campground and lies to your face about it being big rig friendly. We've been bless to have camped in all 49 continental States and we've never encountered such a dump.

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    Vanderpool Campground - Wintery scene in camp

    Wintery scene in camp

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    Blue Bear Mountain Camp

    Blue Bear Mountain Camp

    4.6(37 reviews)
    3.0 mi

    Stayed for the Fourth of July weekend and had an absolutely amazing time! Our campsite was great…read moreand staff were amazing ! Mike was very helpful and friendly! There are trails on the grounds that are fun to hike and the bathhouse was clean! Domes and little cabins looked adorable so we will be back to try those out. There is not a ton of privacy but it was not an issue at all! Would highly recommend!

    Blue Bear is by far my favorite campground. Not only is the weather so much cooler in the summer…read morethere (70-80 in July!), it's just a wonderful, down to earth place to be. The owner is great and the host (Mike) is beyond amazing! We've been camping there for 8 years and love it more each time we go. The camper spots are very spacious and C1-C3 are completely shaded. C3 is the best by far! But you have to book early because C3 is very popular! Some things to know before you go! They do not have water hookups at the sites - you fill your camper tank with water at the office area. They have spots with electric hookups. They have a dump station where you can empty your tanks on your way out. This is a simple & beautiful campground. There are trails to walk/hike, mountain view to see, bathhouse with 3 bathroom/showers, and one with just a bathroom. This is by far the cleanest bathhouse I have ever seen. They show great attention to this campground and make sure all their campers are happy. You can also purchase wood at the office. There are a few t-shirts for sale at the office, as well. If you haven't checked it out, you are truly missing out! This is a great place with great people!

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    Boone KOA - Dinosaur welded sculpture made by the neighbor!

    Boone KOA

    2.5(15 reviews)
    5.5 mi

    Quite a unique experience !…read more I arrived and found my site to have a nice view of the adjacent cow pasture and the pastoral valley below. In addition, this site gave me a great opportunity to practice my leveling skills - usually I am limited to leveling 2-3 inches side to side and about the same front to back. But this site let me cut my teeth on a real all- American challenge - up to 11 inches side to side and 17" front to back! This is what Travel Trailering is all about! If the site wouldn't give a billy goat vertigo - you ain't camping! After I was all set with leveling the trailer, and my trailer tongue was ankle high and my rear kitchen chest high, I feared the fun was over. But then the rains came! Yes! No boring relaxing to worry about - all the runoff from the entire campground was funneled into a single site- and I was sitting in it! Gullies running diagonally under my camper appeared as I watched the downpour progress, giving me the pleasure of using my LevelMate Pro app to gently adjust the stabilizers as the gravel under each washed away with the rain. Luckily the only place I could park my Tow vehicle was downstream from the camper- effectively creating an effective obstacle to prevent the trailer totally washing away and into the New River, should it keep raining. The rain got less and less and for the rest of my stay the camper was pretty stable. B O R I N G, you say?? Wrong Grasshopper! Truly the Sh!tShow had yet to begin! As I was breaking camp, I noticed a guy with huge rubber gloves looking at my site and dragging a 200 foot sewer snake up the hill behind my truck. Concerned that he was going to scrape my pickup with the snake, I assured him I'd be out of his way shortly as I was leaving. He told me I was not impeding his progress and continued his work. So I quickly packed my griddle, chairs, hoses, electrical cords, etc and hitched up. Now I only had to remove my chocks and mountainous levelers and I'd be off toward other adventures. As I was raising the jack to settle my camper on the truck ball, my neighbor up the hill yelled that the flood waters were heading my way - the worker had gone ahead and done his work to let a sewage flood of biblical proportions head my way - the only path any liquid, water, or human waste, could possibly take. I tried to finish but was soon overwhelmed as the former rain gullies turned to fecal canals before my eyes. I had lost the "Beat the Turd" challenge as my levelers, chocks and shoes were flooded by the worker's brilliant timing! He watched as I battled to complete my exit while minimizing the damage. I asked if he knew where all that filth would flow and he said yes- that tried to fix it but it always ran through this site, so I guess he had to hurry to make sure I didn't miss the poop experience by leaving too soon. Props to him! If he had waited only 5 minutes to open the feces flood Gates I would have made it away cleanly, and I would not have the opportunity to spend my Sunday afternoon soaking my chocks, shoes, jeans, and levelers in a nice Clorox solution! So if you want a challenge and are tired of boring camping- you know where to head!!

    Gorgeous views all around the campsite of the mountains. We were close to tent row which was pretty…read morequite. We walked the site one night and it was a full house. They have a put putt course, and a very small outdoor in-ground pool, game room & a set of corn hole to play. They had a few events happening on the event board inside the check-in area. Small store inside to get the essentials. My biggest complaint as was others, is the WiFi. We didn't have any signal at our site and it got slightly better as we went towards the entrance. We had to go in town to research anything. I don't except amazing signal but enough to look up a few things here and there. It served the purpose for the weekend. It was clean and free of debris on the campsite it self. The sites are very close together so be conscious of that. We didn't spend much time at the site so it didn't bother us.

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    Boone KOA - Pet area

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    KOA Campground

    KOA Campground

    4.4(5 reviews)
    5.5 mi
    Established in 1974
    Free estimates

    Way atop the mountain out of Boone is this wonderful KOA campground. At 4,000 feet it's a climb…read morebut my little buggy chugged up the windy road like the little engine that could. Easy peasy. Complete with amenities most will enjoy they also have private cabins, tent sites, and various RV sites based on size and need. Cool. Ours was a pull through and our camper set up easily. Larger units (aren't they all larger these days) had to jockey them to fit into the narrow lots. It makes for a fun drinking game; however, the older style sites work better for units under 30 foot IMO. Everyone fit, eventually. The 5th star goes to the grounds crew. We got caught in the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred. 50 mph winds and torrential rain gutted many of the roads in the campground. Tractors with box scrapers appeared at sunrise and by noon the roads were nearly perfect. Impressive! Looking to breath some mountain air, view clear, star-filled skies at night, and kick back into a leisurely routine? Running the flag way up my "Give 'em a whirl" meter. Camp here.

    Very friendly staff, the location is close to Boone, but just past a neighborhood in a farming…read morearea. The sides are gravel but full hookup, wifi worked great, water pressure was lower than other places. Our sewer connection cover was messed up so I sent an email to the office late the night we came, the next morning it was fixed. Our site wasn't very long enough for our truck and 20ft but there was enough room beside the trailer for the truck. Leaving on Sunday was a challenge because lots of people trying to get out at the same time. We blocked the road for a few minutes while getting hooked up to the truck. 7

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    KOA Campground - This was the campground one morning, sites were crammed together like most KOA'S

    This was the campground one morning, sites were crammed together like most KOA'S

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