Grandfather Campground

Amanda Fowler

We feel this is more of an rv park than a campground. Not much space or privacy between rv campsites and the highway is very close and noisy. Nice place, run well, but not a relaxing place to sit and enjoy the outdoors. The river behind our campsite (A11) at the front of the campground is nice, but the highway noise is pretty constant. Convenient location if you need a place to stay in this area.

Wren O

I realize there was damage and trauma from hurricane Helene in this area but what we saw wasn’t from that. This campground is not very well maintained or clean. IThey did mow while we were there and they were doing a lot of repairs down by the creek/river, but overall the campground needed a lot of TLC. The upper area of the park (everything above the office) was run down, the roads were terrible and rough, the turns were incredibly tight in a Class A, and the rv sites needed attention and maintenance and updating. There were a lot of permanent RVs that were not kept tidy/many were overflowing and trashy. The gal in the office when we checked it was less than friendly and seemed thoroughly bothered to have a customer to interact with. It definitely isn’t someplace we would go back to.

Andrea Lawrence

The campground itself is lovely and pretty conveniently located. However, I experienced a number of disappointments. First, the staff at registration when I arrived were not friendly or welcoming. The bathrooms were never serviced during my stay. There was a party with loud music blaring for a couple hours around midnight that no one addressed. I expect better attention to things like unsanitary conditions and midnight revelry when paying to stay in a private campground. Otherwise, the sites and grounds were nice. I hope other people have better experiences during their time at Grandfather Campground.

Lee-Ann Scott

Perfect spot to get to all the roads on a motorcycle. That’s where the good part ends. Rented a cabin right across from the washrooms. The cabin was swept and dirt and broom left in a corner. Mirror filthy. You have to bring your own sheets. That’s fine. But the mattress cover was so disgustingly stained. When it’s that bad, replace it. We checked in Thursday at 4:30pm. When we left Monday morning the washrooms were never touched. Not once! No toilet paper. Paper towel everywhere as the garbage was full. Shower was disgusting. We brought it up twice to the gentleman in the office as he grabbed his phone and said he was texting the maintenance guy. Nobody ever showed up.1 toilet was plugged from fecal and menstrual matter that whole weekend. They also closed early the Saturday as we went to complain again at 6 o’clock. Somebody should’ve been there till 9pm as stated on the sign. The area is beautiful but unless you have your own toilet and shower I would stay clear. Worst camping site so far for us.

Wendy Young

Grandfather Campground was such a nice place to stay. We took our 40' motorciach in with no issues. It is a simple, quiet campground, just the way a campground in the mountains should be. We stayed on the lower level by the river. A cup of coffee by the river first thing in the morning was heaven. All of the staff we met were so nice. Considering the damage done by Helene, they've done a phenomenal job getting it opened back up. (Go look at their Facebook page) Its far enough away from the traffic of Boone but close enough to go back & explore. Our dogs enjoyed the newly reopened dog park as they were given treats & loved on by the staff. The price was just right. We hope to go back soon!