Nantahala/Standing Indian

DebbieLou

Pitched a tent here for (2) nights and had a great time exploring the campground and hiking through a few trails. Standing Indian Campground is located within Nantahala National Forest (Macon County), N.C. It’s a spacious, charming, laidback, family campground with a great staff and a lot of friendly campers. There’s several hiking 🥾trails, water streams, bathhouses and restrooms throughout the campground that are very clean and the campground is well maintained! The 🏕️ has some of the most gorgeous panoramic views of the forest. Glad I found this hidden jewel and will definitely circle back. A very nice Ingles grocery store is (15) miles away with a fuel station and (16) gas pumps 🚘🚙- the breakfast is great! Just a note: This campground ‘does not’ accept credit cards, ‘cash and checks’ only. In addition, there’s no electricity or water at any of the (85) campsites; thus you’ll need to bring a generator or wing it. They do have water pumps scattered around the campground for campers to access and take back to there sites via a bucket 🪣 of some sort. #HappyCamping🏕️ #HappyPeople #HappyFall🍂🍃🍁🧡 #HappyPlaces❤️ 10/2025🌳

Kyle Gustafson

Clean well run campground in a great location.

Chris Hackworth

Do NOT reserve a double site!!!!! Each campground in their forest service section gets to make their own rules. Even though the sign outside their office clearly states you will get a discount with your senior Lifetime National Park pass they said they couldn’t and wouldn’t. We reserved the site and tried multiple time to put our code in for the discount. A pop up said to show our pass upon arrival. That was a firm no from the 2 ladies running the store. They said they had no control and couldn’t do anything. When we could my husband called and after talking with several people and he was told it was up to the people at Standing Indian. Beautiful place but not good customer service. Be careful with what it says online and what they do in person because they’re making their own rules. For retired people on a budget that wasn’t helpful.

Zachary Osborne

I have stated this campground for 3 years in a row. Every time we enjoy our stay. The staff is friendly and helpful. At the forest is beautiful and very relaxing. I would highly recommend staying here one weekend.

Jamie Wilhelm

If you want to get off the grid and enjoy a peaceful outdoor adventure this is the place! Absolutely no cell service or internet here (even the camp store is wifi free.) A quiet getaway. We had a perfect campsite with lots of privacy and space. Lots of trees for hammocks. Great trails with flowers and a rushing river. Bathrooms are clean and well kept. Couldn’t have been better!