The beautiful camping destinations near Franklin, NC, provide campers with serene mountain getaways. Here you can relax and unwind while enjoying magnificent views and spectacular sunsets.

1. Black Rock Mountain State Park Campgrounds

Just 22.3 miles away, Georgia’s highest state park stretches out for 1,743 acres over the Blue Ridge Mountains and provides campers with breathtaking 80-mile panoramic views. Camp out at sites nestled between oaks and rhododendrons and explore the waterfalls, streams, and lush forests filled with wildflowers and animal life on 11 miles of trails. Bring your fishing tackle along and fish in the 17-acre lake, paddle, and swim.

The park has secluded walk-in sites and tent, trailer, and RV sites on steep, winding roads to campgrounds with spectacular views. If you prefer to sleep under a roof, there are beautiful mountaintop cottages available.

2. Gorges State Park Primitive Campsites

Go on a backpack camp expedition through rugged river gorges and past roaring waterfalls in the 7,500-acre Gorges State Park. The park provides campers with excellent trout fishing, mountain biking, and horseback riding trails. Hike down the Foothills Trail along Lake Jocassee and pitch your tent at one of the primitive backcountry sites for solitude in beautiful natural surroundings. There are six backpack sites along the trail free of charge.

You can access the Foothills Trail at the Frozen Creek parking lot. Fish in the rivers and streams for rainbow and brown trout and smallmouth bass and hike to the waterfall overlook from the Bearwallow Picnic Area past rare plant species that thrive in the misty environment. The park’s more challenging trails cut through secluded areas and rugged terrain with steep inclines and spectacular views.

3. Rose Creek Campground and Cabins

Relax and unwind in a tranquil, lush green valley surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains in the foothills of the Great Smokies. The secluded RV and tent sites have full hookups, or you can choose between water-only campsites near a central modern bathhouse. Each site has a picnic table and a fire ring. There are also primitive tent sites and lovely cabins with air conditioning available.

Rose Creek has a catch and release fishing pond, a sparkling pool, a gem mine, and a dog park where Fido can stretch his legs. You can play horseshoes, corn hole and participate in team sports on the open grassy fields.

4. The Great Outdoors RV Resort

Park your RV between the trees in this beautiful wooded resort at premium mountain top sites with magnificent views and spectacular sunsets. There are shaded and sunny back-in sites, and some can accommodate big rigs. The sites have 30 and 50 amp electricity, water, and sewer hookups. Each site has a patio with a picnic table, cable TV, and WiFi.

Meet new friends at the clubhouse, watch a movie on the big-screen TV, and get comfortable on a rocking chair on the porch. There is a camp store, laundry room, and exercise room. Relax around the swimming pool and enjoy the fabulous views of the Smokey Mountains, play a few games in the game area, or take a stroll through the beautiful surroundings. The resort has a Bark Park where your pooch can run around and play and a Doggy Wash Station.

Camp out in your RV or tent at scenic shaded campsites with magnificent mountain views. Visit Franklin Ford today, and our qualified and experienced technicians will ensure your vehicle is in perfect running condition.

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