Grandfather Campground

We stayed 3 nights on one of the creek side spots. They definitely need to keep the campground better mowed and weedeated. It is easy in and out with your rig. Quiet neighbors. One thing that was really annoying was the sewer connection. The huge log/timber that was bordering the site was directly in front of the connection. No way that you could maintain a down slope with your sewer hose on that site. Plus, it was in the very back of the site. Our sewer connection is mid way on the side and it took 3 hoses to reach it. And the water connection was at the very front. Came *this* close to our hose not reaching it. Overall the place needs updating. It could be an AWESOME campground, because the location is ideal.

We have stayed here for the last 16 years but will not return; the campground has gone downhill in my opinion. The office staff are sullen and not customer oriented (no greetings, not friendly at all). To enter our site we had to cross a gully which during our stay was not repaired. The site(s) was overgrown with weeds and grass. The roads are gravel and our site being on the "main" road had lots of traffic kicking up dust. Most traffic being workers on ATVs and full timers, very few adhered to the 10 mph speed limit. The bathhouse near our site was partially closed (2 showers and laundry) because of rotten decking; the remaining 2 need deep cleaning. Wifi has weak signal. We were "kicked out" of the campground due to a worker and my husband arguing. He told the owner that he was threatened by my husband, not true, the worker confronted us first. The remainder of our payment was refunded and I cancelled next years reservation.

We stayed in B20 along a small steam and across the road from watauga River. When we got there and there were ruts & mud where it seemed previous campers got stuck. The site was covered with wood chips and somewhat damp. Overall pleasant stay but the rain came hard and our site filled with rain puddles- no proper drainage. Then when we broke camp & went to dump, we learned we must pay $10 to dump! Office said since we did not have full hookups we must pay. I could see this for random camper coming there only to dump, but a paid customer? Never encountered this fee in the 10 years we have been camping. Shower house clean. On the fence about staying there again- unless they fix drainage issues.

We were visiting friends in Banner Elk, and this was the closest campground. The sites are incredibly close together, but if you can get creek side, it adds a nice amount of privacy. Probably would look elsewhere next time!

Great location, cell service, not all RV sites are flat but have plenty of room.

We loved our stay here in early July 2019. The place was well maintained and had excellent views of the mountains. Very fast 4g signal here too!

Beautiful view of the surrounding mountains from my site which sets up on a hill. Liked this particular site with a deck and lovely view. It was across from the bathroom/ shower, however, they did not clean the bathroom daily. Very dirty! No soap the first night, broken glass on shower floor for days. Gravel road coming in dusty and rutted. Liked the location, but would not stay again due to dirty unkempt bathrooms,

After a re-route to escape the coastal heat, we stayed five days, four nights at the Grandfather Campground. It really is a beautiful setting. Our site backed up to a grassy field that was perfect for our daughter to run and play. Our site also had a great wooden deck, and the accompanying grill and picnic table were down a few steps in the grassy field. We enjoy several breakfasts at the table watching the fog lift from the surrounding mountains. The location is great, as it’s a convenient ride to Grandfather Mountain as well as Boone and Blowing Rock. We drove the Blueridge Parkway to Linville Falls (highly recommend!). One comment about the bath house, one of which our site was adjacent. On the campground guide, the wording says, “we appreciate all the compliments we get on our bath houses....”. This is mildly ironic as on the day we arrived the me so restroom was disgusting (toilets clogged with waste and some had waste on the seats), and the bath house near the creek had also not yet been cleaned that day. My husband told one of the employees, and from that point on it was better. The bath houses are old, have very lower shower heads (literally hit my shoulder), and not always clean. It was just ironic that the campground compliments itself on paper, but the bath houses are not actually that nice. It was a minor blip, but overall we really, really enjoyed our time there. I would love to return!

We stayed a week over Labor Day. The campsite was level, hard-packed gravel. The sewer station was a bit uphill, which was annoying. Camp store/office staff was pleasant. The camp was full. The roads are gravelly/dusty. Overall it was a good stay, close to mountain biking and hiking.

As the nearest year-round campground to the Sugar and Beech ski resorts (15 minute drive to Sugar), and just off a US Route, it provides great access to winter pass times. The spaces just into the park and across from the office, along a babbling brook, are effectively on top of each other, which makes neighbors seem a bit more noisy. Sites are crusher run with railroad tie edging and the site I was placed in was slightly off level front to back, forcing me to lower my tongue nearly to my lower travel limit. A bath house is just a short walk deeper into the park, with two showers and a laundry facility. It appears to be of slightly above average cleanliness as compared to other campgrounds, but limited lighting and gray and charcoal tiles makes it difficult to truly assess.