Rutledge Lake RV Resort

Loved this place. They had a pool, playground, beach, and fishing pond to entertain our 3 year old and the location was perfect: about half way between Brevard and Asheville.

Cold showers! 2 washing machines for a park full of workers and perminant people all 4 broken ones for months. Big screen Tv Broken for months in the rec hall and no heat. ( the things permenant people will tell someone( everything).

The “lake” is a pond and has duck/goose poop all over the grass.
NO PET AREA!! Even though they say they have one. It’s an unsafe 6x12 fenced area that is uneven and just a logging rd with roots and ruts on an incline.

Bathrooms are filthy. The staff member had the signs out for 3 hrs and when we went to take our cold shower they were NOT cleaned.

Sites are NOT measured right and try to squeeze 40ft campers in a 30ft site. They are also uneven. Gravel just dumped on sites. Tight rds

The day we left the owner was yelling at a worker over the public walkie talkies.

Not a place to support.

We tried to stay at the lake but that was a horrible experience. This took a phone call, took some information from us and when we pulled in 10 min later, they were there to greet us with our packet. WiFi password, channel selection, etc a host to take us to our spot and suggestions for hook ups. Very sweet. Had dinner 7 min away Tupelo Honey - awesome dinner. Close to Asheville.

We stayed 3 nights in one of their premium sites w/ friends in adjacent site (104,106). The regular sites looked pretty crammed in, parking lot style. We were right on the little lake, VERY nice, level gravel sites and CLEAN! Bathrooms/showers were immaculate, roomy and almost plush! The ONLY downside is that they DONT let you request specific sites...but they can guarantee if you need side by side sites. This campground is in a Perfect location close to amazing hiking, and city of Asheville. We will definitely return. Great place to stay for its proximity to so many outdoor activities!

Sites along the pond are nice.
We put our kayak in the pond and read in the sun as there was not much to the pond. They do have paddleboats.
We walked around the outside of the park from the front to the back entrance. Distance one way is approx. .5 miles.
We went to the NC Arboretum. Well worth the visit. There were many well-marked trails suitable for hiking and running. It was hilly and shady.

On the way to our next campground, we stopped at Cowpens Nat. Battlefield and ran there. Plenty of parking for our 30-foot Class A with tode. And we could shower in the RV when done.

Best AT& cell service we found on our three week trip in October 2020.

Some of the internal resort roads are in need of resurfacing, as there are quite a few potholes. There are a few sites along the creek on the back left that are a little wooded and have some separation, we were in site 86 which was one of them, but most sites are very close together, many probably less than 15’ apart. The resort was mostly full during our stay. The resort is kept very clean and well maintained. The staff is very responsive and helpful. Overall WiFi was problematic. It took numerous attempts on my computer to connect to the numerous router networks that they have to finally get a connection, but once connected (Bathhouse_North1) was able to get up to 1.2 MB/s, but often dropped to next to zero . I was only able to connect our iPhones to one of them (- East) and that one provided next to zero data rate. AT&T had 3 bars and 5 MB/s w/o a booster, 4 bars and 7 MB/s with it. We had no DISH satellite coverage in our site, but other more open sites should. Unfortunately, the cable service was marginal at best, as most channels were snowy at best. The park is aware of the issue, but has not been able to get it resolved. We did have fairly descent OTA TV coverage and channels though.

We stayed here on a trip to Asheville for a funeral. The location was good if you want to be close to town and fairly close to the airport, arboretum, etc.

The site we were given was level, gravel, FHU, with one of their many cabins right behind. The sites are pretty narrow and the large group of campers next door who stayed up very, very late were sitting almost in our site when they were outside and had their 2nd vehicle blocking our exit when we needed to leave. Other than that, the site was fine and much better than the KOA west Asheville sites.

Unhook your tow car as soon as you pull in, because there is no other level spot. Due to Covid, there were packets outside with your campsite listed. Someone escorted us to the site. The roads are narrow, but manageable for our 32 foot motorhome.

There is a gate for entry into the RV sites. I asked if we needed a gate code and was told "No", so assumed the gate would be open when we came back in later that night from funeral preparations. The gate was down and the office was closed. Luckily, our Honda Fit tow car was just able to squeeze through the side of the gate bar and post and we were able to get back to our campsite. We asked again the next day about a gate card and were told that they had run out because people don't return them. They said to call a phone number on the office door if the gate is closed. A keypad gate would be a much better option because most campers do not want to have to wait for someone to drive over to let them back in to their campsite.

We received an email afterwards saying to return our gate card or we would be charged $20. I told them we never received one and we did not end up getting charged.

We discovered that booking this park online is considerably more costly than calling and booking directly. They use Roverpass for online booking which charges fees and listed site selections that were not actually available.

The park is attractive and looked to be well maintained for the short time we were there. There are a lot of restaurants, etc. very close by and it is pretty quick access to the freeway.

My husband and I, along with our 2 dogs, stayed at Rutledge Lake RV Resort for 1 night in our Mercedes Sprinter campervan. We prefer to make our reservations online, and found it a bit odd that they actually use a third party booking site that only submits a request to book so we didn't have a confirmed booking until mid-morning the day of our arrival. They also don't offer guaranteed site numbers so you don't know your site until you arrive. In addition, we found out after we arrived that due to the temps we were not supposed to use the water connections. We found it to be to be an extremely expensive reservation, especially given the inability to use the hookups we had purchased. For reference, we paid $68 for one night and had just completed a 4 night stay at another park for $74 total. While the lake was pretty, the sites are very narrow and there is zero privacy. There's also a fair bit of road noise as well. There don't seem to be a ton of great options in the Asheville area and since we needed WiFi in the morning for my husband's work meeting, we opted to stay here, but we wouldn't choose to stay here again in the future. For campers that like lots of amenities, perhaps this is a great fit, but it just wasn't worth it for us. I think it's also worth mentioning that in trying to use the key card the automatic gate dropped on the front of our vehicle, and then in order to park close enough to the hookups my husband hit a post when opening the driver's door.

Extremely rude and disorganized office staff, cramped sites, and poor amenities for too high a cost. Will not stay here again and definitely don't recommend it.

Most sites are close together. Would not pay extra for lakeside view unless you have a rear living room.
Most of the campground is gravel and asphalt roads that are in need of repair. They have attempted to landscape between some of the sites but made some poor choices. There are rosebushes and their thorns and a bush that has sharp edges that make it difficult to get to your hookups. Some bushes at the end of rows block your view of oncoming vehicles and kids on bikes.
While we were there, a storm took out the power for about 28 hours. There was no attempt made by the campground to keep campers informed of the status of repairs.
They claim to have a heated pool but the conversation among the swimmers was about how cold the water was to be a heated pool.
The ladies bath house was kept clean and stocked.
The laundry was kept clean but there was no change machine and the office went at least two days with no quarters for the machines.
There is a fenced in dog park in the back section of the campground but there are no doggy bags and no trash can so most people don't pick up after their dogs.
No train, plane, or road noise. Campers were usually quiet as well.