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Site 16 of 17 at Cardinal Mountain Campground

Pisgah 16

Pisgah 16 is the quiet one, high on the mountain, well away from the other sites and set back off the road. No open view in summer; what you get instead is the feeling of a room with the door closed.

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A tent and two camp chairs on the deck at Pisgah 16, Cardinal Mountain Campground near Franklin NC, with a vehicle on the track behind and trees closing in
Pisgah 16, set back off the road
The deck at Pisgah 16, Cardinal Mountain Campground, with the wooded bank rising behind
A bank at your back, trees on every side
The driveway leading in to Pisgah 16 at Cardinal Mountain Campground, the quietest corner of the property
Well away from everything else
The tent deck at Pisgah 16, Cardinal Mountain Campground, with the driveway running back behind it
The deck, set back off the road
Availability

When this site is free

If the dates you want are taken here, try another site — there are 16 on the mountain and one of them is very often free when this one isn’t. Browse them all.

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Site details

Site number16 of 17
Tent deckFour decks, 16 x 16
VehiclesUp to 18 feet — cars, trucks, SUVs and small campers. Longer vans won't make the approach.
AccessA thin site set back off the road.
Elevation2,620 ft
SunSun peeks through from the east in the morning, then overhead around midday
ParkingTwo cars in the driveway, best for one group
WaterWell water at the site
SpacingWell away from the other sites — one of the quietest corners of the property. 225 feet to Nantahala 10, the nearest site.
HookupsNone — come self-contained
FireFire ring provided, on-property firewood only
GrillCharcoal grill at the site
NotesCome winter, when the leaves are down, the view through the trees opens up.

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