Campground rules

Vehicles

Tents and self-contained Class B vans only. No trailers or towed campers. Most sites park two vehicles; 7, 14 and 15 have room for one. Speed limit on the property is 7 mph. Stay on the road — no off-roading anywhere on the property. If you need help maneuvering into your site, call us before you try it.

Fire

Fires in the provided ring only. Check the Macon County fire ban status before you light anything — bans happen and they are not optional. Never leave a fire unattended. Drown it before bed and before you leave.

Firewood

On-property firewood only. Do not bring wood from home. Moving firewood moves tree disease and invasive insects, and it has already wiped out forests elsewhere in this state. Buy it here from Carman, who manages the property and lives on site — how to pay.

Quiet hours

11pm to sunrise. No amplified music at any hour, quiet hours or not. Sound carries much farther on a mountainside than it does at home.

Wildlife

You’ll share the mountain with deer, turkey, rabbits and a lot of birds. Please don’t feed or approach any of it.

Black bears range across western North Carolina generally. We haven’t had one on the property, and we’d rather not give them a reason to find this place. So: food, trash and coolers go in your vehicle overnight and when you’re away from your site. Your car is parked a few steps from your deck, so it costs you nothing.

Trash

Pack in, pack out. There are no bins on the property. Everything you bring up the mountain leaves with you when you go. No bins means nothing here worth an animal’s while. Leave your site cleaner than you found it.

Pets

Pets are welcome and must be leashed at all times. This is as much for their sake as anyone’s — deer, turkey, rabbits and the neighbors’ dogs all wander through here, and a loose dog finds every one of them. Clean up after your pet, and don’t leave it unattended at your site.

Arriving and leaving

Check-in from 2:00 pm, check-out by 11:00 am. If you’re going to be late, let us know — the road is easier in daylight.

In an emergency

Know your site name and number. If you have to call 911, that number is how responders find you. Look at your site post when you arrive and remember it.