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Campsite #5! Tent Camping near Dupont State Forest!

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Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Mountain view

Explore the area

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Penrose, NC
  • DuPont State Forest
    4 min walk
  • Hot Diggity Dogs
    6 min walk
  • Greenville Station
    63 min drive
  • Asheville, NC (AVL-Asheville Regional)
    30 min drive

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per night
$73 total
includes taxes & fees
Jan 5 - Jan 6
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About the neighborhood

Penrose

Located in Penrose, this campground is on a river, a 1-minute drive from DuPont State Forest and 6 minutes from French Broad River. .This campground is 5.4 mi (8.7 km) from High Falls and 6.3 mi (10.1 km) from Davidson River.
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What's nearby

  • DuPont State Forest - 4 min walk
  • High Falls - 11 min drive
  • Brevard College - 16 min drive
  • Moonshine Mountain Snow Tubing Park - 22 min drive
  • Fred W. Symmes Chapel - 30 min drive

Getting around

  • Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Blue Ridge Pizza Company - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Oskar Blues Brewery Taproom - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Sideways Farm & Brewery - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Salty Landing - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬12 min drive

About this property

Campsite #5! Tent Camping near Dupont State Forest!

Picnic table, fire ring, brand new on-demand hot water shower house and clean Porta Jons! This site is spacious, closest to the shower and closest to the exit for an early start! 3 miles from beautiful Dupont State Forest, where you will find miles of hiking, horseback and mountain bike trails with a waterfall around every bend. Turn the other direction out of the campground and in ten minutes you will enter Pisgah National Forest, with more breathtaking views and gifts of Nature! You are within 15 minutes of Brevard, N.C. or Historic Downtown Hendersonville, N.C. with unique shops and first-class restaurants! Come, enjoy the southern Blue Ridge Mountains and make your story a part of our story!
Make yourself comfortable in your accommodation.
This smoke-free campground features rock climbing nearby, hiking/biking trails nearby, and kayaking nearby. Recreational activities include rafting nearby and mountain biking nearby.
Guests will find features like onsite parking.

Property manager

Scott

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and transportation

  • Car required
  • Parking on site

Bedrooms

  • Bedroom

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom

Laundry

  • Laundromat nearby

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Location highlights

  • In a rural location
  • In the mountains
  • Near a hospital
  • Near an outlet shopping mall
  • On a river

Things to do

  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby
  • Hunting nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Mountain biking nearby
  • Rafting nearby
  • Rock climbing nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Water tubing nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby
  • Winery tours nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

Policies

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Note from host: Be aware, hazards of creekside camping

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

A car is required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

Vrbo Property
Campsite #5! Tent Camping Near Dupont State Forest! Penrose
Campsite #5! Tent Camping Near Dupont State Forest! Campsite

Campsite #5! Tent Camping near Dupont State Forest! Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

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9.4/10

Cleanliness

4.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

2.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Keith

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The only toilet facilities was a porta potty which smelled and looked like it had not been emptied in months. Shower did not have a way to lock the door of the only shower, to keep others out. We did not have cell phone reception because of the mountains and no way to contact the owner. No one was around to check us in.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dee S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice location, easy to find
Scott was pleasant and easy to contact. The property was clean and we felt safe.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ben S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Camping for DuPont mountain biking
Camping right along the River was beautiful. Excellent service and clean bathrooms. Easy check in and out.

10/10 Excellent

Nichole K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great little camping spot!
Great little place to prop up a tent! The location is perfect - 15 minutes from town and Blue Ridge Parkway access. The owner is incredibly nice and accommodating. The campsite itself was big and clean. The garden and creek were nice additions!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

10/10 Excellent

Brian Z.

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice campground
I've stayed here 3 times, and it's always a pleasure. There was only 1 other group camping here last weekend, and they were nice and quiet. All we could hear at night were the occasional car on the road and the animal sounds from a nearby pasture. I'll definitely stay here again. Only downsides are the service fee when you book the reservation (which basically doubles the price of a 1-night stay), and the proximity to the road leads to a lot of road noise when there is traffic.

10/10 Excellent

Zachary D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Super easy
It is exactly what is advertised, I need a spot to throw up a tent for the night and it fulfilled exactly what it needed. I do wish the service fee wasn't as much as the site fee. Without Covid causing limited sites in the area I would have most likely stayed somewhere else.
Stayed 1 night in May 2020

10/10 Excellent

Daniel M., Biscoe, united states

Liked: Cleanliness
Great weekend
Great weekend in the smokies. Very easy to book, check in and all around good experience. Doug was very helpful. Campsite was very close to Du Pont State Forest.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Courtney J.

Liked: Cleanliness
Campsite 5
The property was perfect for a rustic tent location, close to hiking and Hendersonville. The campsites all had good space between them.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Angela R.

Liked: Cleanliness
great place
Very easy to find. Very friendly manager.the cleanist porta john. nice facilities. Overall a very pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019