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Hitching Post Campground, Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina
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| | If you love the outdoors, you won’t be disappointed; there's fishing, playing golf, whitewater paddling, and swimming, so getting bored is not something that is likely to happen. The perfect local attractions and the perfect variety of outdoors recreation will make you happy you came. This campground has so much. There are some glorious whitewater spots on Rocky Broad River, and you're sure to run into some cheerful folks from Lake Lure here.
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such a fine site. If you come to this campground, you will have a brilliant time for sure. Going to Mount Mitchell State Park near Hitching Post Campground is a glorious thing to do; the peak of Grassy Knob can be seen from Hitching Post Campground. And if that's not sufficient
| there's a lot more enjoyable stuff to do in the Blue Ridge Mountains. You're perhaps interested in lakes, The Pools is one of those nearby; enjoy a round of golf at Apple Valley Golf Course.
For the period of the summertime months highs here at Hitching Post Campground get into the 80's. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 60's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Hitching Post Campground. Hitching Post Campground is liked by people of Lake Lure.
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The pleasant folks working here and the delightful quality of everything here are in themselves incentive enough to come here. Now, you may think that's a load but there's even more amusing stuff to do here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but
if it's for you then we recommend Broad River; since you're here you can play some golf at Bald Mountain Golf Course.
A spree to Lake James State Park when you're here at Hitching Post Campground is never a bad idea, and Occoneechee Lake Dam is a gorgeous place, positively
worth a visit. The Blue Ridge Mountains scenery is always stunning. Getting to Cane Creek from Hitching Post Campground is trouble-free; in the neighborhood of Hitching Post Campground you come across a golf course called Lake Lure Golf Course.
All the outdoors entertaining
stuff in the neighborhood of Hitching Post Campground will keep you coming back time and again. There's whitewater on Green River for all you thrill seekers; a journey to Blue Ridge Parkway is recommended. All the water falling down from the sky makes Hitching Post Campground a
wet site; the month of May is the wettest with most of the rain; December is when it's the driest. There's absolutely no way to run out of amusing stuff to do close to Hitching Post Campground; if you're seeking a fine site to go for a weekend of camping, this is a delightful selection.
A great site to have a look at right next door to Hitching Post Campground is Hickorynut Gap.
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AMENITIES
Tent camping is available - 30 sites. All tent sites have water, electricity, a picnic table and a fire ring.
RV hookups are available - Full service: water, electric, sewage, picnic table and fire ring. 3 - 50 amp sites, 22 - 30 amp sites open year round.
Pets are allowed - Must be on a leash at all times. Can not be left in the campground unattended. The owners of aggressive or nuisance animals will be asked to leave.
Campfires are allowed - We have metal fire rings on every site. We also sell firewood.
Has Store - We have a small camp store on site.
Grocery store nearby - The Ingles grocery store is less than 1 mile away.
No pool - We do have a fishing pond.
Game Room
LOCATION AND CONTACT INFO:
Address:
620 Girl Scout Camp Rd
Mill Spring, North Carolina 28756
Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.406099
Longitude: -82.207693
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Outdoors Recreation Near Forest City, North Carolina
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Hitching Post Campground, Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina
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| These outdoors activities are available near Hitching Post Campground. |
| | Camp Grounds Near Hitching Post Campground:
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Apple Valley Farm Motorcoach Resort, Lake Lure
, 1 miles away |
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Lake Lure RV Park and Campground, Lake Lure
, 3 miles away |
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Silver Creek Campground and whitewater Outfitters, Mill Spring
, 4 miles away |
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River Creek Campground, Rutherfordton
, 6 miles away |
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Creekside Mountain Camping, Bat Cave
, 6 miles away |
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Lazy Boy Travel Park, Hendersonville
, 6 miles away |
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Jaymar Travel Park, Hendersonville
, 6 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Hitching Post Campground:
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Fairways Of The Mountains (Vri), Lake Lure
, 1 miles away |
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Apple Valley Villas, Lake Lure
, 1 miles away |
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Fairway Villas at Rumbling Bald Resort, Lake Lure
, 4 miles away |
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Fairfield Mountains Resort, Lake Lure
, 4 miles away |
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Fox Run Resort (Vri), Lake Lure
, 5 miles away |
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Columbus/Tryon Days Inn, Columbus
, 9 miles away |
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Skyline Village Inn, LLC, Spruce Pine
, 9 miles away |
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| | Ski Areas Near Hitching Post Campground:
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Wolf Ridge, North Carolina
, 37 miles away, 700 vertical feet |
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Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
, 47 miles away, 1200 vertical feet |
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Hawksnest, North Carolina
, 49 miles away, 619 vertical feet |
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Ski Beech, North Carolina
, 50 miles away, 830 vertical feet |
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Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina
, 57 miles away, 365 vertical feet |
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Cataloochee, North Carolina
, 62 miles away, 740 vertical feet |
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Scaly Mountain, North Carolina
, 79 miles away, 225 vertical feet |
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Sky Valley, Georgia
, 83 miles away, 210 vertical feet |
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Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee
, 95 miles away, 600 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Hitching Post Campground:
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Rocky Broad River, Henderson/Rutherford
County
, 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 3.5 miles long (Along Route 64/74 to Lake Lure at Chimney Rock) |
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Broad River, Rutherford
County
, 5 miles away, Class I-II - 7.4 miles long (Lake Lure Dam to Route 1181) |
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Green River, Polk
County
, 5 miles away, Class I-II - 17.2 miles long (North Carolina Route 9 below Lake Adger Dam to North Carolina Route 1005) |
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Rocky Broad River, Henderson/Buncombe
County
, 6 miles away, Class IV-V - 3.6 miles long (Bridge at Flat Creek Road to Bridge at US Route 64) |
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Green River, Polk
County
, 9 miles away, Class II - 6 miles long (Fishtop Access to where river leaves road) |
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