Balsam Mountain Campground, Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina   There's so many things to do in the neighborhood of Balsam Mountain Campground, and being here is always fun. This campground is a beautiful site to stop at. Going for a hike along the Caldwell Fork Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this region, and Flat Creek Bald is a peak you can make out from Balsam Mountain Campground. So much cool stuff to do here at Balsam Mountain Campground, too splendid to be true. There are some fine whitewater spots on Straight Fork; hey, Gotta ski right? Cataloochee is a good place to do that. Ok, you've been     cooped up for too much time, and Balsam Mountain Campground in North Carolina is the outdoors at its best. Balsam Mountain Campground is positioned in the Great Smoky Mountains. Balsam Mountain Campground is prized by residents of Maggie Valley. This is such a fun site for a campground. Whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then we recommend Raven Fork, and hiking along the Palmer Creek Trail is glorious fun. Going to Nantahala National Forest close to Balsam Mountain Campground is a perfect thing to do. So many local attractions and the close by outdoors recreation are tremendous causes to come. Be careful coming to the Great Smoky Mountains, you might not ever want to go back home again. If the weather is great here at Balsam Mountain Campground, you can go for a hike along the Baxter Creek Trail;   there's whitewater on Raven Fork for all you adrenaline people. At Balsam Mountain Campground during the warm months highs are in the 80's. Summer night lows sink down to the 60's. All through the wintertime highs are commonly in the 40's; overnight lows throughout the winter for Balsam Mountain Campground tend to be in the 20's. If you have a thing about the outdoors, you won’t be let down; there's hiking, and whitewater paddling, so probably you want to stick around for a while. A delightful spot to explore in the neighborhood of Balsam Mountain Campground is Polls Gap, and a tour to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is worthwhile. Some close by water includes Flat Creek, and the Big Branch Trail is a splendid hiking trail close by. Balsam Mountain Campground gets much water; throughout May this area sees the most rain, and the driest month of the year is October. Yeah, come up here to the Great Smoky Mountains for a tremendous time. You'll meet a lot of folks from Maggie Valley here, and since you're here you can take a hike along the Asbury Trail. Outdoors people generally like this part of North Carolina. 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North Carolina Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of North Carolina.       These outdoors activities are available near Balsam Mountain Campground.   Camp Grounds Near Balsam Mountain Campground: Meadowbrook Resort, Maggie Valley , 4 miles away Round Bottom Campground, Swain County , 4 miles away Presley's Campground, Maggie Valley , 8 miles away Cherokee/Great Smokies KOA, Cherokee , 9 miles away Adventure Trail Campground, Cherokee , 9 miles away Cherokee's Happy Holiday RV Park and Campground, Cherokee , 9 miles away Ft wilderness Campground, Cherokee , 9 miles away   Hotels Near Balsam Mountain Campground: Meadowbrook Resort, Maggie Valley , 4 miles away Ed's Motel, Maggie Valley , 4 miles away Abbey Inn, Maggie Valley , 4 miles away Ramada Limited Maggie Valley, Maggie Valley , 6 miles away Best Western Mountainbrook Inn, Maggie Valley , 6 miles away Cardinal Inn, Maggie Valley , 6 miles away Castlewood Inn, Maggie Valley , 7 miles away   Ski Areas Near Balsam Mountain Campground: Cataloochee, North Carolina , 6 miles away, 740 vertical feet Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 28 miles away, 600 vertical feet Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 33 miles away, 225 vertical feet Sky Valley, Georgia , 35 miles away, 210 vertical feet Wolf Laurel, North Carolina , 51 miles away, 700 vertical feet Ski Beech, North Carolina , 96 miles away, 830 vertical feet Sugar Mountain, North Carolina , 97 miles away, 1200 vertical feet Hawksnest, North Carolina , 99 miles away, 619 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Balsam Mountain Campground: Straight Fork, Swain County , 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.6 miles long (Round Bottom to Raven Fork) Raven Fork, Swain County , 5 miles away, Class V+ - 4 miles long (Gorges to Confluence with Straight Fork) Raven Fork, Swain County , 7 miles away, Class II-III+(IV) - 8 miles long (Job Corps Bridge to Confluence with Oconalufftee) Cataloochee Creek, Haywood County , 9 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 6 miles long (Catalooche Campground to Waterville Lake) Scotts Creek, Jackson County , 9 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 2 miles long (Willets-Ochre Hill to Addie)   National Parks Near Balsam Mountain Campground: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN , 25 miles away Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC , 43 miles away   Trails Near Balsam Mountain Campground: Palmer Creek Trail, Haywood County , 6 miles away Caldwell Fork Trail, Haywood County , 6 miles away Asbury Trail, Haywood County , 9 miles away Baxter Creek Trail, Haywood County , 10 miles away Big Branch Trail, Haywood County , 10 miles away Messer Trail, Cocke County , 11 miles away Lower Whiterock Trail, Cocke County , 12 miles away