This has become my all time favorite place to camp when I have my kids with me, or for a basecamp for when I go hiking.
It can and will get crowded, but there’s a reason other than the price per night, it’s an absolutely stunning area.
There are a few backcountry sites if you wish to hike in some (you can Ford the river and drive fairly close if you would prefer to that).
No electricity, no water on site. However, there are chemical toilets and a hand pump for potable water. There are around 4-6 riverside campsites, but if you don’t get there early.they will be taken!!
No reservations and they will close this and Sandy Bottoms (campground past Tate Branch) during the winter, so please make sure you call the ranger station if you aren’t positive it will be open!!
If you go stay at Tate Branch and you enjoy a great hike with a beautiful waterfall, take a short drive to Panther Creek Falls. Start off early as it is a “strenuous” hike but well worth it!!
Nice quiet small campground and the host Mike was very accommodating. The toilets are chemically flushed and there is a central hand pump for water, the camp sites have grills over the fire pit and gravel on the sites. You can hear the river rushing by at the campsites and it is quite scenic and beautiful. The road in is gravel and my car scraped on the bottom a few times so drive slow if you are in a car and not a truck.
Primitive camp site but an amazingly beautiful place with roughly half the sites lining the river.
I rode through here the other day, along with the other two campgrounds.
Being it's fall, the colorful leaves falling and floating down the river made it even more beautiful.
The sites are very spacious and not right on top of each other. If you want riverside, come early as these sites are first come, first serve. Even if you're not lucky enough to get right on the river, They have more that's just a VERY short walk to the rushing waters!
Bear proof trashcans, great fire pit WITH attached grill so you won't need to lug yours from home!
No electric, water or septic hookups but they do have a couple pit toilets. Perfect for tent camping or small travel trailer/van/pop-up.
They close two of them down come late fall/early winter time so if you're traveling a good distance be sure to check website to make sure it's open!!
Perfect place to get away from it all!! NO cell service!! Be sure to bring enough water unless you're planning on boiling the river water!!
Beautiful is not enough of a word for this place!
My favorite place to go camping! All three campgrounds are quiet and peaceful with the river running right along beside it. Don't come if you can't handle living without electricity!