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Camping in Cherokee, NC
Camping in Cherokee, NC
If you plan to visit Cherokee, North Carolina, be sure you include CAMPING in your stay.
Indian Creek Campground is family-friendly, features hot showers [clean bathhouses], and welcomes all campers & camping gear: in tents, RVs, pop-ups, you name it. There are cabins and RV rentals available; even a double-wide trailer to rent. They have primitive tent sites, camp sites with water and / or electricity hookups, and some sites include sewer, so no matter how you like to camp, you can do it at Indian Creek Campground. They are open from late March through October.
We camped by the beautiful rolling Bunches Creek at Indian Creek Campground in July; it was beautiful, and the hosts are friendly. We saw all kinds of camping tents and screen gazebos while we were there; we felt right at home. Bunches Creek is a stocked trout stream; we even saw some folks catch a few. Licenses are available at the campground office and are required. Some of the best sites in the campground are right along the creek's edge, numbers 9, 10, 11 & 12. They're perfect for a camping tent, solo or family size, or a carefully manuevered trailer.
If you are hauling a trailer of any kind, you'll want to be sure and take the route that goes up NC 19, through the town of Cherokee, and up Big Cove Road. Coming into town from US441 is not recommended if you are pulling anything at all. For this trip, we decided to 'rough it' and not take the camper. We were tent campers this trip!
We enjoy camping in our Eureka! N!ergy family tent because we can have electrical amenities without the fuss and mess of strung-out drop lines. We were spoiled by our electric percolator and skillet when we camped in a pop-up camper, so when we decided to 'simplify' life and revert to family tent camping, we chose the Eureka! brand featuring electricity! They even have accessories, like the E!Power Vacuum, to inflate the air mattress that supports the old bones! Talk about luxury tent camping!
At Indian Creek, they have fire rings at each campsite; be sure and take firewood; it was very cool at night, even in July!
You will definitely want to go into town. There are native-run shops [look for the signs], and you'll want to check out the Cherokee Bears; a great exhibit that will take you around town. I'm working on a slide show and will link it here when it's finished. They're extremely creative and it's a great project. The Oconaluftee Island Park is really worth part of a day, too; it's just beautiful! We didn't go to the casino, but that's an option as well, for those over 21. The Blue Ridge Parkway runs nearby and is a beautiful day's drive, as well.
When your day is done, come back up the mountain to your home away from home at Indian Creek Campground. Enjoy Western NC and the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains!
About the Author
Kirby is an avid camper and has enjoyed backpack tent camping, family tent camping and even pop-up camping over the past 40+ years.
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