Dillsboro RV River Park

Sylva, North Carolina

Dillsboro RV River Park in Dillsboro, North Carolina, sits directly on the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County — a riverside campground with stunning mountain views and immediate catch-and-release fishing access in the Great Smoky Mountains region's most characterful and most intact arts community, where the Tuckasegee River's cold, clear mountain water sustains one of the finest brown trout, rainbow trout, and smallmouth bass fisheries in western North Carolina in a river that flows through the small Victorian-era downtown that Dillsboro has preserved as a craft gallery, pottery, and specialty shop destination distinct from the larger tourism economies of Cherokee and Bryson City to the northwest. The campground's riverside location in Dillsboro gives anglers and Smoky Mountain visitors the specific combination of quality fishing and arts community access that few campgrounds in the region provide simultaneously. RV sites and tent camping on the Tuckasegee River give guests the immediate riverside access that makes Dillsboro RV River Park a first-choice destination for anglers targeting the Tuckasegee's excellent cold-water trout fishery — the river's catch-and-release regulations on specific stretches and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission's stocking program maintain brown and rainbow trout populations in the Jackson County section that sustain year-round angling activity, with the winter months particularly productive for large brown trout that move into the riffles in the cold-water feeding periods. The mountain views from the riverside sites add the visual character of Jackson County's high ridge skyline to the angling experience. Pets are welcome. The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad's Dillsboro Depot, adjacent to the village center, operates excursion train departures from Dillsboro through the Tuckasegee River gorge and the Nantahala River corridor — the same heritage railroad that serves the Bryson City market also makes Dillsboro the eastern gateway to the train experience, and the Dillsboro Depot's walking-distance proximity to the campground gives RV guests a specific convenience advantage for the train excursion that the Bryson City departure serves from the western end. The 44-mile round-trip steam and diesel excursion through the mountain river gorge terrain remains one of the most scenically complete heritage railroad experiences in the southern Appalachians. Dillsboro's arts district, concentrated in the original commercial buildings of the 1880s-era community on Haywood Road and Front Street, houses a concentration of working pottery studios, craft galleries, gem and mineral shops, and specialty food retailers that give the village its identity as the western North Carolina arts community specifically distinct from the larger festival-driven crafts economies of Asheville and Cherokee. The Dogwood Crafters cooperative and the independent pottery studios sustain a working-artist community whose output reflects both the Cherokee County traditional pottery tradition and the contemporary studio craft movement that western North Carolina's community of working craftspeople has sustained for decades. Dillsboro RV River Park serves guests year-round in Jackson County's mountain climate, where the Tuckasegee's cold-water trout fishing is active in all seasons, with the winter and early spring months providing the most productive large brown trout conditions and the spring and summer months delivering the whitewater character of the Tuckasegee's upper section near Cullowhee and Western Carolina University. Western Carolina University's campus in Cullowhee, five miles east in Jackson County, provides the academic and cultural programming of a regional university that gives the Dillsboro area its higher-education dimension. Reserve sites ahead for the fall foliage season and the summer Smoky Mountain visitor peak, when Jackson County's accommodation fills from the Asheville, Charlotte, and Atlanta markets.

What does this place offer

Bathrooms
Big Rig Friendly
Biking
Firewood
Fishing

Full Hookup
General Store
Golf Course Nearby
Mountain
Pet Friendly

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Location

325 Mockingbird Ln, Sylva, NC 28779, USA

Things to know

Check-in: 3:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Rules

Registration and Arrival Check-In Procedure - Check-in time is at 3 pm. - Check-out time is 11:00 am. - Guests should register at the office and pay for any outstanding payments, as well as to find your site. - While each park attempts to accommodate your exact spot request, the on-site manager has the ultimate decision for spot placement. Speed Limit - The speed limit is 5 miles per hour. Watch for children at play. Campsite - Please limit your campsite to no more than 6 people per site/per stay. Quiet Hours - Quiet Hours: 9:00 pm to 8:00 am. - Please be considerate of your neighbors. - Keep noise to a minimum during quiet hours. Alcohol - Alcoholic beverages are permitted only on your own site in cups, please. No parties with alcohol. Trash Policy - Please put all garbage, candy wrappers, cans, etc. into garbage bags, not in the fire ring. - Tie your garbage bag and put it in the dumpster location. - No garbage bags or cans are allowed outside on campsites. Children Policy - Parents are responsible for their children at all times. - Children should not be left alone at the campground or in the campers. Fire Policy - Please use the fire rings for campfires and clean them out when you depart for the next guest to enjoy. - ONLY WOOD, please in the fire rings. Restroom - Please turn off lights and close the door when leaving the restroom. - If you make a mess please pick up after yourself(s), we don’t want any unexpected visitors in the bathrooms. Vehicle Policy - Bicycles, rollerblades, scooters, ATVs, golf carts, etc. are allowed only on the road, please stop and move off to the side if there are cars/trucks/campers coming by so they can move by you. Golf Carts - Golf carts are allowed and can only be ridden if the driver has a valid driver’s license and insurance. - The guest must show proof of this before using the golf cart. Pets Policy - Pets are welcome, please keep them on a leash and clean up after your pet. - Be considerate of other guests in the park and try to keep barking to a minimum we know they will bark and that is ok. - There will be a cleanup fee of $50 if we have to clean your lot up after you leave from your pet. - Only dogs and cats apply to our pet policy. - No aggressive breeds are allowed (aggressive breeds include but are not limited to Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, Doberman Pinschers, Chow Chows, Wolf Dogs Wolf Hybrids, etc.) - Please make sure to let us know you are bringing your furry friends, either by entering the number of pets in the Additional in the online reservation form or by calling us at 828-507-9904. - 2 Pets Maximum. - Not letting us know about your pet(s) before you check in can result in a $50 non-refundable fee. - All of our RV sites are pet friendly and there is no fee, but we do limit the number of dogs to two per site. - No aggressive breeds are allowed. (Pit bulls, Rottweilers, etc.) - Pets must be on a leash at all times. - If tied up outside, they must be accompanied by the owner. - Please be sure that the leash is no longer than about six feet in length. - Pets are not allowed in the Office or in our bathrooms. - Please clean up after your pet(s). Stepping in a pet’s deposit ruins the day for others, so a $50 clean-up fee will be charged if we need to clean up your lot after having left. - Pets need to be good neighbors, not excessively noisy, child-friendly, and non-aggressive (snarling, growling, jumping toward other people, etc. can scare other guests). - If your pet becomes too un-neighborly, you may be asked to leave without a refund. - We do have Eagles on the River, so please keep an eye on your small pets. RV Policy - All RV/Campers must be clean and in good working order. - No washing campers or vehicles of any kind in the park. - No RVs older than 10 years, unless approved by management. - Please send in a photo of your camper. - All RVs must be factory manufactured. - A heated water hose is required in the wintertime. Picnic Table - Please do not place BBQ grills or any other hot items on the picnic tables, if there is damage to them there will be a $150.00 fee to replace the table. Not Allowed - Specifically, not allowed: intoxication, profanity, obscenity, rock throwing, vandalism, use of firearms, and Drugs of any type if any of these are thought to be happening, you will be asked to leave immediately without any type of refund at all. - You forfeit all of your money/deposits when you have violated any of the above listed. EV Policy - There is NO EV charging at the campground, if you a caught charging your EV then there will be a $100 fee. Disclaimer - This is private property. - We reserve the right to enforce all rules for the benefit and safety of all of our guests. - Management is not responsible for any loss due to fire, accident, theft, mother nature, or other conditions beyond our control and reserves the right to refuse or discontinue service at any time for reasonable cause. - We want you to feel like this is a home away from home and feel safe staying with us. - Please come and see us if you are having any problems at all and let us know, we would be happy to help you while you are here, we can't help you after you leave, and if you don't tell us we can't fix it or make it better.

Cancellation Policy

Campground Cancellation Policy - You can request a change to your reservation dates or ask for a full refund (less a $25.00 cancellation fee) up to and including 7 days prior to your scheduled arrival date for your RV site. - After this 7-day cut-off point, we will charge your credit card for the remainder balance owed on the reservation. - NO REFUNDS / CREDITS given due to inclement weather conditions after the cancellation window or once you have checked in., as we will not have sufficient time to re-rent the site. - All Spot2Nite reservations require payment in full at the time of booking. - Please contact Spot2Nite to cancel a reservation via email to [email protected] or call (877)778-2683, Option 1. - Spot2Nite convenience fees and credit card processing fees are non-refundable.