You'll have to choose sides in North Carolina -- the mountains or the sea. Do you want to hike wooded trails or stroll on hotel-free beaches? Drive the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway or sail across the sound on a ferry? Gaze over misty valleys from a mountain peak or admire the arc of the shoreline from a sand dune? It's difficult to make a wrong choice with these options, but you're still likely to do some hand-wringing.
Because North Carolina's two best features lie on the far east and west boundaries of the state, separated by more than 250 mi/400 km of middle ground, it's difficult to see them both in a one-week vacation. North Carolina is blessed with a great wealth of scenic parks and recreation areas, including several national forests. The solution is to make two visits or one very long one. It will be time well spent.
Catawba River Camping at Catawba Falls Campground, we offer RV Camping, NC Mountain Cabin Rental, Tent Camping, River Camping, Mountain Camping, close to Waterfalls and Hiking and we are open ALL YEAR. Located in the mountains of Western North Carolina in the town of Old Fort! We offer a clean bathhouse, playground, fishing pond, river to lay down and cool off in, store, mountain crafts, RV Full Hookups, tent camping and rental cabin. We are now offering 802.11g wireless internet access only $5. We have been serving the public since 1981 under the same family. Close to all major attractions in Western North Carolina. Make us your home base and tour the mountains. McDowell County offers a host of attractions such as; Little Switzerland, Linville Caverns, Lake James Park, Mountain Gateway Museum and Mountain Mitchell State Park the highest peak east of the Mississippi. We are only a short distance to Grandfather Mountain, Biltmore House, Chimney Rock and Cherokee Indian Reservations, white water rafting and local ski resorts. Stay a day, week or month, you will have a peaceful and enjoyable stay with us. We are not a resort, just a family style campground that offers you a friendly and inexpensive place to stay while you visit our lovely mountains.