Nantahala RV Resort & Campground

You can enjoy relaxing by your RV Site alongside Wesser Creek, or you can enjoy many outdoor attractions offered in this popular mountain area. You will be close to all of the fun and exciting attractions located in the scenic Nantahala River Gorge including Nantahala River Family Whitewater Rafting trips, gemstone mining at the Nantahala River Gem Mine Attraction, zip lining at the Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tours, and guided fly fishing on the Nantahala River, all located near your campground in the scenic Nantahala River Gorge. The surrounding Nantahala National Forest or the Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers trout fishing opportunities in their many mountain streams, and many hiking, biking, and horseback riding opportunities on their scenic mountain trails including the epic Tsali Recreation Area-Mountain Bike Trails. The famous Appalachian Trail crosses highway 19 just 1 mile west of your RV site. Great fishing and boating activities are available on nearby Fontana Lake, just about 5 minutes from your RV site. Fontana Dam, the second highest Dam in the US, is about an hour from the campground.

The charming town of Bryson City, NC – is about 15 minutes (about 10 miles) east of the Nantahala RV Park and Campground, and is host to the Great Smoky Mountains Scenic Railway that offers multiple scenic train tours in the area. Bryson City is a popular destination town catering to both the visitor population and year round residents, and offers a multitude of charming shops and restaurants of all types, as well as super markets, hardware stores, clothing stores, and a thriving year round farmers market known as Darnell Farms.

Plan a day trip to Cherokee Indian Reservation, Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge for a full day of family fun. The Tail of the Dragon, with its famous 318 curves in eleven miles, and voted the most popular motorcycle and sports car road in the world, begins at Deals Gap, about an hour from the campground. Harrah’s Cherokee Casino is about 30 minutes east, and Harrah’s Murphy Casino is about 30 minutes west of the campground. The popular Cherohala Skyway scenic drive begins about an hour from the campground.

Whether you are coming for a vacation stay, whether you are treating yourself and your family to a longer term vacation base, or whether you are treating yourself to a retirement home base in our RV Park, we welcome you to this wonderful scenic area we call home.