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  3. Pisgah Forest
  4. Cove Creek Lower Group Camp

Camping at Cove Creek Lower Group Camp near Pisgah Forest

Public campground · Pisgah Forest · 1 campsite · 1 group

A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking.

About this campground

Cove Creek Lower Group Camp is a single group campsite in Pisgah National Forest that can host up to 60 people and is set along Cove Creek in the Appalachian mountains of western North Carolina. The site accepts both tents and RVs and is shaded by hardwoods with open space for group layouts; basic facilities include picnic tables, campfire rings, vault toilets and an on-site drinking water source.

4.0
on Recreation.gov · 9 reviews
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At a glance

  • RV fit varies by site

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Pets welcome
  • Public land
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0 available sites

0 open of 1 sites
Sold out for Nov 13 – Nov 15.

We checked every night of your stay on Recreation.gov: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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SiteFr
13
Sa
14
Price
002
group standard nonelectric
RR$130

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

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Amenities & location

  • Drinking Water
  • Grills
  • Water Spigot
Check-in
2:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Location

1 DAVIDSON RIVER CIRCLE
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Cove Creek Lower Group Camp: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Cove Creek Lower Group Camp?
Longest RV site listed: 35 ft (1 of 1 RV site list a length) (per the listing)
Does Cove Creek Lower Group Camp have RV hookups?
Hookup type not listed for RV sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Cove Creek Lower Group Camp?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Cove Creek Lower Group Camp?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 35 ft (1 of 1 RV site list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing Hookup type not listed for RV sites
Road & site access
Listing 1 gravel site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $130/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 1 DAVIDSON RIVER CIRCLE (map in Location below)
Pull-through / back-in · Generators · Quiet hours · Cell signal · Starlink / satellite · Shade
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (9 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“We have reserved this site many times over the last 34 years. It gets better every time!”

Scott K 5 · Mar 2025 · Recreation.gov
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Sites $74/night
$148 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
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Sites from $30/night
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Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
    • fish for trout (per the campground listing)
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Asheville Historic Downtown Guided Electric Bike Tour with Scenic Views Asheville area · 3 hr · from $74/person
    • Asheville Night-Time Walking Ghost Tour Asheville area · 2 hr · from $27/person
  3. Optional full-day extension

    Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.

    • Blue Ridge Parkway and Waterfall Hiking Tour from Asheville Asheville area · 5.5 hr · from $110/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 1 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 35 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2022 Keystone RV Outback Ultra-Lite
2022 Keystone RV Outback Ultra-Lite

Travel trailer · 23 ft · sleeps 6 · 149 mi from campground

$115/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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To The Max I 2021 Entegra Coach Esteem
To The Max I 2021 Entegra Coach Esteem

Class C motorhome · 32 ft · sleeps 8 · 159 mi from campground

$290/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2010 Coachman Catalina
2010 Coachman Catalina

Travel trailer · 35 ft · sleeps 8 · 197 mi from campground

$90/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Things to do

Activities near Cove Creek Lower Group Camp

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Asheville Night-Time Walking Ghost Tour
Asheville Night-Time Walking Ghost Tour

Asheville area · 2 hr · from $27/person

Asheville Historic Downtown Guided Electric Bike Tour with Scenic Views
Asheville Historic Downtown Guided Electric Bike Tour with Scenic Views

Asheville area · 3 hr · from $74/person

Blue Ridge Parkway and Waterfall Hiking Tour from Asheville
Blue Ridge Parkway and Waterfall Hiking Tour from Asheville

Asheville area · 5.5 hr · from $110/person

See 6 more bookable tours
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tour with Expert Naturalist
Waterfalls and Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Tour with Expert Naturalist
Happening during your dates

Ranger programs and events Nov 13–Nov 15

  • A Wooded Walk: Guided, Low-Elevation Hike (Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center - Milepost 384) · Nov 13 · 10:00 AM–11:30 AM · Free

    Meet at the flagpole in front of the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center.

  • Biodiversity on the Blue Ridge Parkway: Ranger-Led Talks and Activities (Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center - Milepost 384) · Nov 13 · 02:45 PM–03:15 PM · Free

    This program will be inside the visitor center. We are at Milepost 384, and our "normal" street address is 195…

  • Bluegrass Mountains: Ranger-Led Talks and Activities (Craggy Gardens Visitor Center - Milepost 364) · Nov 13 · 11:00 AM–11:30 AM · Free

    This talk will be outside the visitor center. In high winds or inclement weather, the talk will be canceled…

  • History of a Heath Bald: Guided High Elevation Hike (Craggy Gardens Visitor Center - Milepost 364) · Nov 13 · 01:45 PM–03:15 PM · Free

    Meet in front of the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center.

  • I Asked a Bat For Some Advice. It Said “Just Wing It.”: Ranger-Led Talks and Activities (Waterrock Knob Visitor Center - Milepost 451) · Nov 13 · 01:30 PM–02:00 PM · Free

    This talk will be outside the visitor center. In high winds or inclement weather, the talk will be canceled…

  • People of these Mountains: Guided High Elevation Hike (Waterrock Knob Visitor Center - Milepost 451) · Nov 13 · 10:45 AM–12:15 PM · Free

    Meet in front of the Waterrock Knob Visitor Center, which is at Milepost 451 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season Jan 1–Dec 31: RV & Tent $130 per night
  • Peak season Jan 1–Dec 31: RV & Tent $130 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

MonthOpenBookedClosed
Nov 202635%65%0%
Dec 202684%16%0%
Jan 202794%6%0%
Feb 202779%21%0%
Mar 202774%26%0%
Apr 202737%63%0%
May 20270%100%0%

Asheville area · 4 hr · from $109/person

Asheville Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Trolley Tour
Asheville Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Trolley Tour

Asheville area · 1.7 hr · from $41/person

Comedy Sightseeing Tour Hey Asheville by LaZoom
Comedy Sightseeing Tour Hey Asheville by LaZoom

Asheville area · 1.5 hr · from $52/person

Waterfall Jeep Tour - Backroads and Scenic Views
Waterfall Jeep Tour - Backroads and Scenic Views

Asheville area · 3 hr · from $119/person

Gem Mining and Goat Farm Walking Tour in Hendersonville
Gem Mining and Goat Farm Walking Tour in Hendersonville

Asheville area · 2 hr · from $30/person

Asheville Insider Guided Walking Tour
Asheville Insider Guided Walking Tour

Asheville area · 1.8 hr · from $35/person

Free things to do (National Park Service)

Ranger programs, trails and park activities — typically free. Separate from paid tours above.

From the National Park Service · 2 mi away, Blue Ridge Parkway

A bull elk with antlers crosses a road in front of a stopped car
Photo: NPS
Spot an Elk on the Heintooga Spur Road

Heintooga Ridge Road on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway is a good place to spot elk.

color photograph of the junior ranger activity sheets and wooden badge and fabric patch
Photo: NPS Photo
Become a Blue Ridge Parkway Junior Ranger

20-120 Minutes

Becoming a Blue Ridge Parkway Junior Ranger is exciting and rewarding! Pick up your Junior Ranger Folder and instructions at any park visitor center. Then travel the parkway to get…

Night sky with multitude of stars over silhouetted tree topped mountains
Photo: NPS
Stargaze at Waterrock Knob

1-4 Hours

Stargazing on the Blue Ridge Parkway can be an amazing experience. Waterrock Knob at Milepost 451.2 is a great place to enjoy the calm quiet of the night and contemplate the…

The sun rises above mist filled valleys surrounded by mountains.
Photo: NPS
Watch the Sunrise from Pounding Mill Overlook

1-3 Hours

Sunrise on the Blue Ridge Parkway can be an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience. Pounding Mill Overlook at Milepost 413 is a great place to welcome the dawn of a new day and…

Peregrine falcon perched on rocks, blue sky behind
Photo: NPS Photo / Mitch Urban
Watch Peregrine Falcons at Devils Courthouse

1-3 Hours

Peregrine falcon, once near extinction, now can be viewed in the skies over the Blue Ridge Parkway.

A woman using binoculars looks up in the sky
Photo: NPS Photo / Laura White
Watch for Hawks at the Mills River Overlook

The raptors are coming! And they’ve got the “kettle” on!

Source: National Park Service (Blue Ridge Parkway). Photos link to nps.gov and are credited to their photographers.

Source: National Park Service (Blue Ridge Parkway). Photos link to nps.gov and are credited to their photographers.

Compare site types

0 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7 · 1 group site listed separately. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Group standard nonelectric (group)

1 site · $130/night

Loops: GROUP CAMP loop (1)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15