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Camping at Peaks of Otter Campground near Asheville

Public campground · Asheville · 138 campsites

A forested campground near fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

Perched between the bases of two dominant peaks in the rolling hills along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Peaks of Otter Campground sits side-by-side with Abbott Lake, a clear 24-acre pond popular with anglers for smallmouth bass and bluegill. A mountain stream threads the nearby picnic area, and trails fan out from the campground to suit a range of outings a short, flat loop around the lake for easy walks, steeper climbs that scale the area's high summits, and meadow pockets that fill with wildflowers and migrating butterflies in spring and rich fall color later in the year.

4.0 on Recreation.gov · 200 reviewsBook on National Park Service
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 68 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Flush toilets

    Dump station on site.

OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 138 sites
No sites offered for these dates.

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Check dates on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 138 sites.

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Price
B29
tent only nonelectric
––$30
T25
rv nonelectric
––$30
A38
tent only nonelectric
––$30
B39
tent only nonelectric
––$30
B10
tent only nonelectric
––$30
T18
rv nonelectric
––$30
A17
tent only nonelectric
––$30
A42
tent only nonelectric
––$30
T42
rv nonelectric
––$30
B35
tent only nonelectric
No site is open for every night of your stay

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Amenities & location

  • Accessible Sites
  • Drinking Water
  • Dump Station
  • Emergency Phone
  • Flush Toilets
  • Food Storage Locker
  • General Store
  • Grills
  • Host
  • Lantern Posts
  • Paved Parking
  • Paved Roads
Check-in
3:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
30 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 138 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

c/o Revenue and Fee Business Specialist
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Peaks of Otter Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Peaks of Otter Campground?
Longest RV site listed: 68 ft (50 of 53 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Peaks of Otter Campground have RV hookups?
138 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Peaks of Otter Campground?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Peaks of Otter Campground?
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: 68 ft (50 of 53 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 138 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 49 pull-through, 74 back-in
Road & site access
Listing 143 paved site driveways
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 1 (102 reports), AT&T 1 (42 reports), T-Mobile 1 (24 reports)
Water
Listing Drinking water listed
Shade
Listing 74 of 142 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $30/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 30 nights max
Getting there
Listing c/o Revenue and Fee Business Specialist (map in Location below)
Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (200 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.

“We stayed one night in a 21' Class B RV. The volunteer, Denise, who managed the campground that night was very kind to protect us from a neighboring RV that had a propane leak. She was quite kind. The campground was extremely quiet and not overly busy.”

Ken S 4 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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$30
A11
tent only nonelectric
––$30
T02
rv nonelectric
––$30
A12
tent only nonelectric
––$30
T33
rv nonelectric
––$30
T08
rv nonelectric
––$30
B11
tent only nonelectric
––$30
T36
rv nonelectric
––$30
T07
rv nonelectric
––$30
T14
rv nonelectric
––$30
T28
rv nonelectric
––$30
T06
rv nonelectric
––$30
A23
tent only nonelectric
––$30
T15
rv nonelectric
––$30
B24
tent only nonelectric
––$30
B27
tent only nonelectric
––$30
T23
rv nonelectric
––$30
T04
rv nonelectric
––$30
T30
rv nonelectric
––$30
B20
tent only nonelectric
––$30
B21
tent only nonelectric
––$30
T31
rv nonelectric
––$30
A31
tent only nonelectric
––$30
T11
rv nonelectric
––$30
B37
tent only nonelectric
––$30
T20
rv nonelectric
––$30
T50
rv nonelectric
––$30
A37
tent only nonelectric
––$30
B03
tent only nonelectric
––$30
A05
tent only nonelectric
––$30
T37
rv nonelectric
––$30

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

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Hummingbird Acres

3.1 mi from Peaks of Otter Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $60/night
$120 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night

Stoney Creek Campground

4.3 mi from Peaks of Otter Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $43/night
$86 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights5 sites open for every night

12 Gates Farms

5.8 mi from Peaks of Otter Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $14/night
$27 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Compare site types

138 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Tent-only sites

Tents only, no power

88 sites · $30/night

Loops: Loop B (45), Loop A (43)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Rv nonelectric

50 sites · $30/night

Loops: Loop T (49), Loop A (1)

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

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.
    • go fishing (per the campground listing)
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • 3-Hour E-Bike Sightseeing and Breweries Tour in Roanoke Roanoke area · 3 hr · from $109/person
    • Downtown Roanoke Food, History & Cultural Tour Roanoke area · 3 hr · from $82/person
  3. Day 3 · One more stop, then head home

    • Roanoke River Greenway E-bike Rental Roanoke area · 2 hr · from $50/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 88 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 68 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2022 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT
2022 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 20 mi from campground

$110/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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2023 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT
2023 Dutchmen Coleman Lantern LT

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 24 mi from campground

$110/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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PUMPKIN 2021 Sunray 109
PUMPKIN 2021 Sunray 109

Travel trailer · 12 ft · sleeps 2 · 84 mi from campground

$75/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

View rental
Things to do

Activities near Peaks of Otter Campground

Bookable tours nearby

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

Downtown Roanoke Food, History & Cultural Tour
Downtown Roanoke Food, History & Cultural Tour

Roanoke area · 3 hr · from $82/person

3-Hour E-Bike Sightseeing and Breweries Tour in Roanoke
3-Hour E-Bike Sightseeing and Breweries Tour in Roanoke

Roanoke area · 3 hr · from $109/person

Roanoke River Greenway E-bike Rental
Roanoke River Greenway E-bike Rental

Roanoke area · 2 hr · from $50/person

See 5 more bookable tours
Downtown Roanoke Historian Guided Tour
Downtown Roanoke Historian Guided Tour

Roanoke area · 1 hr · from $19/person

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Peaks of Otter Campground

For May weekends, book about 106 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 50 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
May50 days ahead106 days ahead18 days ahead52 days ahead
June15 days ahead43 days ahead25 days ahead71 days ahead
July12 days ahead39 days ahead17 days ahead57 days ahead
August9 days ahead23 days ahead17 days ahead54 days ahead
September11 days ahead26 days ahead16 days ahead42 days ahead
October19 days ahead37 days ahead27 days ahead67 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (10,120 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Blue Ridge Parkway Self-Guided Audio Tour Bundle
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Radical Roanoke Scavenger Hunt
Radical Roanoke Scavenger Hunt

Roanoke area · 2 hr · from $23/person

Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia Self-Guided Audio Tour
Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia Self-Guided Audio Tour

Roanoke area · 8 hr–9 hr · from $13/person

Roanoke True Crime Tour
Roanoke True Crime Tour

Roanoke area · 1 hr · from $19/person