Hi Chris,
How was your trip? My wife and I were thinking about heading out there in a few weeks and I am very new to the area. Do you have any recommendations or advice that could help us out? We are planning on a ground tent for camping and maybe just an overnight or 3 day stay.
Thanks
We stayed at Parker's Creek, loop 1. The sites are perfect for base camp. We had out patriot camper out there with us and managed to fit everything. Keep in mind we are a family of 6 so space is necessary!! There was a bathroom nearby and we were less than 1/2 mile from the beach entry lake access, which our kids absolutely loved.
Even though it wasn't "dispersed" or "primitive" it's a great spot for my family of 6. Especially as this is less than an hour away from our home.
I recently just stayed 2 nights in the Pisgah national forest, about 30-40 min south of Asheville. If you're able to go there, I'd suggest that instead as the water falls all throughout that area are AMAZING. PM me if you like those photos, and I also have the grid coordinates for our dispersed campsite out in the Pisgah as well.
Our jordan lake photos are below....
Our camp site, w/ the nose of our car facing the road access, the bathrooms were a 2 min walk up the road.
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There was lake just beyond our campsite but we saw a water snake so we sorta avoided the water as my kids range from 9 y/o all the way down to 2 y/o.
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And finally the water access, less than 1/2 mile drive from camp. We just tossed the kids in the car, told them they didn't have to buckle and off we went. Speed limit is like 20mph. All in all, this is a great spot for a quick trip. Make sure to look at the sits on the "reserveamerica" website. Their interactive map, although a little glitchy, is really helpful in picking a good spot.
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