Camping on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Otter Creek

Otter Creek is the lowest campground on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and many of its 45 tent-camping and 27 RV and trailer sites are set on the banks of the namesake creek. The campground is situated on the trailhead of the 3 1/2-mile Otter Creek Trail, which follows the course of the creek down to the James River Visitors Center. It is also roughly a mile and a half down the parkway from the Otter Creek Restaurant. The access road for the campground is near Parkways Milepost 61.

Blue Ridge Parkway (National Park)
199 Hemphill Knob Road
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 271-4779
nps.gov/blri

Otter Creek Campground
Milepost 61 Blue Ridge Parkway
Big Island, VA‎ 24526

Rocky Knob

Rocky Knob's access road is near Parkway Milepost 167. The campground has 81 tent sites and 27 trailer and RV sites, with an adjoining picnic area equipped with 72 separate tables. The campground is the closest to scenic Mabry Mill, a historic waterwheel mill located about nine miles away. It also enjoys what the National Park Service describes as "easy access" to Rockcastle Gorge. An almost 11-mile hiking loop runs down from the campground into the gorge over steep and rugged terrain.

Rocky Knob Campground
Milepost 167 Blue Ridge Parkway
Floyd, VA 24091

Julian Price Park

Julian Price Park is the largest campground on the parkway, with 129 tent sites and 68 RV sites. The sites in the park's Loop A are set on the shores of Price Lake. The expansive campground sits at the center of a network of trails, with the paths of Boone Fork, Price Lake, Gwyn Memorial and Tanawha Trails all intersecting there. It is also one of three campgrounds on the parkway that accepts reservations. Julian Price Park is situated near Milepost 267, close to the North Carolina-Virginia border.

Julian Price Park Campground
Milepost 267 Blue Ridge Parkway
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
828-963-5911

Mount Pisgah

The campground at Mt. Pisgah is the highest along the Blue Ridge Parkway, situated at an elevation of almost 5,000 feet. The campground consists of 70 tent and 70 RV sites located inside the confines of Flat Laurel Gap. Under the gap is a bowl of solid granite, so the gap experiences little drainage. Consequently, parts of the gap have become the Flat Laurel Gap Bog, an 85-acre expanse of Appalachian marshland. Mount Pisgah is set on milepost 408 and within walking distance of the campground is the Pisgah Inn, a hotel and restaurant.

Mount Pisgah
Milepost 408 Blue Ridge Parkway
Canton, NC 28716
828-648-2644