Julian Price Park Campground in Blowing Rock, NC is a classic state-run campground that offers a rustic and simple camping experience in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The large and comfortable campsites come with fire rings, picnic tables, and gravel tent pads. While some sites are right on the lake, others are higher up in the woods. Tent camping is only allowed on the designated pads. The lake...

The Blue Ridge Parkway offers eight developed campgrounds that are open from May through late October, weather permitting. They are closed in winter. All campgrounds have potable water, comfort stations with flush toilets and sinks, and a dump station for recreational vehicles. Showers are available at Julian Price and Mount Pisgah campgrounds. Each campsite includes a picnic table and fire...