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Campsite #53 at Lake Powhatan Campground, NC
$52
Campsite #53
| 8 people | |
| 74 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | good |
12/6
12/16
Campsite #53 Features: Back-In parking, 50 amp hookup, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed, Drinking Water
Campsite Reviews (25)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 80% |
| 4 star | | 20% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@RuthAnne058774 · Camped on Nov 9, 2025 at Campsite #53
Great sites. Full hookup. We will be back!
@SusanK2706776 · Camped on Oct 12, 2025 at Campsite #53
The staff was wonderful and the site clean and private.
@LukeS8D5D8EC50 · Camped on Sep 4, 2025 at Campsite #53
Great place
@DennisH3714812 · Camped on Jul 20, 2025 at Campsite #53
This is for site 53 only. We stay at Lake Powhatten 6-8 times a year. It's a tough backin for larger rigs. We have a 40ft. 5th wheel and it was slightly challenging. I am an experienced with backing into to tough areas. Not a skill issue. The site was quite overgrown which limited the usable space. As always there is no data and very limited cell service. Otherwise same as usual. Great trails. great place.
@SharonC8354847 · Camped on Jul 11, 2025 at Campsite #53
Would recommend. Great place peaceful beautiful sites right on the lake.
@ErikaW49D750B6 · Camped on Jun 11, 2025 at Campsite #53
The sites were amazingly wooded and private! It was one of the more secluded sites I have ever stayed in. Its super close to Asheville while being totally in nature. Highly recommend and would stay again!!
@CliffJDF5FCE73 · Camped on Jun 2, 2025 at Campsite #53
Lake Powhatan is our Happy Place! We camp here every year. The campground is so beautiful, wooded, shady and quiet. We love the access to unlimited hiking trails and its close proximity to Asheville for restaurants and microbreweries. The staff is always so nice and accommodating!
@PaulF2981841 · Camped on Apr 2, 2025 at Campsite #53
We really enjoyed this campground. Friendly helpful staff, quiet, well maintained and clean. Good fishing. Lots of hiking trails. Only complaint was a lack of trail maps.
@Marindev8850E5 · Camped on Feb 23, 2025 at Campsite #53
Nice campsites between the trees and good facilities with heated showers near the campsite.
@EugeneWC1FF021 · Camped on Jun 16, 2024 at Campsite #53
full hookups. good distance between sites. excellent restrooms and showers
@AudreyD5E2DDB1 · Camped on May 31, 2024 at Campsite #53
We love this campground!
@RichardJ844521 · Camped on May 19, 2024 at Campsite #53
Love this campground - have come here several times. Wry convenient to NC Arboretum and BRP plus other Ashville attractions.
@JosephD5297544 · Camped on May 10, 2024 at Campsite #53
Excellent campground.
@RonH1908399 · Camped on Mar 8, 2024 at Campsite #53
We only stayed one night, but the grounds and campsites were very nice. The staff were helpful, too.
@MarkF9408903 · Camped on Aug 28, 2023 at Campsite #53
Great campground.
@BobL4821699 · Camped on Aug 13, 2023 at Campsite #53
The campground is well managed. The restrooms are clean, the people are friendly and helpful. Cell service (Verizon) was spotty, but there was a "cell service area" in the campground that seemed to get a better signal most of the time. Our site was relatively level (site 53), but somewhat difficult to back our rig in to as the angle of the drive, and the edge of the road, made turning and maneuvering somewhat challenging (and we're not novice campers).
@DeanM429 · Camped on Nov 23, 2021 at Campsite #53
We went for a Thanksgiving mountain bike trip and this place delivers. Lots of gravel riding for her and lots of single track for him :) ! We camped in a 31' toy hauler trailer pulled with a Ford F-350. Site was long enough but a little thin but no problems fitting in. Temps were in the 20's at night and everyones water hose supply froze up a little. Ours stopped flowing but we had fresh water in the tank and juts used it until everything thawed out around noon. There are electric heaters on the water supply.
@CynthiaD287 · Camped on Nov 8, 2021 at Campsite #53
Very well kept campsite; excellent bath house; lake, hiking trails and just a short drive into Asheville. Easy to find and very pretty location.
@RandiF289 · Camped on Sep 22, 2021 at Campsite #53
Our trip was great, the sites are big! I feel that the woods are too thick and therefore allows lots of homes for many bugs. Bugs were bad this year!
@LouiseS378 · Camped on Jun 10, 2021 at Campsite #53
Beautiful setting, wooded sites with privacy, LOTS of hiking accessible from campsite, close to Asheville, friendly and helpful hosts and hostesses.
Only issue is the lack of cell service and WiFi.
Only issue is the lack of cell service and WiFi.
@RettaJoB733 · Camped on May 20, 2021 at Campsite #53
Wonderful place to camp if you want to totally disconnect. NO CELL or INTERNET service!!!
@SamJ172 · Camped on May 5, 2021 at Campsite #53
New campground management is doing an excellent job. Very welcoming and helpful. The trail system that connects to the arboretum is outstanding.
@CristineH915 · Camped on Apr 20, 2021 at Campsite #53
Very friendly staff. Spacious site. Clean. Good hookup.
Only problem was no internet service or cell service. Forget about using your phone as a hot spot. Could barely make a phone call. And I had a booster antenna. I needed access to get info about things in our RV and we were dead in the water.
Only problem was no internet service or cell service. Forget about using your phone as a hot spot. Could barely make a phone call. And I had a booster antenna. I needed access to get info about things in our RV and we were dead in the water.
@NancyB523 · Camped on Mar 2, 2021 at Campsite #53
Excellent campground. Great hiking, clean campsites right in the Pisgah National Forest.
@RobertF811 · Camped on Feb 1, 2021 at Campsite #53
Clean amenities
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