Nantahala Hideaway Campground & Cabins. Formerly Nelsons Nantahala Hideaway

Great campground with extremely friendly and helpful owners. Restrooms and showers are clean and centrally located and there's a nice lounging area if the weather makes camping less than ideal. WiFi is great as cell service can be spotty in the gorge. Convenient to the put-in for running the Nantahala. NOC, ERA, and other rafting outfitters are close. Quieter with less bus/shuttle traffic than the campgrounds that are riverside as it's not between the commercial boat ramps.

Great spot near the Nantahala River and NOC! The campground is located about 2 miles north of the river put-in, so boating access was easy. The bathrooms were spotlessly clean, and though we didn't use them, the showers looked nice as well. Some of the sites are a little close together if you're used to more disbursed camping, but it felt typical for an established campground, and there are more private primitive sites on the opposite side of the creek. The camp store is still a work in progress, but they had firewood, ice, and other basics that you may need, and all of the staff/owners we met were incredibly nice and helpful. Highly recommend for affordable camping around the Nantahala!

We had another wonderful stay here. We were at the top at a primitive tent site. The grounds are very well kept. The bathrooms were very clean. We did not have a reason to interact with the owners or staff but pre-stay communication was good and prompt. We intend this to be an annual ritual camping stay at the very least and hopefully more frequently!

We booked our site based on the location of the campground to what we wanted to do while on our trip. We were very pleasantly surprised at how beautiful the campground was! Surrounded by nature, big sites, super friendly staff, and perfect central location for all the fun activities we had planned! My sister stayed in a cabin and it was great! Definitely recommend and will stay again!

We stayed four days and nights in our tent this September. The campground was beautiful, well maintained and spacious. There are spots for RVs and tents including electric and water. We were very happy that we could bring our dog along for the trip, and she enjoyed the many hiking trails steming from the campground. The staff are very helpful and kind. There is a small staff run general store at the base of camp with firewood, ice and other goods that one may need while camping. I felt very safe while staying at this campground, the staff routinely drive through the expansive campground on a golf cart to check on everyone and say hello. The bathrooms are very clean, with the toilets and sinks in one area, and shower stalls are all separate. The campground is close to everything that one c