Black Mountain Campground and Briar Bottom Group Site

FIND Adventure - On Site

• 46 primitive campsites
• Two campsites with electric hook ups
• Modern bathrooms with hot showers
• Campsites with river access
• Picnic tables, tent pads & fire rings
• Amphitheater
• 6 group campsites for 50 people each
• Hiking & biking trails, fishing, tubing and many other recreational activities available
• Firewood and ice available for purchase

Directions

Check for Blue Ridge Parkway road closures in the area: Real-Time Road Closures

From Burnsville, NC:

• Follow 19E through Burnsville
• Turn right onto Micaville Loop to follow signs for Mt. Mitchell State Park (this is a very small stretch)
• Turn right onto Highway 80
• Continue for approximately 9.5 miles (you’ll pass right by Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area)
• Turn right onto South Toe River Rd., past the golf resort and condos
• Continue on this road. It will eventually turn to gravel and follow the river
• At the gravel road intersection, make a slight turn on the first right
• You’ll pass a few homes along the river
• The entrance to the campground will be on your right and over the bridge

From Interstate 40:

• Take Exit 86 NC-226 towards the town of Marion, NC
• This will turn into 221. Continue for approximately 6 miles.
• Turn left onto Highway 70
• Turn right onto Highway 80/Lake Tahoma Rd.
• Follow up and over the Blue Ridge Parkway and head down the opposite side
• After the small community of Busick, look for a left turn onto South Toe River rd.
• Continue on this road. It will eventually turn to gravel and follow the river
• At the gravel road intersection, make a slight turn on the first right
• You’ll pass a few homes along the river
• The entrance to the campground will be on your right and over the bridge

Camping

Hurricane Ian is likely to bring severe weather to Western North Carolina by the end of the week into the weekend. Beginning at Noon on Friday, September 30th through Monday, October 3rd, this campground is CLOSED and no reservations will be accepted during this time.

FIND Adventure - Off Site

• Blue Ridge Parkway
• Weekend programs at the Black Mountain Campground amphitheater Memorial Day – Labor Day.
• Hike the Mount Mitchell Trail, which climbs to Mount Mitchell’s summit at 6684 feet. The trail travels 5.7 miles from the campground.
• Visit Mount Mitchell State Park
• Travel the Mount Mitchell Scenic Byway, a 52-mile mountain drive, packed with vistas among the peaks and valleys of Yancey and Madison County
• Parkway Playhouse
• Visit Setrock Creek Falls near the Blue Ridge Parkway
• Eclectic Asheville, NC only an hour away
• Hiking trails
• Visit the Cradle of Forestry Heritage Site