The best cave camping near Sky Valley

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Sky Valley delivers if you’re after cave camping. You’ll find over 880 campsites in the area that put you close to unique rock formations, hidden caverns, and cool creek beds—ideal if you like exploring underground or just want a change of scenery from open fields. The average site runs about $35 a night, with options starting at $35. Top picks include Stoney Creek Oasis Campground (150 reviews), Oolenoy Valley (94 reviews), and Wooded Camping at Pond (93 reviews)—all within easy reach of cave systems. Most sites welcome pets, offer showers, and allow campfires. Bring your boots: horseback-riding, fishing, and swimming are all nearby. Expect mornings with birdsong echoing off the rocks and evenings best spent around a fire, swapping stories about what you found underground.

92% (190) 44 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds near Sky Valley

Stoney Creek Oasis Campground

1. Stoney Creek Oasis Campground

91%
(358)
47mi from Sky Valley · 21 sites · Tents, RVs
Learn more about this land: We have 20 beautiful campsites, including tent,and rv sites, along Stoney Fork Creek .We are located in Candler, NC, 20 minutes from downtown Asheville. 5 minutes to the Blue Ridge Parkway and within 2 miles to national forests. 10 minutes from Mt. Pisgah and 9 waterfalls within 10 miles. We offer off grid primitive campsites with a few touches of modernism, with and Wi-Fi. The sites are located adjacent from the greenhouses in a large grassy field, next to the creek, and behind the barn.
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
from 
$30
 / night
Happy Holler

2. Happy Holler

95%
(30)
32mi from Sky Valley · 1 site · RV
Beautiful camper site on creek only 7 miles from downtown Bryson City. Located 2 miles from boat access to Fontana Lake and have extra parking for small watercraft. Easy pull in and out off paved road. Very quiet and peaceful area. There is a covered patio over the creek and a fire pit. We are close to Great Smokey National Park and only 22 miles to Cherokee casino. If you like to ride we are 60 miles to the Dragons tail. The Great Smokey Mountain railroad is only 7 miles away.It is private and peaceful with lots to do just around the corner. Fishing, boating, kayaking and swimming all within two miles. If your not into someone parked next to you, this is your spot.
Pets
Full hookups
from 
$45
 / night
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest

3. Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest

96%
(65)
557 sites · Blairsville, Georgia
Visit the Georgian gateway to the Appalachian Trail.
Pets
Electrical hookup
Toilets
Pisgah National Forest

4. Pisgah National Forest

97%
(156)
251 sites · Burnsville, North Carolina
One of Pisgah's gems is Richland Balsam, the highest peak on the Blue Ridge Parkway at 6,410 feet.
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
Cherokee National Forest

5. Cherokee National Forest

96%
(49)
625 sites · Mountain City, Tennessee
Follow us to Tennessee and dive into the grandeur of the Cherokee National Forest! It’s filled to the brim with scenic forested trails, rushing rivers, and rainbow trout. During the day you can go rafting, and at night you can bask yourself in moonshine (of various sorts) and brush up on your constellations. If you are in pursuit of some Appalachian Mountain bliss, this is the right place to start. Don’t forget your camera, you're going to want to show these vistas off!
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

6. Great Smoky Mountains National Park

98%
(194)
621 sites · Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Forest trails link campsites with waterfalls and reminders of once-bustling Appalachian communities.

Sky Valley delivers if you’re after cave camping. You’ll find over 880 campsites in the area that put you close to unique rock formations, hidden caverns, and cool creek beds—ideal if you like exploring underground or just want a change of scenery from open fields. The average site runs about $35 a night, with options starting at $35. Top picks include Stoney Creek Oasis Campground (150 reviews), Oolenoy Valley (94 reviews), and Wooded Camping at Pond (93 reviews)—all within easy reach of cave systems. Most sites welcome pets, offer showers, and allow campfires. Bring your boots: horseback-riding, fishing, and swimming are all nearby. Expect mornings with birdsong echoing off the rocks and evenings best spent around a fire, swapping stories about what you found underground.

92% (190) 44 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds near Sky Valley

Stoney Creek Oasis Campground

1. Stoney Creek Oasis Campground

91%
(358)
47mi from Sky Valley · 21 sites · Tents, RVs
Learn more about this land: We have 20 beautiful campsites, including tent,and rv sites, along Stoney Fork Creek .We are located in Candler, NC, 20 minutes from downtown Asheville. 5 minutes to the Blue Ridge Parkway and within 2 miles to national forests. 10 minutes from Mt. Pisgah and 9 waterfalls within 10 miles. We offer off grid primitive campsites with a few touches of modernism, with and Wi-Fi. The sites are located adjacent from the greenhouses in a large grassy field, next to the creek, and behind the barn.
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
from 
$30
 / night
Happy Holler

2. Happy Holler

95%
(30)
32mi from Sky Valley · 1 site · RV
Beautiful camper site on creek only 7 miles from downtown Bryson City. Located 2 miles from boat access to Fontana Lake and have extra parking for small watercraft. Easy pull in and out off paved road. Very quiet and peaceful area. There is a covered patio over the creek and a fire pit. We are close to Great Smokey National Park and only 22 miles to Cherokee casino. If you like to ride we are 60 miles to the Dragons tail. The Great Smokey Mountain railroad is only 7 miles away.It is private and peaceful with lots to do just around the corner. Fishing, boating, kayaking and swimming all within two miles. If your not into someone parked next to you, this is your spot.
Pets
Full hookups
from 
$45
 / night
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest

3. Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest

96%
(65)
557 sites · Blairsville, Georgia
Visit the Georgian gateway to the Appalachian Trail.
Pets
Electrical hookup
Toilets
Pisgah National Forest

4. Pisgah National Forest

97%
(156)
251 sites · Burnsville, North Carolina
One of Pisgah's gems is Richland Balsam, the highest peak on the Blue Ridge Parkway at 6,410 feet.
Pets
Toilets
Campfires
Cherokee National Forest

5. Cherokee National Forest

96%
(49)
625 sites · Mountain City, Tennessee
Follow us to Tennessee and dive into the grandeur of the Cherokee National Forest! It’s filled to the brim with scenic forested trails, rushing rivers, and rainbow trout. During the day you can go rafting, and at night you can bask yourself in moonshine (of various sorts) and brush up on your constellations. If you are in pursuit of some Appalachian Mountain bliss, this is the right place to start. Don’t forget your camera, you're going to want to show these vistas off!
Great Smoky Mountains National Park

6. Great Smoky Mountains National Park

98%
(194)
621 sites · Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Forest trails link campsites with waterfalls and reminders of once-bustling Appalachian communities.

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