The Oaken End Forest Site @ Silverbell Wood is a private, car-camping, ONE-SITE-rental, with stunning mountain views! 1-6 campers welcome! A lounging deck provides mountain sunset views from a 2200ft elevation. Deck chairs and post eyelets for slinging a hammock are provided. A short nature trail with small meditation deck, composting pit toilet, kitchen shelter and fire ri
The Oaken End Forest Site @ Silverbell Wood is a private, car-camping, ONE-SITE-rental, with stunning mountain views! 1-6 campers welcome! A lounging deck provides mountain sunset views from a 2200ft elevation. Deck chairs and post eyelets for slinging a hammock are provided. A short nature trail with small meditation deck, composting pit toilet, kitchen shelter and fire ring with flip grill round out the camping space. The Southern Appalachians in Western North Carolina is the nature-lovers' playground with hiking, biking, whitewater paddling, waterfalls, rafting, swimming, lakes, rivers, horseback riding, zipping and much more...
PEOPLE: 1 - 6 campers welcome, please inquire about special pricing for larger groups (more than 6 campers), events, or teaching space.
There aren't any other sites, so your group will be the only campers.
DRIVING: AWD or 4WD is REQUIRED to get to our campsite at ALL TIMES OF YEAR. No motorcycles or trailers allowed.
PARKING: Parking for 1-2 cars is directly next to the campsite, and optional/overflow parking for 2 more cars is a short walk down the road.
FIRE: A fire ring with flip-top grill is provided. Campers must bring their own in-state firewood and fire-making materials. Please do not harvest anything from the woods.
TENT SPACE: A mulched, open tent area is provided around the fire-ring with enough room for 3 large (4-person) tents OR several smaller tents. Particular tent pads are not designated. The tent area is communal (ie. each tent does not have it's own secluded, private space.) Campers must bring their own tents.
COOKING: A simple kitchen shelter with large counter, sink and expedition-style, bucket foot-pump hand-washing set-up is available for use. Hand-wash water is not recommended for drinking. Campers must bring their own food, cooking supplies/tools/equipment.
WASTE DISPOSAL: A trash, recycling and composting station is located next to the kitchen shelter.
WATER: Campers must fill their own drinking water bottles at the potable-water spigot a short walk down the road.
BATHROOM: A private, enclosed composting toilet with sink and foot-pump hand-washing station is a short walk from the kitchen shelter.
DECK: A lounging deck with chairs, next to the parking/tent area looks out onto a southwestern view of the Nantahala Range. The lounging deck has posts with eyelets for one hammock.
TRAIL: A short, steep nature trail along the ridge ends at a small meditation deck.
SUPPLIES: Campers must bring their own toilet paper, soap and firewood. Campers should bring a first-aid kit, rain gear (at all times of year), cooking supplies/tools/equipment), and any tools they might need to deal with vehicular issues as tow trucks either won't come up our road or will be prohibitively expensive and we may not be around to help. We recommend a jumper battery unit.
WATER: Two 5-gallon water supply buckets for hand-washing stations are provided to campers initially. If campers need more water, they must fill the buckets themselves at the spigot at the shower stall, a short walk down the road. This means carrying a 5 gallon bucket, filled with as much water as you want (up to 40 lbs per bucket), about 100 yards.
ELECTRIC: Two three prong outlets are provided via an extension cord at the shower stall, a short walk down the road from the campsite. Alternatively, you can plug in at the power poll next to the green electric box.
Enjoy!
- Check in: After 2PM
- Check out: Before 12PM
- Cancellation policy: Moderate
- On arrival: Go straight to camp
- Minimum nights: 1 night
- Accepts bookings: 12 months out Weeknight discount: 10% off
- Response time: Within 12 hours
- Response rate: 100%
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Activities
Offered on the Host's property or nearby.
Biking
Tsali Recreation area (10 miles from the campsite) has multiple lake trails (easy to hard) to satisfy any mountain biker's needs.
Boating
7 rivers and 11 lakes nearby provide paddling opportunities to anyone from beginner to pro paddler. This area is considered the...Read more
Fishing
Fishing opportunities abound here in the rivers, creeks and lakes that populate the region. Some of the closest fishing opportu...Read more
Terrain
Natural features you'll find at The Oaken End _/\_ Forest Site in North Carolina.
Forest
Nantahala National Forest is our home. Our county is 85% federal, public land, which we treasure, protect, rely on and play in!...Read more
Mountainous
The campsite is at a 2200 ft elevation, going up a ridge. There are western views of the Nantahala Range from the deck. The gra...Read more
Driveway
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The vibe at The Oaken End _/\_ Forest Site
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Lovely spacious, private camp site complete with a fire pit and viewing deck. Enjoyed amazing sunsets.
First, let me say that the description of the site was accurate. The site overlooks the sunset, with a nice viewing deck and a smaller deck up a trail. There is a clean bathroom, a mulched area for tents, and a fire pit. The host was easy to communicate with and fast to respond. The site is a few hundred feet from the nearest house, but private, the houses not being visible from the site. The road up was decent, you will likely want a 4WD or AWD due to one steep gravel section. The locale is quiet except for the occasional rooster on a nearby farm. The place has a good vibe, we would stay there again.
Pros: great private location, amazing views from the deck, kitchen shelter was great for preparing meals and keeping gear dry, hammock hooks, plenty of space for a a couple of bigger tents
Cons: garbage bins were almost full when we arrived and the kitchen water bucket was less than half full (listing said it'd be full upon arrival), empty beer cans used to mark metal rebar that was sticking up out of the ground right next to the trail
Overall, we had a great time, the views are worth the rough ride up!
This has to be one of my favorite places I have been graced with staying at—- My fiancé and I were taking a road trip through the smokies. Entering in at the northern boarder in Tennessee we wanted to make sure and get a taste of all it had to offer and make our way further down south and spend some time in North Carolina as well. This campsite is situated up the side of a mountain far enough that you feel submerged in the space but not far enough from civilization that you’d need worry if you need to take a quick trip for extra firewood/cans of soup or whatever. A solid gas station is but a 5
Minute drive away. — At camp nature is bountiful and beautiful. We loved the overlook and had a prime time hang in the hammock for sunset. We also enjoyed the special treat of finding in plenty the revered black trumpet mushroom which we cooked up a small batch of for dinner. I thank Nicole for offering up this certain kind of slice of heaven to us. The level of peace I encountered here was not achieved anywhere else on our road trip!
Host Nicole was excellent with communicating. The site is beautiful and exceeded our expectations. Private, remote and scenic w/ awesome amenities(kitchen, cold shower and compost toilet). Recommend.
This site was great! Perfect secluded spot with a nice view and well kept amenities. It was the best private campsite we have ever stayed at.
Absolutely loved this campsite!! It may begin with the ride up to it being full of fun surprises! But once at the site, we fell in love. The view was spectacular and all the little touches really helped our stay go smoothly. It was hard to leave!
- Property
- Silverbell Wood
- State
- North Carolina
- $44/night
- 1 Site
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