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Dark Ridge Hide Out (Adults Only)

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· Elk Park, Avery, North Carolina

20 acres hosted by Curtis C.

2 lodging sites · 5 RV/tent sites · 2 RV sites · 7 tent sites

Best in North Carolina: Finalist

Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2023.

Best in North Carolina: Finalist

Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2024.

Full RV hookups

Electrical, water, and sewage hookups are available at select sites.

Creature comforts

Enjoy the comforts of home at some sites—including flush toilets, showers, and a kitchen.

"Adults only" doesn't mean anything other than just "no children", so as to preserve the natural peace and quiet, and assurance that there won't be loud and unruly children on the property. Inquiries and booking requests received after 9: pm may not be answered until the next morning. Dark Ridge Hide Out, is a 20 acre parcel in the Blue Ridge Mountain's on the back side of the Beech Mt Ski Resort in a secluded quiet and safe community with less than a dozen homes in a one mile radius. Away from light and sound pollution. Except for an occasional passing vehicle "and often none at all from 10pm to 6am" all you will hear is the sound of the creek which runs through the lower section by the RV sites, cricket's and frogs at the nearby fish pond and only the light from the moon and star's in the clear mountain sky and fire flies. It is my home place with a tobacco barn and a big combination cattle/tobacco barn built almost entirely just by my Mom and Dad in early 1940"s. My parents and grand parents lived off of the land here and raised cash crops like cabbage, corn and tobacco, we also raised sugar cane and made molasses, we had free range chickens, as many as 50 honey bee hives and over 50 head of cattle, two or three hog's and of course a horse. There was four main fields; two for cow pasture, one meadow to grow hay "now Christmas trees" and the main one on my part where all crops were grown is where the camp sites are. I grew up helping with the crops and other farm chores, one was to go to the pasture and bring the milk cows in and do the milking every day before and after school, feed the hogs and chickens, gather the egg's, let the chickens out in the morning and close the chicken house in the evening to protect them from critters like opossums, raccoons and wildcats. This is where I grew up, my dad grew up and, near where my mother and both of my grandparents grew up. My house was built in 1905 the same year my dad was born. The campsites are on my 20 acre section section of the original 82 acres with the house and barns, the remainder went to my brother but now is out of the family. The section of Elk River with the Compression Falls "45 ft high" and Twisting Falls which is part of Pisgah National Forest is less than two miles from here, and an old logging road going around the mountain above the river for about three miles to another Falls "Elk River Falls, 65 ft high" is a great place to hike or mountain bike. You will be free to explore and hike any part of my property except the house and out building's. The pond's are full of Trout and Blue Gill fish that are like pet's they love little pieces of bread. You can feed the fish but no fishing.

Activities

Biking

Fishing

Hiking

Fall Fun

Natural features

Cave

Lake

River, stream, or creek

Swimming hole

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1324 ratings · 619 reviews

Chris S.recommends

August 24, 2024

Site 5 Crooked Tree

Dark Ridge is a Must!!!

Curtis was an incredible host. Very friendly and made sure we had everything we needed. The camp site was perfect, roomy and offered shade. Fresh spring water provided from a sink with hot/cold shower available too. Had a great time at the site and enjoyed the stories Curtis shared.

Elizabeth N.

August 12, 2024

Site 3 Meadow View

Beautiful campsite

The land is gorgeous. View of sky amazing with little to no l ight polution. Shower could use a good cleaning. The thing that bothered me the most was walking to the shower/ bathroom in the dewy grass....at a public campground there are paved paths but then the trade off is way more noise and people. You have to know what you prefer.....

Jenna F.recommends

August 11, 2024

Site 5 Crooked Tree

Loved this campsite! So close to Boone, beech, elk park etc. beautiful camp view at site 5 and Curtis was very welcoming and friendly. Thank you!

Thomas T.recommends

August 8, 2024

Site 2 - Dark Ridge Hide Out/RV Full Hook

We really enjoyed our time with Curtis. He is full of information about the area. Our tv site had all the hookups for our casita The area is a little bit remote but the drives to many wonderful sites were fairly close. We will definitely be staying there again.

Jack P.recommends

July 29, 2024

Site 11 Owl's Roost

All the campsites were separated at least 150 feet amid lots of trees, along a grassy ski slope-like meadow. Curtis was very obliging with advice and help. The pizza which was cooked on site and delivered to our camper was delicious. Clear night skies with no light pollution and no sound.

Toye M.recommends

July 28, 2024

Site 1 - Dark Ridge Hide Out/RV Full Hook Up

Curtis is a wonderful host, I highly recommend staying! He made sure to show me to the proper site, gave me some excellent info about area, trails and waterfalls to visit, and checked on me to make sure I settled in ok! I also HIGHLY recommend getting one of Nanda’s pizzas, SOOO yummy!!!

Location

Elk Park, Avery, North Carolina, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East) and S’atsoyaha (Yuchi) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking