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Martin's Nest Nantahala

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· Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina

8 acres hosted by Jim K.

1 RV/tent site · 1 tent site

Near Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Within a 60-minute drive from the Clingmans Dome Visitor Center.

Amazing views

Hipcampers say this spot has amazing views.

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The creek in front of the property is available for use. Great for soaking when the weather gets hot and it's shallow enough to just bring a folding chair. Fish? Yes, there are some trout in there. Flies work best. Got kids? Build a dam! Go for a creek walk! Great hiking at the end of Wesser Creek Road. There is a trail by the creek and a fire tower with great view about 4.5 miles up that trail. Water source (spring) is available at the top. Follow the blue blaze. The white blazes at the top tell you you're on the Appalachian Trail. Take a side hike to Maine! Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) is just down the road on 19/74. Rafting, zip lines, a ropes course, mountain biking... good food by the river, a bar, public restrooms... the works. They often have music by the river on the weekends. This land was once a hillside farm, after it was first logged early in the last century. They used to grow corn all over the hillside, then let the cows up there to graze and eat up the stalks. If you look closely, you might find some barbed wire in an old oak here and there.

Activities

Biking

Boating

Fishing

Hiking

Natural features

Forest

River, stream, or creek

Mountainous

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64 ratings · 54 reviews

Ashley M.recommends

July 19, 2024

Site 1 - "Base Camp"

Jim's camp site was described to a T, and even the exact description didn't do it justice. To be clear, this is not a spot for those who are finicky since it is rather primitive camping. (Flies in the compost/ camp toilet in July are no joke, and also to be expected. Most primitive spots don't even have camp toilets. If ya' know, ya' know. :-) It was awesome to have the spigot there for doing the washing up as well as to refill our water bottles. Overall, the spot was BEAUTIFUL and very convenient to our happy place, the Nantahala River. We really appreciated Jim's attention to maintaining the trails and wildflowers. Speaking of trails, take the trail to the "sitting area" above the campsite. Sipping very strong camp coffee and watching the sun light up the mountains in the early morning made me repeatedly wish that I was a painter. Thanks for a lovely trip!!

Cameron H.recommends

July 17, 2024

Site 2 - "Wildercamp"

Camping on site 2 was a lot of fun! The treehouse was the highlight of the camp spot. Would definitely recommend.

Henry C.recommends

July 7, 2024

Site 2 - "Wildercamp"

Everything was as expected. Good directions. Cool spot!

Patrick C.recommends

June 1, 2024

Site 2 - "Wildercamp"

#2 is a great camp spot. We chose to stay in the treehouse and didn’t have to set up a tent. There was a lot of room for one if we had wanted to. The hinged grill for the fire pit was helpful, and the views were nice. Also very easy to navigate from.

Kirsty G.recommends

May 27, 2024

Site 1 - "Base Camp"

This was my first time using Hipcamp and it turned out to be a great success. This site was absolutely perfect and in an amazing part of town for doing excursions and close to the heart of Bryson City, but tucked back for complete privacy. There’s plenty of hiking to do for incredible views less than an hour away. You can hear the creek running below you which is so nice. The viewing overlook is gorgeous. There is a drawn map in the photos associated with the site posting on here I used to find it. The directions were super easy to follow. I highly anticipate us returning to this spot as we didn’t have enough time to get to everything we wanted to do in the area! I would reccomend bringing a good light or two to use as it gets very dark, but it makes for an amazing view of the stars.

Megan M.recommends

May 20, 2024

Site 2 - "Wildercamp"

Beautiful site

Very private spacious site. Treehouse was an added bonus! Site is up a gravel road but my 2WD car got up fine. You park at the designated spot and walk a minute to the site. The lookout with the chairs was a beautiful place to have breakfast. So lush and so many great birds and foliage. 30mins from Cherokee and 60mins from GSMNP entrance. Highly recommend this spot.

Location

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