40 primitive sites with wooden tent platforms; full shower house; 2 communal fire pits.
Rates: $8/person - $30/site based on AAC member vs general public.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS;
-From Fayetteville, go north on Highway 19.
-Turn left on Ames Heights Road, the second left after the bridge.
-Drive on Ames Heights road for .6 miles.
-At a crossroads with an "Adventures on the Gorge" sign and Opossum Creek on the right, take a hard left, downhill, on a narrow blacktop road.
-Drive down this road for .2 miles, the gravel pullout for the campground is on the left. Just past the campground the road becomes one-way.
The campground features 40 individual primitive campsites with secluded wooden tent platforms, picnic tables, two communal fire rings, onsite bouldering, and a brand new shower house.
The campground is walking distance to Junkyard Crag, and only minutes from Bubba City, Bridge Buttress, and Endless Wall. It is also walking distance to both Chetty's Pub, and Country Thai restaurant.
PRICES:
Private tent site (4 people):
$20/night AAC member
$24/night Access Fund member
$30/night general public
Communal camping:
If campground is not full, you can pay this rate per person to have a regular campsite. If campground IS full, you will be in the open area near shower house and upper fire pit
$8/night AAC member
$10/night Access Fund member
$12/night general public
Reservations can be made at:
https://lodging.americanalpineclub.org/facilities/2/reservations/new
Cash or credit card accepted by campground manager OR self-pay at box located at info kiosk.
JOIN THE AAC TODAY FOR THE LOWEST CAMPING RATES!
https://americanalpineclub.org/join-now/
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