Asheville Bear Creek RV Park

Danger. The spots are so poorly mantained that we damaged our class B backing in. And looking at other spots most all are the same. Deep grooves in the asphalt, Concrete cracked and missing. We ended up having to pull in making a hard turn which caused us to pull out going the wrong way, which honselty we didn't care, with the amount of money we will have to pay to get the RV fixed. The spots are so small and the drive through is so tight even if we wanted to or could have corrected you simple can't. The 'park' itself is so small and offers nothing, really, the laundry is small 2 and 2, is old, dirty and run down. I washed a 1/2 load and had to use both dryers to dry. The pool is being relined ONLY becasue the city is making them do it. The bathrooms however must have been updated in the last few yrs w/fresh paint, floors and countertops. The only bright spot of the facities offered. The view is stunning. And its close to the Biltmore Estate

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Sites in 40s are long term people staying. Very close to your neighbor. Right next to hwy, lots of road noise. No room for a fire and could smell neighbors cigarettes smoke. Great cable TV. Could not get WiFi to work. Had sewer hook up for first time, that was nice. Pool was clean. Bathrooms were clean. This is a great place to stay if you want to explore Ashville and surrounding sites. Very close and easy access to all attractions. Safe and secure place with no gate so you can come in from nightlife at any hour.

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We stayed here for a week in July. We relied on the Good Sam ratings of 10 when we chose this campground to spend a week. The proximity to Asheville is good. There is not much other camping near the city if you are wanting to tour the city itself, eat in the restaurants, listen to bluegrass, etc. However, not only is this campground over-hyped, so is the city of Asheville. The surrounding countryside is gorgeous and I'd camp away from the city next time to enjoy the beautiful outdoors and skip the whole Asheville thing. That said, the campground itself was nestled on a rise between two busy interstates. Our rig was shaking at times from the vibrations off the freeways. You could hear the noise all day and all night. We did manage to snag one of the few sites with a view which was nice. I used the laundry room and some machines worked better than others. It wasn't great. We did not use restrooms so I can say anything about those. Hookups worked fine. Wifi was a joke. I never once got any internet reception the whole week we were there. Oh yes, on the final night, they broke their own cardinal rule of no late check ins after 10 pm no matter what, even if you have a reservation. At 10:20 pm a huge 45 footer came rumbling in complete with airbrakes and proceeded to spend an hour trying to shoehorn his gigantic rig into a spot meant for a travel trailer. There were 6 good Samaritans out there with flashlights trying to help him. It was actually hilarious and provided some free entertainment on an otherwise dull night. Oh yes, we will never stay here again.

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I'm sorry but this RV park does not live up to it's advertised marketing. The ONLY good point was the ease of backing in to our site. Firstly, however of all the many RV Parks we've stayed at across the world we've never been to one where the swimming pool is only open during office hours (ie 9am -5pm). So if after a hard days drive to get here you'd like a swim and it's after 5pm, forget it! Second, the facilities were difficult for us to get to. Either a long walk or a steep climb to either of the nearest restroom/showers. Add to that my wife refused to use them after our 2nd day here as the ladies shower cubicles were flooded (again) and full of caterpillars. Thirdly, I know nothing of the secrets of a laundry but my wife used two washing machines and two dryers to do our laundry which took her over 4 hours! She tells me the dryers were next to hopeless. Finally, forget the internet. I have years of IT training and my guess is they have bought and installed the cheapest 'home' modem they could find just so they can advertise they have wifi. Despite the staff's rubbish claims of us being too far from the modem we had a full 4 bars, "Excellent" reception on our laptops and mobile phones but NO INTERNET. This generally indicates a small modem with insufficient 'slots' to cater for more than a few people at a time. (Hence when someone did get hooked up they wouldn't log off.) The staff's "couldn't give a ....." attitude was the final straw. We leave tomorrow and will never be back. P.S. I spoke with several other campers and these sentiments were echoed by each and everyone of them.

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Great location and amazing views. Hilly location with the majority of the sites are back in sites and are narrow. Neighbors are very close. Some sites the power, waste and water are in the very back of the site. Main restrooms and showers below the office are very small and be prepared for wet floors. The pool is nice but it is only open during the office hours. Interstate 40 travels right along the south border of the property. You hear the noise even though you are on a hill. The owner and staff are great.

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My wife and I stayed at Bear Creek in early April on our way back north after wintering in Florida. We were given a upper level back in site. We were up high and had a great view from the back of our site. The site was easy to back into and level. All hook ups worked very well. We did not use restrooms so I could not tell you anything about them. The campground was easy to find with our Good Sam GPS. We did have to unhook on a slight slope toward the back of the car, but managed well. To hook up the next morning I pulled to the top of the hill and found a nice level area just before the exit. I would stay there again and plan to go to see the sites in Ashville.

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Several reviewers have said the High Good Sam Ratings are inflated and I have to agree. Staff seemed preoccupied when we checked in and that was our only interaction with her. The park is old and spaces a bit cramped. Did not visit the showers or restrooms. The view from the campsite was the redeeming aspect of the experience. An open view across the valley and hills of Asheville was gorgeous. We'd like to try some of the other camps in the area but would stay here again if we get back to NC

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It's hard to believe this place is full in the middle of November, but definitely shows the lack of options in the area. There are nicer areas of the park, but we were pinned in a tiny site, barely able to extend the slide, and 10' away from the main road. The shower facilities were outdated with the showers being hard to manage. How hard is it to put a full sized shower curtain up to prevent water from getting all over the floor and my stuff? On top of it, in my opinion the place is priced higher than average. If we do come through here next time, I'll make sure it's not here.

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We love Asheville, but not enough to stay at Bear Creek RV Park again. Judging by the difficulty in getting a decent campsite, Asheville, NC is a very popular place. To date, camping here has not been a good experience. Add Bear Creek RV Park to the list of overpriced, apathetic businesses who appear to over-represent themselves to transient travelers for their existence, because they are acutely aware of the limited campsite availability in Asheville. PROS: - Location. - The site we were on was somewhat level. CONS: - You know what they say about first impressions... Ours was of the sad, humorless, yet efficient, woman who registered us. Her apathetic demeanor was a portent of our experience at Bear Creek RV Park. - Their website touts the view from their campsites, and their proximity to Biltmore Estates. We have zero interest in the usual tourist traps, and our view was of the park office, the interstate, and the driveways of the residences of the park owners. Of course, we paid the same rates as those few who actually had a view. - NOISY. Our site was nestled between Interstate 40, and I-240/26. Normal conversation outside was difficult because of the stereo Jake braking of trucks on the downhill stretches of the interstate. - The WiFi sucked. Having camped at hundreds of campgrounds, we are aware of the practice of advertising "complimentary" internet. They don't intentionally include in the price of the site because they don't want to be held accountable for the terrible performance of the service. This is obviously the case here, as we were barely able to download simple emails. The WiFi signal was strong, but the internet service was consistently bad regardless of the time of day. - Cable TV. Same as above. The standard definition of the analog system was barely watchable. - The bathrooms were well below average. However, they were reasonably clean for, what appeared to be, 20+ year old plumbing fixtures. BOTTOM LINE: We will never stay there again. It was definitely not worth the money.

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Worst RV park, private or chain we have ever stayed at! Bathrooms are deplorable, the pull-through site is so tight it is a chore to get into the site, internet is close to unusable, employee at the desk is not sociable or helpful, the park is old, crowed and unkempt. Site was within feet of a major highway with no barrier. I would not stay there again if it were free!

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