Julian Price Campground

Blue Ridge Parkway

Located along the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway in the lush green expanses of North Carolina, Julian Price Campground is a top destination for boating, hiking, fishing and more. Whether it's for a family camping excursion or a peaceful getaway, this campground has something for everyone.

Some campsites at this facility are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Status of these sites is not available online.

Julian Price Campground combines the traditional great outdoors experience with the modern conveniences of flush toilets, dump station, and drinking water. Both RV and tent sites are available, and are equipped with grills, picnic tables, and lantern poles.

In addition to the 75 sites available for advance reservations, 115 sites are available on a first come, first served basis.  Availability for first come, first served sites cannot be tracked through Recreation.gov. These sites must be booked in person at the campground kiosk.

Primitive Backcountry Camping is available at Johns River Road. Obtain a free permit from the Julian Price Campground office (May-October) (828-963-5911) or the Sandy Flats Ranger Station when campground is closed. (828-348-3490).

Need to Know

• Firewood Regulation: Only heat-treated firewood bundled in its original packing and bearing a certification seal from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) or a state department of agriculture may be brought onto the Parkway. Campers may still collect dead and down wood in the immediate vicinity of campgrounds and picnic areas. This rule is strictly enforced!
• There are hot water showers in Loop D.
• There are no electric, water or sewer hook-ups available.
• All tents must be placed on prepared pads where provided.
• Only one tent is allowed per site unless there is adequate space on the provided tent pad. Sites are for use by parties not to exceed six people unless specifically designated as Group Camping.
• Hammock camping is permitted, but campers must abide by posted regulations.

• Vehicles are to be parked on the pavement of an assigned site or in designated parking areas. A maximum of two vehicles may be parked in each site (i.e. trailer and car, two cars, two motorcyles). Most sites are limited to only one vehicle.

• Generator use is prohibited from 9:00 pm to 8:00 am.
• CAUTION: Bears frequent the area. Be aware! Keep a clean camp and store all food or scented items in your car or provided food lockers. DO NOT HANG TRASH FROM THE LANTERN POSTS.

Natural Features

Julian Price Campground is adjacent to Price Lake, a pristine body of water that sparkles against the backdrop of rolling Carolina hills.

The surrounding forest offers hemlock, white pine, oak, hickory and birch trees, along with a colorful assortment of wildflowers in the spring and an array of vivid orange and red foliage displays in autumn.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a scenic byway that follows the high crests of the central and southern Appalachians for 469 miles from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina.

Nearby Attractions

The beautiful town of Blowing Rock, located just 20 minutes away on the Blue Ridge Parkway, offers fine dining, shopping and more.

Recreation

Canoe rentals are available at Price Lake, and other types of non-motorized boats are permitted. Fishing is also available at the lake, with a dock provided.

Price Lake Trail offers a refreshing hike around the edge of the water, and the Boone Fork, Green Knob and Tanawha Trails are just a few of the trails that are conveniently accessed through the campground.

Hebron Falls: A small waterfall accessed from the Boone Fork Trail.

The Cascades: A beautiful waterfall accessed by the easy 1-mile loop Cascades Trail. A great hike for children.

Moses Cone Flat Top Manor: A historic estate house (currently undergoing restoration) once owned by the Cone family. The grounds offer 25 miles of carriage roads to hike. Tours of the home are available. Currently houses the Southern Highland Craft Guild.

Wildlife viewing is also popular as campers have a good chance of spotting bears, grouse, turkeys, owls, hawks and more.

Contact Information

Mailing Address

c/o Revenue and Fee Business Specialist Blue Ridge Parkway 199 Hemphill Knob Road Asheville NC 28803

Physical Address

Milepost 297 Blue Ridge Parkway

Phone Number

For campground inquiries, please call: 828-963-5911 (MAY - OCTOBER)

Rental Options

Learn more about gear rental options for your trip

Driving Directions

From Asheville, North Carolina, head east on I-40 E for approximately 20 miles to exit 72 for US-70E. At the top of the exit ramp, continue straight onto US-70 E and drive for 11 miles to the intersection with US-221 N. Turn left (north) onto US-221 N and continue for 21.6 miles. At the sign for the Blue Ridge Parkway, turn right onto the connector road. At the stop sign marking the intersection with the Parkway, turn left (north) and drive for approximately 22 miles until you see the Campground Registration Kiosk on the left side of the road. From Boone, North Carolina, head south onto US-321 S and drive for 6.3 miles. At the sign for the Blue Ridge Parkway, turn right onto the connector road. At the stop sign marking the intersection with the Parkway, turn left (south) and drive for 4.4 miles until you see the campground on the right. From Blowing Rock, North Carolina, take Main Street until you reach the intersection with US-221 S. Turn south onto US-221 S and drive for 1.6 miles. At the sign for the Blue Ridge Parkway, turn right onto the connector road. At the stop sign marking the intersection with the Parkway, turn left (south) and drive approximately 2 miles until you see the campground on the right.

Available Campsites

• Site B04, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B01, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A33, Loop Loop A, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B45, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A18, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A30, Loop Loop A, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site E16, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site A16, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C24, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F24, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site A11, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D20, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C02, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F09, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F02, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F07, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site D16, Loop Loop D, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B32, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F10, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F44, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F34, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B17, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E04, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F39, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B27, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B07, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C05, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C25, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D03, Loop Loop D, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site A23, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D23, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A19, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A34, Loop Loop A, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site C14, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A02, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A06, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A10, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C10, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D24, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A01, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C17, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F17, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site E06, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B44, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F37, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site D14, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A29, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B29, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D07, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D22, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C23, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E01, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B02, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B18, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D02, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D08, Loop Loop D, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B08, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B03, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E05, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B34, Loop Loop B, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site C01, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B13, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B41, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B14, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B36, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site D10, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F29, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F04, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site A05, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B05, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E03, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F43, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B26, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A24, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F22, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B38, Loop Loop B, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F23, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F05, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site C18, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F25, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F35, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B39, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F11, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F33, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site C07, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B21, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E07, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F14, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site D01, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D15, Loop Loop D, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site A09, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A12, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A17, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A31, Loop Loop A, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B15, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F40, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F42, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site A14, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F41, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F03, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site A28, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D13, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B12, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F38, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B46, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C20, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B37, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C13, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A07, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site E08, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site C06, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F36, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F28, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B19, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A04, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B35, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F32, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B20, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A25, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C16, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B16, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B22, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B11, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B10, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D21, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C03, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D09, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F08, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F13, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B09, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A03, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C09, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C26, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D05, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F15, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site D19, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C12, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C08, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F20, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F26, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F12, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B43, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site F21, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F30, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F06, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site A20, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D18, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E11, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site C04, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B42, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C15, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E12, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site A08, Loop Loop A, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C27, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C11, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C28, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A21, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B31, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A15, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site D11, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F18, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B40, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site A22, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B33, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site B25, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site C21, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B24, Loop Loop B, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B06, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E15, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site E13, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site C19, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A32, Loop Loop A, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F27, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F45, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site A26, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site A13, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F46, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site D17, Loop Loop D, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E09, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site A35, Loop Loop A, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site A27, Loop Loop A, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E02, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site E10, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F16, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F01, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B28, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site B30, Loop Loop B, Type Standard Nonelectric
• Site C22, Loop Loop C, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site E14, Loop Loop E, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site B23, Loop Loop B, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
• Site F19, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric
• Site F31, Loop Loop F, Type Rv Nonelectric

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