Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area

Will most definitely return to this AMAZING spot. We were lucky to snag one of the last 3 remaining spots on July 12th which quickly filled up shortly after. Easy water access. Great tree coverage of camping sites. Firewood for sale. Showers available (for purchase I believe).

I grew up here. I moved to Myrtle Beach, SC. I was there for over 30 years. There's nothing like this place. The Hemlocks isn't a place, it's an experience. In my day, it was just a tent place beside the river. It's amazing now

We love it here. The only large campsite by the river is #13, which has plenty of room to spread out. Stays booked the entire season! There are smaller, side parking sites on platforms near the river, with a common picnic area in-between, which are nice. The upper loop is across the road and the sites are somewhat smaller. You’ll hear road noise in all areas , but the sound of the river is amazing and mostly drowns it out. The picnic area is huge, on the river, with a multitude of wooded sites. The picnic pavilion is beautiful, with water, large grills (you could cook a pig there) and a fireplace…and can be reserved. There is one bath house each in the upper and lower loops, but they continue to have water and plumbing problems. In winter, 2024, we hear that the bathrooms will finally be renovated with commercial toilets which will hopefully fix the issues. When we stayed, only the lower bath house was open and just 2 of 4 showers were available. Only the 2 of the 4 toilet stalls were open, but there were 5 portalets in the parking lot that were clean and are dumped every Wed. The hot water in the showers is just the right pre set temperature of hot and are on timers. Just keep pushing the button. The park staff is very nice and helpful. A bundle of wood is $7 and we burned 3 bundles in just one evening, due to lots of soft wood inside. We used our solar panels for lights, so we were self contained in our camper and had a wonderful time. Note to RV’s: there is no dump station, but there are multiple places to fill your water tanks.

Great place to Camp! I love coming up here! So quiet and serene! They have new host for the 2021 season and they are really cool people. Can not remember their names but they are a good bunch.... Cant wait to come back in a couple weeks. If you have never been here you should come its worth the trip!

Really loved this watering hole camp ground. Has every thing you want from a fresh north Carolina river site. Right off the road. Multiple areas for car and rent. I used the day picnic tables. Plenty of those available with table and grill station. Water isn't as cold as you think so jump right in! Wish I had brought tubes. And if you fish make sure to get a license and catch some trout for dinner right there up and down stream. Was very much fully stocked. Kids enjoyed. Moderately easy to get in and out but not if you are hobbled. That's only down side is no stairs or ladder in and out of water. It's a sea wall step down. We had so much fun in our main area didnt even travel up or down stream from here. Have been here multiple times over 20 years as a kid to bringing my own. Lovely gem of a spot. Will come and over night camp next time.

We spent Mothers Day weekend at Hemlocks and it was great. The campground is split on either side of Hwy 80 and we stayed on the river side. They have private, heated restrooms and showers! We tent camped, and the campsite was a really good size and very well laid out. We had so much room, and we were not on top of our neighbors, which was great. They have a great swimming area with a platform and a second access area great for fishing in the South Toe River. The campground is very heavily wooded, and the inside campsite have almost full shade. The hosts were awesome. They even brought the firewood we bought from them directly to our campsite for us! My husband (now 50) spent many summers at this campground as a child and he was very impressed with the improvements made over the years. We will definitely be back!

Very nice park, well maintained. Host/manager is very attentive and friendly and even bring you the fire wood you purchase to your campsite. The river is spectacular and accessible. Bathrooms are clean with showers also available. Campsites are a great size and clean.

The campground is in good shape. The rocks/water/beach area is still in dissaray. The water appears clean. Fisherman say the fish are biting. Some of the large boulders are washed away giving more beach area.