Fort Wilderness Campground, Whittier

everyone was friendly and I had no problems. My kids loved the pool and we really liked the music for the USFEST. I will be going back.

I truly enjoyed my stay at the Fort Wilderness Campground this past summer. We had a wonderful family reunion. They were very welcoming and made our stay nice. The cabins were clean, cool and comfortable. The children loved the lofts. The pool was nice, and even used salt water. My favorite was every night spent around our fire pits with family, roasting marshmallows and eating smores. Thanks for a great vacation.

My wife and I drove up from Charleston, SC to Cherokee, NC to visit the casino, and the surrounding area. After leaving the Interstate Highway, we saw signs on Highway 441 and followed the signs to Fort Wilderness Campground. Stopping at the office, my wife and I knew immediately that we could not stay there. There was a rebel flag hanging directly on the front of the building. Now I understand that some people believe that this flag stands for their heritage, but being African American, my wife and I find it extremely racist. It has no place on the front of any business establishment, whether it is located in the South or otherwise.

I just read the reviews of this place and the only two good ones were written by the staff! The one that is titled 'had a great time' was posted by the campground itself. It says posted by Fort Wilderness Campground! I visited there in July and I didn't like the facilities. The laundry room is dirty and one of the washing machines leaks water everywhere. I smelled sewer when I took my walks every day. I did not visit the swimming pool and the playground because it was just me and my husband. We are retired and spent a lot of time in the town of Cherokee. However, I agree with the other reviews that this is not a family campground, but a trailer park. We did see people drinking alcohol, and even saw several police vehicles going toward the upper part of the campground one evening. As for the staff, the lady in the office seemed nice enough, but a little distracted. She almost seemed irritated that I was bothering her, but 'put up' with the intrusion because I was the customer. I like the location, but can't say much else nice about the place.

I wish I had read the reviews on this website BEFORE I stayed at this campground! My brother and I live in different states and decided Cherokee, NC would be a good place to bring our spouses and children and spend a few days together. We each brought our own campers and rented sites not far from each other. My children and my brother’s children love to swim, so we went to the pool right away. Unfortunately, we were not able to play in the pool for very long. A group of three women and two men were sitting at a table beside the pool drinking beer and liquor. Their table was littered with beer cans and they even had liquor bottles sitting on the table. They were obviously drunk, and the profanity was absolutely outrageous. GD and MF were two words that they used continually. I think what bothered me the most was that they completely ignored the fact that there were other people present. They did not respect any of the children that were present including my children, my brother’s children, and the child they had with them. My sister-in-law wanted to complain to the manager, but we decided to wait and see if those people were the exception rather than the rule. During our 4 days at Fort Wilderness, we saw those people on a regular basis, although we did not share the pool area with them again. They were usually leaned on porch rails drinking and shouting profanity, or sitting on picnic tables in empty sites drinking. My husband and I noticed that a lot of the people were permanent residents living in various campers and mobile homes. There was a general ‘trailer park’ feel. Most of the people were walking around covered in tattoos, smoking cigarettes (and throwing the burning cigarette filters on the ground when they were done with them), and cursing. One young man about 18 years old was walking by our campsite and said to his friend, “If you leave that sh—in my car, I’ll beat the mf sh—out of you.” I took my children inside and started paying close attention whenever we were outside. It was definitely not a carefree, safe campground where our children could play outside as we went in and out to prepare a meal, etc. We did not allow them out of our sight for the entire stay. Also, the smell of sewer was overwhelming in several places in the campground. The laundry room is a small room with windows that lack screens and no air conditioning. The playground consisted of one piece of equipment. It was the wooden structure shown on the website, but was in dire need of repair and cleaning. One swing was attached, and the upper deck was littered with food wrappers, bugs, and unidentifiable waste. The bottom of the pool looked dirty, and the water was cloudy. Another guest told me that she had been told that it was a salt water pool. I could not smell chlorine, so I’m assuming the lady was correct. I think that with a lot of people in a public pool, chlorine is the best choice for killing germs and bacteria. The water left me feeling dirty, and it took several washes to clean my hair. We used the pool twice during our stay, and both visits were extremely disappointing. The entire place has a run-down feel to it, and I think it is definitely time for the owners to upgrade the amenities. Also, the owners need to decide if they are operating a mobile home park or a campground. Even if they are running a mobile home park, they need to re-evaluate the type of tenants they are renting to. They do not need to advertise a ‘family oriented campground’ on their website, unless they want to stop the flagrant consumption of alcohol, the outrageous use of profanity, and renting to the type of people that scare the campers and have no respect for others or for themselves.

I agree with the other review...this place is a junked up trailer park. The children of the 'residents' are unsupervised and walk right through your site touching things, etc., so I couldn't leave anything outside. I saw two guys walking around with a beer in their hand, and a twelve pack of beer was sitting on the curb in front of the office. I put my kids to bed, left my husband with them, and went to the bath house to take a shower. It was approximately 11:00 pm. There were people having sex in the women's bathroom! I left the next day, and I will never go back. The manager stands on her porch and screeches at her dog dozens of times a day, and the workers ride around on golf carts. The people are rude and the facilities are dirty. Never again!

I had the best time . everyone there was nice and it was a very clean plac i will return next year

Brand new pull thru sites, Shady tent and RV sites, Brand new swimming pool, Game Room, Remodeled Laundry Room,Very clean and nice restrooms, Friendliest Staff in the Carolina's!!!!