Wilson's Riverfront RV Park

Reservation process was easy, with good information provided about how to navigate getting there. Even though it is right off the interstate - you are nestled along the river with trees that dampen the sound a bit. Read their directions carefully about where to turn around to get to the entrance. The road is narrow and there is a really tight turn to navigate — but it’s doable. Diesel available just down the road. We camped for one nights rest with our 24’ class C, but would love to come back with our 43’ fifth wheel just to be close to Asheville and take advantage of being on the River with access to parks and the broad River trail. Very outdoorsy vibe with the well maintained public trail that cuts through the campground and continues along the River for miles - lots of bikers and runners. Small campground with paved sites and full hookups. Had a nice shower house with a keypad for security that was convenient. Just no nonsense accommodations for your rig while out exploring Asheville area.

We enjoyed our time at Wilson's. There are a lot of negative reviews but we were not bothered by some of the complaints we read. Yes, there is a 180 degree turn to get in. They tell you that in your check in instructions that are emailed to you. Our rig is almost 48' and we just turned around at the RV Office/RV Repair office and it was fine. Yes, there is a lot of road noise but it really didn't bother us and since we use our AC fan at night, it never woke us up. Yes, there is a public walking/biking trail that goes through the middle of the park but we loved it. It was a great trail to walk the dogs on and ride our bikes into town for coffee. The camp host and owner (the son I think) were so accommodating. We booked a 2 weeks stay in Spot 18 and it was so beautiful and right on the river. Then, our jobs needed us two more months and they were able to find a spot for us. We moved to Spot 9 and it was louder since it was closer to the road but again, it didn't bother us. No, there are not any amenities, which is stated on their website. We drove around to the other RV Parks in town, looking for a two month spot but we did not like what we saw. I am so glad we stayed.

Didn't even get out of my RV after pulling in, and a homeless person was knocking on my coach window. He was wanting to wash my windows or do any odd job. The RV park is one road with RV parking on both sides of the road. The road is also hiking trail for Ashville and and the trail seems to be a popular spot for the homeless. My wife, and the people in the coach we were traveling with would not stay there did not feel safe. Also they advertised Wifi that we needed for work. They said we have not had wifi for over 6 months but still advertise it. Not to mention Wilsons park is next to a down hill exit on I-40 and the semis use their engine brakes all night long. We both had a one week reservation only stayed and lost the rest of our money.

Camp site was loud due to interstate being very close. You tend to get used to the noise. No WIFI, No cable, Poor antenna reception, and Cell signal was average. The water pressure was very poor. You maybe had 20 pounds of pressure if you were luck.

Now the good, close to Asheville and campsites were good. Did not use bath house. Camp host was good. The price was below the average.

When you exit the highway you can't make the 180 degree turn to get in. We drove into the city to get turned around to get in. The sites look level but our left front wheel was 9 inches off the ground and the right front wheel was 7 inches off the ground to level the coach. The grumpy owner never informed us of the wifi password even when we asked for it. The sites are clean and fairly quiet. We will Never stay at this campground Again!

Positive
1. Good location for river access and parks
2. Right off rt26
3. Decent price
4. Good cell service
5. Full hookup
Negative
1. Sites in poor shape
2. No one to check in with. They have a camp host however we never saw him after we arrived
3. Wifi did not work
4. Some sites along the kayak rental property line are trashy and not taken care of
5. A lot of highway noise during the night

There are some sites along the river that could be nice if they wacked down the 3ft tall weeds blocking the river view. I would consider staying in one of those sites next time going north but not the other site locations

We stayed in site 25, which is very unlevel, but it was safe from flooding when the river swelled from some downpours. Several RVs on the river side of the park moved rather than sit in water several inches deep for a few days. Since the site is unlevel, we needed to back up very far just to try to level out as much as possible. This made our very long sewer hose not long enough to reach the sewer port, which is near the front of the site, but the park owner let us borrow a hose extension for free.

There was quite a bit of trash up against the fence in our site, but none was strewn about the site. The park staff comes by every day around 11:0 0AM to pick up any trash bags that you leave out, so that's convenient.

We got both our propane tanks filled here, and once we hooked them back up they didn't work. It turned out they had both been significantly overfilled to such a point that the pressure broke our propane regulator. So I had to bleed off a bunch of propane that I had paid for, as well as buy and install a new regulator. Unfortunately we figured all this out on a travel day where we had no electricity (after leaving this park), so we lost some of the food in our fridge due to the lack of propane.

The roads leading here are confusing and difficult to navigate with a trailer. There is no way to exit the freeway and then turn into the park, you have to drive down several side streets to turn around and come back. Once you're in a smaller vehicle, its proximity to Carrier Park and some of the hotspots of Asheville are very convenient.

Overall, I would stay here again but I would not choose site 25 and I would not fill my propane tanks without talking the person through it.

It was a little difficult to get into the RV Park, narrow road and tight turns off the highway exit.

There are river activities within walking distance. Power, was fine but the water had a high chorine taste. There is also a bike path that goes right through the middle of the park.

As with most small towns, the local gas stations close for the night, so get supplies during the day.

No one picked up the phone and no one was there to check us in but we did not have any problems. Neighbors are friendly and do seem to have been here for a while.

It is close to the highway so there is a bit of road noise to be aware of.

Overall, it worked for us and we might check out other places.