My wife and I are looking at doing some truck camping. I currently live northeast of Raleigh but have always loved the mountains. We have rented AirBnBs several times in the West Jefferson /Todd area and love it. We like that it’s about an a hour and a half closer than Asheville is to our house. I have a Tundra and picked up one of the truck tents off amazon. We went to REI yesterday and got one of the Exped Mega mat Duo air beds. My wife has back issues so I bought the best air bed/pad I could find. Long term we would like to buy some property in the WJ area or a small cabin for weekend getaways. For now though we want to continue exploring the area before making a purchase of that size.
In college I spent quite a bit of time in the Nantahala NF just west of Asheville. To go where I used to spend time is 5 hours each way.
Does anyone know of any good places to truck camp near WJ or similar area? Really want to stay in the mountains since it’s cooler there. I’m a sucker for a good view as well. When it’s 95+ here in Raleigh I definitely don’t want to be trying to sleep in weather that hot.
Any and all truck camping tips would be great as well. We also are taking two weeks off in September and are thinking about taking a trip somewhere to camp. Don’t mind driving 1000 miles to different states if it’s worth the drive.
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In college I spent quite a bit of time in the Nantahala NF just west of Asheville. To go where I used to spend time is 5 hours each way.
Does anyone know of any good places to truck camp near WJ or similar area? Really want to stay in the mountains since it’s cooler there. I’m a sucker for a good view as well. When it’s 95+ here in Raleigh I definitely don’t want to be trying to sleep in weather that hot.
Any and all truck camping tips would be great as well. We also are taking two weeks off in September and are thinking about taking a trip somewhere to camp. Don’t mind driving 1000 miles to different states if it’s worth the drive.
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