Carowinds Camp Wilderness - Charlotte, North Carolina

Adam L.

Its a nice place . No fancy luxurious RV resort but it has potential . The airplane traffic is out of anyone's control so I won't complain about it, but its a lot. The one side has next to no grass. Flat asphalt sites, but mud/dirt everywhere in between. The other side has full-time RVs. This is where management is fully responsible. Theres campers that look like they have been in the park for decades. 1970 campers with tarps over roofs, holes in walls, trees growing in their gutters, and junk everywhere. Looks like a F-in homeless camp. A few yiu could smell the filth just by walking near them. Theres easily a dozen of these "full time" dumps that I can only imagine who lives in these. All while people's kids are playing around these things. In the morning, i witnessed homeless on bikes enter through the back gate and use the bath houses. I can't imagine for the price of these sites and the proximity to the amusement park they can't keep up on this place. Especially in this are where RV parks are scarce.

Journey18741737220

We were there for 4 days and went to Carowinds park only one of those days. Overall, it was a good stay. Here is our Good & Bad.|Good: Rate was decent with a discount on the park tickets as part of a package deal.|Good: Shady spots and plenty big enough for our truck and camper.|Good: Bath House was clean and in great shape. Good hot water.|Good: Front Desk people were great!|Good: Tram/Bus to the park was awesome!|Bad: Wifi, if they had it, our spot did not.|Bad: Not much for kids to do if the campground pool is closed. (It apparently opens sometime in May) No play ground or other activities offered.|Bad: You have to rent fire rings from the front desk. We skipped it.|There doesn't seem to be a ton of decent RV parks around the Charlotte Metro area, this park may become are regular campground when we're in that area.|We camped at Carowinds Camp Wilderness Resort in a Travel Trailer.

Hope J.

Love to listen to your windows shake at night? Want your small children to be up until midnight because of a speaker war party going on directly behind your cabin? This is the place for you!

Let me say the positives: our cabin was the perfect size if you’re just looking for a place to sleep after a long day in the park. Clean. Shuttle to a from park is great. Front desk was not super knowledgeable about the actual park but helped us as much as they could.

Negatives: the only negatives from the cabin itself were that we didn’t have a shower head and no complimentary toiletries provided which I feel is pretty standard for a resort style rental.

Location: night 1. At the time of check in around 8:30 pm extremely loud music was playing around the cabin. When escorted to the cabin we were told by staff, “oh yeah it’s a warehouse parking lot behind us. It can sometimes go on until 1 or 2 am every Friday and Saturday night. Earplugs and hope for the best.” This music continued until around 11 the windows were shaking from the bass of the music. we had enough and went outside finding other campers outside their rentals as well calling the police. Tried to find a hotel for the night as we have small children needing to sleep but best was $300 a night downtown and we almost took it but decided to see if it would stop. We went to the security office and they stated they had called already. Around 11:30 pm the music turned off.

Day 2: discussed with campground check in that this was a very large issue as it being a family campground with small children. We were told that emails had been sent to management already that were kindly dismissed as an off-property problem.

Night 2: we thought we had lucked up but at 10 pm music began again this time shaking the cabin to the point of soap falling into the sink. Police called again by many campers and music off around 11:30 again.

This being an ongoing problem, I would not stay here again due to the simple fact we were only staying there as a place to sleep which was hard to obtain. City ordinance daytime 8 am-11 pm noise is no greater than 85 decibels and no greater than 65 decibels after 11 pm. This far surpassed these and I hated bothering police with such a trivial problem but it was clear that was our only option.

Michelle G.

Family weekend, there were 8 of us and I booked the lodge- the largest cabin. Very campy(which is fine it’s a campground) needs some deep cleaning , couch was broken, lots of spider webs and bed bugs the bunk bed room of the dining area. Our son and his friend had bites all over their backs. I told the front desk about the broken couch and the bed bugs- no compensation was offered and they didn’t seem to really care. I have sent an email about this and no one has reached out to me but I will be making phone calls today.

Road33069275827

The camground was very convenient for Carowinds with the shuttle. The staff were friendly and helpful in the office. The sites were not kept clean and the grass was very high with gum balls everywhere. The office stated they had not seen the landscaper forever. There is no playground for the children. Wi-fi was spotty and no cable TV, so pictures were in and out at times. It was very noisy with motorcycles racing through one night. No security except on Saturday when the park was busy. We enjoyed the convenience to everything and Carowinds, but the campground needs some tlc.

Jack O.

Our family of 6 (2 campers) spent Memorial Day weekend here. We were assured that our campsites were next to each other as our daughter had our 2 grandsons with her. We arrived Friday night after 10 PM and learned our 2 campers were on opposite sides of the grounds. Saturday morning we did move our daughter a bit closer.
The shuttle service to and from Carowinds is fantastic, very short wait times and drops you off close to the park. Bathhouses were clean and convenient. We didn’t hear any excessive noises at all and everyone we met was kind. It wasn’t a big deal and have to say that many of the long term spots could use a lot of cleanup, kind of trashes up the park. We would go back again.

Philip H.

Reasonable prices and great location. Need to upgrade WiFi. Only has 4 bathrooms for the majority of the campground (so nearly always occupied). When it rains sites are a muddy mess…not much grass/gravel. Still one of your best options around Charlotte.

amy W.

BED BUGS !!!!! In the cabins!!!
Picking up our children right now! Our church kids are staying in the lodge and they have bed bugs!. We live in Savannah Georgia and will have to drive home tonight! With 11 very sad children!!! Lady at the desk a days you'll have to talk to the manager TOMORROW! Says theres nothing we can do.

Adam L.

Its a nice place . No fancy luxurious RV resort but it has potential . The airplane traffic is out of anyone's control so I won't complain about it, but its a lot. The one side has next to no grass. Flat asphalt sites, but mud/dirt everywhere in between. The other side has full-time RVs. This is where management is fully responsible. Theres campers that look like they have been in the park for decades. 1970 campers with tarps over roofs, holes in walls, trees growing in their gutters, and junk everywhere. Looks like a F-in homeless camp. A few yiu could smell the filth just by walking near them. Theres easily a dozen of these "full time" dumps that I can only imagine who lives in these. All while people's kids are playing around these things. In the morning, i witnessed homeless on bikes enter through the back gate and use the bath houses. I can't imagine for the price of these sites and the proximity to the amusement park they can't keep up on this place. Especially in this are where RV parks are scarce.

Chad S.

DO NOT STAY HERE!!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!! The staff at the office was friendly. When we checked into our cabin, one of the first things we noticed was the “couch” (rag-tag futon) was broken. When I notified the front office they immediately moved us to another cabin. That cabin had a refrigerator that leaked, broken flooring, mold in the bathroom, and mold around the kitchen sink area. Once I noticed this I immediately checked out, asked for a full refund (only got the unused nights back) and went to a hotel. For over $240 a night, my family and I WILL NOT live in a mold infested cabin and settle with broken furniture that my dog wouldn’t sleep on. No one from the office has contacted me or made any attempt to make things right. BTW, the hotel was only $150 a night and came with clean rooms, free hot breakfast, and an even friendlier staff. DO NOT STAY HERE!!!

Hope J.

Love to listen to your windows shake at night? Want your small children to be up until midnight because of a speaker war party going on directly behind your cabin? This is the place for you!

Let me say the positives: our cabin was the perfect size if you’re just looking for a place to sleep after a long day in the park. Clean. Shuttle to a from park is great. Front desk was not super knowledgeable about the actual park but helped us as much as they could.

Negatives: the only negatives from the cabin itself were that we didn’t have a shower head and no complimentary toiletries provided which I feel is pretty standard for a resort style rental.

Location: night 1. At the time of check in around 8:30 pm extremely loud music was playing around the cabin. When escorted to the cabin we were told by staff, “oh yeah it’s a warehouse parking lot behind us. It can sometimes go on until 1 or 2 am every Friday and Saturday night. Earplugs and hope for the best.” This music continued until around 11 the windows were shaking from the bass of the music. we had enough and went outside finding other campers outside their rentals as well calling the police. Tried to find a hotel for the night as we have small children needing to sleep but best was $300 a night downtown and we almost took it but decided to see if it would stop. We went to the security office and they stated they had called already. Around 11:30 pm the music turned off.

Day 2: discussed with campground check in that this was a very large issue as it being a family campground with small children. We were told that emails had been sent to management already that were kindly dismissed as an off-property problem.

Night 2: we thought we had lucked up but at 10 pm music began again this time shaking the cabin to the point of soap falling into the sink. Police called again by many campers and music off around 11:30 again.

This being an ongoing problem, I would not stay here again due to the simple fact we were only staying there as a place to sleep which was hard to obtain. City ordinance daytime 8 am-11 pm noise is no greater than 85 decibels and no greater than 65 decibels after 11 pm. This far surpassed these and I hated bothering police with such a trivial problem but it was clear that was our only option.

Michelle G.

Family weekend, there were 8 of us and I booked the lodge- the largest cabin. Very campy(which is fine it’s a campground) needs some deep cleaning , couch was broken, lots of spider webs and bed bugs the bunk bed room of the dining area. Our son and his friend had bites all over their backs. I told the front desk about the broken couch and the bed bugs- no compensation was offered and they didn’t seem to really care. I have sent an email about this and no one has reached out to me but I will be making phone calls today.

Jack O.

Our family of 6 (2 campers) spent Memorial Day weekend here. We were assured that our campsites were next to each other as our daughter had our 2 grandsons with her. We arrived Friday night after 10 PM and learned our 2 campers were on opposite sides of the grounds. Saturday morning we did move our daughter a bit closer.
The shuttle service to and from Carowinds is fantastic, very short wait times and drops you off close to the park. Bathhouses were clean and convenient. We didn’t hear any excessive noises at all and everyone we met was kind. It wasn’t a big deal and have to say that many of the long term spots could use a lot of cleanup, kind of trashes up the park. We would go back again.