Can I camp on the meadows in a rental unit?

You can, at the same rates as a tent, but know what it is first. The service is 20 amp where it reaches at all, there is no sewer, and the organiser asks campers not to run air conditioners or heaters. Their own page says access is not guaranteed.

What does the weekend cost?

Our units run $100 to $210 a night, with the run out to Linville quoted on top because it is a long one. Meadow camping is billed separately on a five night minimum, from $175 for a two person unit to $325 for eight, with no refunds, and every camper must hold a four day ticket too.

Why not simply camp on site?

Because a vehicle used as a campsite cannot move until the Games finish. If you would rather keep the unit drivable, base it at a campground below the mountain, ride the shuttle in from one of the free lots, and keep your evenings your own.

Do you deliver as far as Linville?

It is about ninety five miles from us, a longer run than most of what we do, so it is worth raising when you enquire rather than at the end. We bring the unit to your site and connect it there. Avery County sits at the edge of what we cover.

RV Rentals for the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games

The Games return to MacRae Meadows on July 8 to 11, 2027. On-site camping is primitive, and a rig parked there cannot move all weekend.

Class C motorhome on a full-hookup site in the North Carolina High Country in July

A primitive camping meadow with tents on sloping grass and no hookups

Four days on the meadows

Highland Games RV Rentals for Linville, NC

Their Camping Exists, but Read What It Actually Is

The Games run primitive camping on the meadows and take RVs at the same rates as tents. What that buys is 20 amp reaching about three quarters of one curfew zone, limited 30 amp, no sewer, and the organiser's advice to leave air conditioners and heaters off. Their words: access is not guaranteed.

A Rig Parked as a Campsite Stays Put

No vehicles are allowed at campsites. You unload, then park away from the tents, and anything used as a campsite cannot be relocated until the Games end. Shuttle vans ferry campers back to their cars. Four days is a long time without the thing you arrived in.

Jason M., Raleigh, NC: "Pickup was quick and seamless. The RV was clean, well-equipped, and perfect for our trip. We'll definitely be booking again."

Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Asheville RV Renter Review

Compact motorhome interior on a cool July evening at elevation

Second full weekend in July

The Meadows Camping Is Real. Read It Closely First.

The 2027 Games run Thursday July 8 to Sunday July 11, the organiser's fixed second-full-weekend slot. The shape of the four days is worth knowing before anyone books a bed:

Thursday is a part day opening at 4:00 pm, Sunday closes early at 4:00 pm, and the Friday and Saturday carry the evening concerts
Meadow camping carries a five night minimum with no refunds, so a two night visit is not the cheap option it looks
Everyone camping must also hold a four day adult ticket, bundled into the registration
The camping field splits into an 11:00 pm curfew side and a 1:00 am side, allocated first come first served
Pets are barred from the meadows under the ground lease, service animals aside

Most of that points the same way, which is to sleep off the mountain.

Off the mountain

Basing A Rig Below The Mountain

Not on the mountain itself. Parking up there is hangtag only, for sponsors, patrons and participants, and the public may drive up solely after 5:00 pm on the Friday and Saturday for the concerts. Everyone else uses one of four free lots, at Sugar Mountain, Linville, Avery County High School and Millers Gap, and pays ten dollars cash for a round trip shuttle seat.

For a bed with services, Grandfather Campground in Banner Elk runs full hookups at 30 and 50 amp and stays open all year. Buck Hill in Newland has 69 sites on full hookups with 20, 30 and 50 amp. One name to get right: the private Linville Falls Campground RV Park on Gurney Franklin Road is open, while the National Park Service campground of almost the same name, a mile away on the Parkway, has been closed since Hurricane Helene. Guides conflate the two constantly.

Two things about getting a unit there. Linville is roughly ninety five miles from us, a haul rather than a local drop, so book the date early and raise Avery County when you first call, because it sits at the outer edge of what we cover and the run out there is quoted rather than standard. And do not plan on the Parkway from Asheville: two long stretches between here and Linville Falls remain shut. Our Class C motorhomes handle those roads better than anything longer would. Other events we cover sit closer to home than this one.