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Dan Nicholas Park

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Dan Nicholas Park is home to a campground, lake, carousel, train, gem mine, aquarium and nature center, animal habitats, and more. Learn more about the attractions at Dan Nicholas Park before your visit.

Animals are allowed in the park but are not allowed on attractions.

All of the sites and cabins at Dan Nicholas Park are in the woods. We do not have sewer hookups on sites. Pets are allowed on sites only, not in cabin areas. We have a two night minimum for reservations on the weekends. Payment in full must be made to hold reservations. We do not do refunds, but we will issue rain checks if notified 4 days prior to first reservation date. These will be good for one year.

Reservations Online reservations are available for your convenience at www.campspot.com/book/dan-nicholas-park.

The Campground Store can be reached at 704-216-7808. Please leave a detailed message with a return number and they will contact you as soon as possible.

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Location

Dan Nicholas Park is located in North Carolina

Directions

From jct US 52 & I-85: Go 1-3/4 mi N on I-85 (exit 79), then 1-1/4 mi SE on Choate Rd, then 1/2 mi SE on McCaules Rd, then 5 mi E on Bringle Ferry Rd.

Address

250 Fortune Ln
Salisbury, NC 28146

Coordinates

35.63200057 N
80.35400018 W

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Access

Drive-In
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Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Available
Verizon
Available
AT&T
Unknown
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group
Cabins

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
WiFi
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites

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Reservations

Kathy P.

Guide

Reviewed Feb. 4, 2023

Visiting family

We went to visit family and didn’t want to have to leave early and go home so we stayed in the campground. It was fantastic. It had everything for kids…Gem mining, carousel, Paddle boats, and a train that went all the way around the park🥰great place for the summer 💯

SiteDon’t remember, but it was on the light

Month of VisitNovember

angela S.

Guide

Reviewed May. 10, 2022

Great park

Stayed 2 nights in site 37. Very clean well maintained park. It rained a lot while I was there and didn’t get to explore the park but I can say the sites are spacious. Staff was very friendly and site 37 is very level. My 32 ft class c with 2 slide outs had plenty of room. There’s a lake, wildlife refuge and a small train ride in the park. Lots to do.

Site37

Month of VisitJune

Aniella V.

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 24, 2021

Perfect place for first campers

Easy access, Great location very close to the restrooms which are impecable.

SiteBoy Scouts site.

Month of VisitNovember

Paul S.

Traveler

Reviewed Jan. 3, 2021

Great place for our 1st Camper Trip

This was the shakeout trip with our new to us, 2015 R-Pod 176T. This turned out to be a great trip.

The Campground and Host Kitty were wonderful. The Campground is wooded and very scenic. We stayed in site 25 which had a view of the pond. Also it was a short walk to the bathhouse which was clean and warm for a cold fall/winter trip.

The Campground is on a park which has lots of attractions for the family including a gem mine, carousel, small zoo, fishing, padle boats and other things to do. These were closed due to COVID 19 but will be available once the pademic is over.

There was WiFi across from our site which was really good. We were able to stream Netflix and AT&T TV with no problem. The Camp host Kitty, was kind and helpful throughout our stay she had suggestions for us and assured us that if we had any issues she would be there.

I would highly recommend Dan Nicholas Park.

Especially post COVID 19!!!!!!

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Lisa L.

Guide

Reviewed May. 1, 2020

Such a fun place to camp, especially for the kids

This place is the best places for families to camp. There is a beautiful zoo, gem mining, a train ride, amazing fishing, a beautiful playground, and a carousel. The campsites are nice and the facilities are fairly clean. We really enjoyed fishing and caught a couple of fish as well. The sites are pretty roomy to! We definitely will be going back again and have been a couple of times.

Month of VisitJuly

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Eddie B.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 17, 2019

Great place to camp.

Great Place to camp with your family. The park has more to do other than the campground it is a wonderful place if you have young kids.

Rick M.

Scout

Reviewed Jul. 3, 2019

Friendly, large sites, paved roads, safe and secure

Very clean and taken care of

Restrooms clean

Sherry L.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 2, 2019

Awesome place

Very nice get away for a weekend!

Bob B.

Scout

Reviewed Apr. 30, 2019

Great for kids and families

Other reviews have described the great facilities here, but I wanted to make sure everything’s listed. They have a mini train ride, sprinkler playground, a big regular playground, carousel, panning for gems, paddle boats, nature center, and shelters and picnic areas. Park is free to enter but the rides are $2 or so. There are combo tickets available to get discounts on multiple rides.

Campground: only drawback is no sewer in the sites, but there is dump station with a long water hose. Saw one review here mentioned problems with staff, but my experience has been great: knowledgeable, friendly, helpful people. Have been here multiple times - my grandson’s cub pack camps here every year.

For those in the Piedmont area of NC, this is a fun and inexpensive campground with many more amenities than most. For travelers with kids, it’s close to I85 and the kids will have plenty to do.

Wendy M.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 13, 2018

Feels like old skool camping

Large park attached to campground. huge lake, carousel, train rides and small zoo. Campsites are standar size. wooded and bathouse were dated but, clean. Outside firewood was allowed and picnic shelters availble with volleyball and lots of trails.Huge playground in park.

Tyler A.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 31, 2018

great place

awesome visit

Tyler A.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 31, 2018

awesome place

kitty at the front desk welcomed us to our stay. noticed what I think was a new sign that days tobacco free... hmmm

Lisa M.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 22, 2018

Away is away!

We live just a few miles from Dan Nicholas, but love to “get away” there any chance we get. Plenty to do, super nice folks, and roomy, shady sites. The kids take their bikes, but even without them, they stay plenty busy. The lake offers fishing, paddle boating and feeding the ducks and it’s inly a short walk from any campsite. Hubby and I walk the trails, play putt-putt and catch up in our naps in our hammocks. The folks in the store are always pleasant and helpful. Can’t wait to go back!

Month of VisitJune

Elise H.

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 24, 2017

Don't go

Pretty heavily wooded medium sized campground with good sized sites, some of which are beside a small lake. No sewer hookups, they do have a dump station with no extra fee to use. Heavily populated park about a quarter mile from campground within same area which has gem mining, a carousel, small makeshift train ride, small petting zoo, playgrounds, etc. The campground would have been nice except the park staff are horrible, by far the worst I have experienced yet. When we checked in the girl didnt have a clue as to what the campground had to offer, where to put your trash, etc. The ranger would ride throughout the campground all day and hassle people who didn't follow the rules that no-one knew because the check-in lady didn't have a clue. The worst part was we were forced to move sites the very last night because they had a "mix-up" and someone else had reserved that site for 1 night of all sites on a Sunday night when the entire campground was wide open. Go figure. Was treated rudely told if we couldn't move than we would have to leave, ruined the entire day. We finally moved sites to the one beside us and she calls me back again and says you can stay there, that they had "mixed it up" again! We had already moved The TT and everything. The customer service was horrible and the staff lack training and are unfriendly. Very disorganized. Will not be back.

SiteSite 67 for 2 nights, 65 for 1 night.

Month of VisitOctober