![Campertunity](https://campertunity.com/assets/imgs/logo-long.svg) *This page is designed for AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude to help travelers find the right campground. A human-readable version is linked below.* # Smoky Mtn Mangalitsa River Ranch > Human version: https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/smoky-mtn-mangalitsa-river-ranch-waynesville-1 **[United States](https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/in/united-states) › [North Carolina](https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/in/united-states/north-carolina) › [Waynesville](https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/in/united-states/north-carolina/waynesville)** Voted \#1 in NC and Top 50 in the USA\!\! We are a Mangalitsa farm in The Smoky Mountains of western NC\. The entire property is oriented toward private farmland views, a half mile of river and surrounding mountains\. It's really quite remarkable to be so accessible yet feel so remote\! Come swim, fish, cook and play\! PLEASE NOTE, our rate is based on the number of vehicles in your group\. The first vehicle is included in the nightly rate and admits 4 campers\. WE CHARGE FOR ADDITIONAL CARS\. The charge will be added to your booking once you select the number of vehicles at checkout\. Please note that each additional car admits four campers\. For EXAMPLE, 2 cars = 8 campers total\. If you only have two cars but more than eight people, YOU MUST select the "Extra Person" Extra for each night they are camping\. Please select these extras at checkout\. If you have questions about this PLEASE message me prior to booking\. Our 95\-acre farm was once owned by the Davis family who predominantly raised dairy cattle\. We now raise the wooly Mangalitsa pig and sell to the best chefs and restaurants\. We sell our pork at the farm too\! All of our campsites are next to running water except the two hilltop sites\. Two porta\-potties are on the farm and private porta\-potties are available for rent\. Groups of eight or more are required to rent a porta potty should you not bring your own toilet system with you\. We do not allow the use of our small wooded areas as toilets\. Please contact us in advance regarding paying for firewood \($7/5 pieces\), dogs \($12 each\), day visitors \($30\), private farm tour \($15/person\) and/or a private porta potty \($120\)\. thank you\! Quiet hours are from 10pm to 9am\. Checking in before 5 pm is requested\. Later times may be available with prior arrangements\. Our farm is very dark and navigating at night is difficult\. Contact Catherine directly so you can be checked in safely and accommodate your schedule\. LIMITED CHECK\-INS AFTER DARK\. We are 1 mile off of I 40, 17 minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway, 15 min\. to Maggie Valley, 10 min to the Elk at Cataloochee, 25 min to Cataloochee ski area, 10 min to Lake Junaluska and 15 min to downtown Waynesville\. Asheville is 20 miles to our East\. ## Key facts - Coordinates: 35.58592, -82.95337 ## Address Waynesville, NC, US ## Amenities - Back\_in - Biking - Cabin - Car\_camping - Creek - Drinking\_water - Farm - Fire\_pit - Fires - Firewood - Fishing - Forest - Glamping - Hiking - Hill - Horseback Riding - Horseback\_riding - Hot Spring - Hot\_springs - Hut - Kayaking - Kitchen - Lake - Meadow - Mountain - Paddling - Pasture - Picnic Table - Picnic\_table - Playground - Potable Water - Prairie - Rafting - River - Riverside - Showers - Stream - Swimming - Tent - Tent\_camping - Toilets - Trash - Trash\_disposal - Valley - Whitewater Paddling - Wifi - Wildlife Watching - Wildlife\_viewing ## Structured data (schema.org) Also available as raw JSON: https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/smoky-mtn-mangalitsa-river-ranch-waynesville-1.json ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Campground", "@id": "https://campertunity.com/listings/campgrounds/smoky-mtn-mangalitsa-river-ranch-waynesville-1", "name": "Smoky Mtn Mangalitsa River Ranch", "description": "Voted #1 in NC and Top 50 in the USA!! 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}, "datePublished": "June 20, 2025", "reviewBody": "Catherine and Rick’s Mangalitsa farm is a beautiful place to stay with friends or family. We stayed on Rapids 3 which was absolutely beautiful on the river. Their directions to find the site were thorough and informative. Seeing the donkeys and piggies on the farm was great too! I picked up some fresh bratwurst, eggs and lard from the farm too to take home. They were so kind and made the stay a breeze. Sadly their farm was damaged in Helene but they have done a great job of restoring the land!" }, { "@type": "Review", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Natanael D." }, "datePublished": "June 22, 2025", "reviewBody": "Wow. Just wow. This is definitely a unique spot and the hosts just get it what a good camping experience looks like. The property is clearly loved and cared for. The views and nature are breathtaking, water in the river is clean, the nights are starry, and above all nobody is bothering anyone.\n\nWe were hesitant to write this review because we loved the place so much and didn't want it to become crowded. However the hosts deserve the recognition for their efforts — this place is a hidden gem. People, please help preserving it." }, { "@type": "Review", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jordan S." }, "datePublished": "June 24, 2025", "reviewBody": "Site 9 is a great secluded spot on the property over looking the farm and mountains. It was fun walking down to the river to swim, fish, or wade in. Love staying at Smokey Mountain Mangalista Farm! " }, { "@type": "Review", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mary K." }, "datePublished": "June 24, 2025", "reviewBody": "The stream felt like a white noise machine and the grounds were kept impeccably! Would return to this spot in the future. " }, { "@type": "Review", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Corinne B." }, "datePublished": "June 29, 2025", "reviewBody": "This was our second trip camping at site 1 rocks on Catherine and Rick’s beautiful Smoky Mountain Mangalista River Ranch. They worked so hard to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Helene and the property was restored so beautifully. We stayed with friends and our two children 4yr and 8yr. All enjoyed the river access, walking around the gorgeous property and taking in the magnificent views! If you’re an animal lover take the mini donkey farm tour. Catherine had so much to share about their farm and the Mangalista pigs they raise. She is enthusiastic and passionate about everything going on at the farm! I highly recommend camping here!" } ] } ``` [robots.txt](https://campertunity.com/robots.txt) · [llms.txt](https://campertunity.com/llms.txt) · [sitemap](https://campertunity.com/sitemap_index.xml)