French Broad River Cmpgrnd

so we came here the day after Memorial Day, so it had cleared out almost completely. We rented the Stone Cabin, going by the pictures and the description available on their website. We loved it the second we laid eyes on it. The cabin was clean and had a fridge, bathroom, and a cute porch you could sit under when it rained. The view of the river was amazing, and we loved being able to grab a blanket and a speaker and sit by the river listening to music and sipping cold local brews. The owners were very friendly and welcoming. The other campers (what few there were) were super friendly. We honestly can’t wait to get back to «our» stone cabin, we loved it that much! The only cons were that the well water was very sulfury and smelled like rotten eggs (something I hope they fix in the future) and that our last night there they allowed a gigantic RV to park in front of our cabin and block the view. Honestly though, for $ 70 a night, and being less than 15 mins from downtown, we can’t complain. We do hope they get the water situation figured out though, because the egg salad smell has really ruined my appetite for egg salad, lol.
pros: great view, great price, great location, $ 24 cab ride to downtown
cons: egg salad smelling water
p. s. the train isn’t bad, its actually super neat to see it from across the river

Pros: Location (both on the river and proximity to Asheville)
Cons: train across river, small sites, locked bathrooms, no amenities
I’m usually pretty good when it comes to finding the «good» in places, but I don’t have much to say about this campground. When we arrived we found the owner outside of office having a smoke. We waited for him to come inside where he found our reservation (which I recommend, because even though this is a small, not so great campground you really can’t find anything closer to Asheville than this and you will need reservations).
The road into the campground are VERY narrow, so if you plan on bringing a trailer or anything bigger than an SUV you better be a decent driver as the road goes down a hill as soon as you get off the road (the office is right on the road’s edge… you may not be able to find a place to park if you have a trailer… it was tight getting off the road with the car.
We tented, so I can talk about that. Our spots were small. Very small. And everyone of them was filled! You have enough room for your tent, your picnic table and your fire ring. You park along side the gravel road since there isn’t enough space to park on your site with those other things.
The river itself is beautiful, but not worth the other stuff. The bathrooms are close, but you need to use a 3 digit code to get in (you get when you sign in). I’m not sure what kinds of problems you have in order to require a locked bathroom at a campground, but that made me wonder. Plus I forgot the password, so I had to walk back to my campground map to look at it again not making the situation better, lol.
There is a fairly active train line on the opposite side of the river. If you dislike the sounds of trains (at all hours) you may wish to skip on this site.
To sum it up, I would stay here if I had to, but not because I would want to. Its closeness to Asheville is really what made me choose this spot, but I’m not sure if I would make the same decision again or not.