Norwood Campground

Campground in Norwood, NC • 25 RV Sites

Norwood Campground in Norwood, North Carolina, sits at Morgan Mountain on the shores of Lake Tillery in Stanly County's Piedmont foothills — a well-equipped campground with 86 full-hookup RV sites, primitive tent camping in the hardwood forest, and exclusive Lake Tillery beach access that gives guests the combination of developed campground infrastructure and genuinely fine lake waterfront that makes Norwood a destination campground for the Charlotte metro, Piedmont Triad, and central Piedmont regional market. Lake Tillery's 5,000-acre Yadkin-Pee Dee River impoundment and the surrounding Uwharrie National Forest's ancient eroded mountain terrain give the campground a natural setting of understated but genuine Piedmont distinction. Eighty-six full-hookup RV sites with level pads and the infrastructure for comfortable extended stays, alongside primitive tent sites in the surrounding hardwood forest, give the campground the accommodation range from fully equipped RV travelers to minimalist tent campers who want Tillery-access and the Morgan Mountain forest experience. The campground's exclusive Lake Tillery beach access gives guests a private waterfront amenity that distinguishes Norwood from the surrounding area's public lake access points — a private beach in walking distance of the RV sites creates the daily lake swimming, fishing, and kayaking access that Tillery's warm Piedmont water sustains through the full camping season. Pets are welcome. Lake Tillery, one of four Yadkin-Pee Dee River lakes managed by Duke Energy through the central Piedmont, provides largemouth and smallmouth bass, striped bass, crappie, bluegill, and catfish fishing across its 5,000 acres of river-corridor lake water. The lake's combination of cove structure, rock bluffs, and the submerged river channel sustains a diverse and consistently productive recreational fishery that the Stanly County and surrounding Piedmont counties' fishing community has relied on since Tillery's impoundment in 1928 — one of the oldest hydroelectric lakes in the Carolinas, with the fishing character of a well-established natural system. The Uwharrie National Forest, west of Norwood in Montgomery and Randolph Counties, preserves the remnant Uwharrie Mountains — an ancient eroded mountain range whose Precambrian volcanic and metamorphic rocks represent some of the oldest exposed geology in the eastern United States, predating the Appalachians by hundreds of millions of years. The forest's hiking trails through the ancient ridges and hollows of the Uwharrie Range, the Birkhead Mountain Wilderness's primitive backcountry, and the Uwharrie Trail's 20-mile through-hiking corridor give Piedmont-based outdoor recreation guests a mountain hiking experience within an hour of Charlotte's urban core. Norwood Campground operates through the Piedmont Carolina camping season, with the spring and fall seasons from April through May and September through October delivering the most comfortable temperatures for Lake Tillery fishing, hiking, and extended outdoor activity. Summer heat in the Stanly County Piedmont is genuine but the lake's water recreation — swimming, kayaking, and evening fishing — moderates the seasonal challenge for water-focused guests. Charlotte, 45 miles west, provides the metropolitan service access, professional sports, and cultural programming that makes a Norwood campground base practical for guests combining lake recreation with metropolitan day trips. Reserve full-hookup sites ahead for spring and summer weekends when the Charlotte-area regional market's lake camping demand consistently fills Tillery-access campgrounds.

Campground rules and policies

Check-In Procedure
- Check-In: 4 pm.
- Check-Out: 2 pm.
- While each park attempts to accommodate your exact spot request, the on-site manager has the ultimate decision for spot placement.Registration and Arrival
- Everyone must register at the office.
- All visitors are $5/person/weekday, $10/person/weekend day. No visitors permitted during holidays.
- All additional fees (e.g. extra people, extra vehicles, etc.) will be applied at check-in for all online reservations.Pet Policy
- Pets must be leashed at all times, please pick up after them, and do not allow them to become a nuisance to excessive barking is a nuisance.
- Pets should not be left outdoors unattended.Quiet Hours
- 10 pm – 8 am Weekdays.
- 11 pm – 8 am Weekends.Children Policy
- Children under 7 years of age must be supervised at all times.Speed Limit
- The speed limit is 5 MPH for ALL motorized vehicles, including golf carts.Beverage Policy
- No open display of alcoholic beverages, alcohol must be in a cup or koozie.
- Boxes, cases, cans, or bottles may not be left out or visible.Behavior Policy
- Intoxicated behavior is not permitted.
- You should always be respectful of your neighbor by using appropriate language/volume, we have lots of children and families around.Off-road Vehicle Policy
- Golf carts are permitted (one per site) but must be operated only by a sober, licensed adult.
- ATVs/mini bikes may not be operated on the campground.Vehicle Policy
- One vehicle per site, additional vehicles are an additional fee.
- One RVIA-certified camping unit per site - no exceptions.
- Please be advised that only RVIA-Approved Recreation Vehicles may be placed on an RV Site.
- We can not accept the following: converted RV trailers, school buses, and horse trailers as well as all built trailers.
- We reserve the right to refuse service to all other units that are not RVIA-Approved.Smoking Policy
- No smoking in any of the buildings or in the fenced area of the pool; butts should not be disposed of in fire pits.Fire Policy
- Fireworks are prohibited.
- Campfires are permitted in fire rings, do not burn trash, including aluminum cans and cigarette butts.Trash Policy
- Please bag all trash and immediately place the bag in one of the two dumpsters.Swimming Pool Policy
- Our swimming Pool is open daily, Memorial Day through Labor Day.
- Any person violating the pool rules will be asked to leave.
- There is no lifeguard.
- No running, shoving, or diving.
- Pets are not permitted in the fenced area of the pool.
- Smoking is not permitted at the pool.
- Cut-of are not permitted in the pool.
- If occupancy is high, we will limit the type and number of floats and may ask guests to take turns swimming.
- Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Do not swim along.
- Babies in diapers must wear approved "swim pants".
- Please be aware that wet floors may be slippery and cause someone to fall.Lake Tillery Policy
- Access to Lake Tillery is across the street from the campground for boating and fishing.
- Golf carts are permitted, however, vehicles are not.
- Boats may be put in at the public landing/Norwood access just a mile down the road.
- Boat slips are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- For your safety, swimming is not permitted at our access.
- In case of emergency, dial 911.
- Give your site number, Norwood Campground address 1216 Berry Hill Dr., Norwood NC 28128.
- Then call the office at 704-474-3800 to notify us of the emergency so we may assist emergency personnel and direct traffic.Campground Policy
- The campground cannot be held responsible for injury or damage due to wind, water, fire, or the negligence of you or others.
- Some of these rules were made by us, and some were made by our insurance company.
- They are made for your protection and safety, and to ensure that all have a pleasant camping experience while staying with us here at Norwood Campground.
- You will be asked to leave for noncompliance with any of the above rules, regulations, and/or guidelines.