Taps Rv Parks

I am a full time RVer and new at it too. (I have been living in the RV for 2 weeks now)
I have been at Taps for 4 days now and am enjoying it a lot. (I’m staying a month for the fall) The grounds are neat. (a little tight but fine) Behind my rig there is a river and it is relaxing to sit and listen to the water ramble by over the rocks. There is a field behind the stream that I sometimes can see horses from my site. There are trains that come by a few times a day and the track is a few hundred yards from the site. I love the sound of the trains.
There are cool views that can be seen of the mountains while walking around the park. There are stores and restaurants in walking distance. Mexican, Italian, and Arby’s and Bojangles. There is a gas station nearby for beer or gas etc. There is a farm stand 2 doors down to get veggies for grilling.
Bill the owner I see every day and he is great. He helped guide me into my spot — being new and it was a little tight. He is around the grounds every morning and into the early afternoon. I’ve see him helping a lot of people with big rigs getting in or out.
This RV park is right near the entrance to the Blue Ridge Pky which I love. It is only about 10 min to drive to Asheville — an amazing town. There are a lot of things to see and do here. I walked yesterday morning and found Billy Graham’s training center — amazing grounds to walk around.
My site has electric and water and cable and wifi and sewer. It has a small privacy fence and it has a picnic table. I’m on a cement slab for stability and have grass around the «yard». There are bathrooms and showers for those that don’t have one in the rig and there is a free washer and dryer in one of the bathrooms.
The neighbors are all nice — some are full time here and many here for the fall like I am. There are ½ million dollar rigs here and a few that are old and have character. (even a pizza truck.
I am enjoying it here and sure am glad to be here. I’ll hope to be back next fall if I’m in this part of the country.
There are no bins to place recycle materials.
I’ve posted a number of images taken here at Taps and in the neighborhood.
I’m traveling the road to Happy Destiny and this is a great stop along the way.

The only thing this park has going for it is location. There is no field with horses as stated in prior review. Sites are small and there is no parking except in the road which makes maneuvering difficult. The electric system went down and was repaired. However, we kept getting low voltage errors and losing power to our rig. We finally just left and are staying at a great park in Waynesville.
I wouldn’t recommend this RV park.

I have a mixed review for this place. I’m not a fan for RV parks in general, State parks are so much better, but this one is directly next to the Blueridge Parkway, Folk Art Museum and WNC Nature Center (a must go), AND its only 5 miles from downtown, so location cannot be beat.
Having spoke to one other person who stayed here, they said the yard area was small. I agree, for the most part but it’s winter and I don’t mind as much, plus you get your own picnic table and small, tall fence to block out the neighbours. We have a dog and a cat and both have plenty of space in the «yard» to sit in the sun and walk around a bit. This being said, I think it is because we are staying a month that we got a decent spot. Everyone next to us is also more long term, construction workers etc.
We were put right in the back, with a beautiful view of the river and a field of horses on the other side. There is a train just past the horse field and though they can be a little noisy, its never bothered me. A cardinal sits outside the window while we work (at home) and a mallard duck couple and several doves walk around the park pecking the ground. There is also a great little park on the river, just below the motel next door with a Canadian geese couple. On the way to the park is a half finished frog pond filled with frogs and there isn’t a pile of dog poo to be seen. So basically if you are staying long enough to appreciate this place. its awesome, If you are a one nighter, I have nothing to say. One or 2 nights is never long enough anywhere to say anything about.
Only negative thing is that I have never seen the owners or any manager type in the whole month here. Whenever we walk to the office to ask a question, there is no one there and doesn’t seem to be anyone on site. Which is fine, just odd since I’m used to seeing owners of RV parks running around doing things all day. Again, it is winter, so maybe that is why.
If you are in Asheville area for a bit, stay here.