08-06-2009
Hello fellow RVers! This campground is great regardless if you have a dog or not (but we have 2 labs, so it was especially great for us). It's a quaint campground in the middle of the woods (only 40 campsites and a few cabins). The sites are level with plenty of space in between. They have both pull-thru and back-in, so any size RV will fit. We paid $35/night (they accept the usual discount plans). The bathrooms are very nice (each bathroom has it's own shower, sink, and toilet...not a row of showers, etc.). There's also a place to bathe your dogs. Several fenced in areas for your dogs to roam and socialize off-leash. The owners are the best! Very nice and helpful. They have events going on each weekend. The weekend we stayed (July 4th weekend), they had an authentic German dinner, bingo, ice cream social, and "best of" dog contest. We had such a great time with everyone, we're going back Labor Day weekend. Also, Lake Lure and Chimney Rock is nearby, so there's lots to do.

10-13-2008
This is our 4th visit and it gets better every year! We had so much
fun and my babies were so tired from all of the activities that they slept the entire 5 hour drive home! Thank you for making us all feel welcome and special. I am already scouting out a date for our next visit!
Love, Janet, Charlie, Trouble, Gracie & Bobby

06-10-2008
We have camped here several times with our four dogs and have never been disappointed. The sites are large, the owners are great, and the fellow campers are all talking about their dogs, their common experiences, and their mutual love of animals! This "mix", along with the special activities for the weekends make for fun, laughter, and a wonderful camping experience! One of my dogs recently completed the "Boot Camp Agility" weekend. My dog knew nothing of agility and I'm handicapped in my ability to "run"...It was not a 'boot camp" experience at all, but rather several hours of positive encouragement from the best dog trainer ever, Birgit, who along with her husband, Meik owns the campground. We laughed, we learned and we had such fun! I would encourage anyone with a dog to travel to Four Paws...as you will not be disappointed. Also..you can take private lessons with Birgit for a very reasonable price while there and you can plan your trip around one of their gourmet meal weekends! A good reason to take your dog(s) camping and be sure that you will have time and fun yourself! PS...our little puppy just learned to swim there...with Birgit's encouragement!

03-10-2008
The owners were very friendly and came out to meet our dogs after check-in. They showed us to our site and were readily available to assist us. The cable service was a little weak, but you were still able to get the major channels. The Wi-Fi service worked well. Most of the campers, if not all, had dogs which was good for conversation and there is plenty to do with your dogs since there are several dog play areas. Overall, we were very satisfied with our stay and would plan on returning again.

12-18-2007
This campground is unique in its focus on dogs. I appreciate the fact that the owners make no apologies for catering to adults. This is NOT a "family campground." Hallelujah! It's so wonderful not to have to deal with out-of-control youngsters teasing your dog or cutting through campsites on bicycles. Whether your dog likes to go hiking or swimming, tear around an agility course or show off obedience skills in rally-o, you can keep the K9 occupied all day here. My dogs love romping with the other bowser's in the play area, and that opportunity really helps with their socialization skills. They're so much calmer when we have to move on to other campgrounds. The bathrooms and showers are immaculate. I talking, "you could eat off the floor" immaculate! (My own place should be so clean!) The sites are plenty long enough, though not as wide as those in some of the better state parks. They're gravel, as are the roads. Cable and electric hookups worked fine. Cellphone reception was weak. One thing we noticed is that even though almost everybody arrives with at least one dog, at night the place is so quiet you could hear a pin drop! In fact, after sundown it's probably one of the quietest campgrounds we've ever been in. We stayed 2 weeks and will stay again. Even though we could go to a nearby campground for about half the 4Paws rate, we feel giving our dogs the chance to spend time here is worth the extra money.

11-16-2007
We stayed at a cabin here the weekend of June 15, 2007 for the Margaritaville weekend. The owners Birgit and Meik were very helpful and friendly and gracious enough to let me practice my German on them. The cabin did not have a shower, but the bath house down the road was clean and wonderful with a private shower, toilet and sink all in one room. The cabin had a nice front porch with a gate to contain our dogs. The Island Fest was a lot of fun with games, prizes, a conga line and delicious food. Birgit made tasty alcoholic drinks in a blender (additional charge for drinks) and Meik was a great MC and comedian for the evening. The other campers were very friendly and we met several that return year after year. You need to have a fire ring at your campsite and get a fire permit from the office before you start a fire in the evening. The fenced-in pond was muddy looking but our lab loved swimming in it. We used the hose there to rinse her off when she was finished. There were a lot of nice, small trees planted throughout the campground to create living fences between the camp sites. We found it best to follow the I-26 from Asheville directions listed on their website. Route 74 through Lake Lure has many hilly, windy curves along a river. Brigit is a talented artist and chef and makes dog biscuits, bars of soap, and painted dog plaques. These and other dog and camping items are sold at the checkin/gift shop. Brigit also has painted all the cute signs around the campground. Rutherfordton has a nice, old downtown area with two dog stores that sell treats, leashes, clothing, books, etc. It also has a nice antique store, book store and gift shops. Doc's has delicious homemade ice cream.

07-01-2007
We travel with our 6 agility dogs. We LOVED this place! This is the best campground ever for people with dogs. I read some of the ratings from people with kids and they wanted more for kids to do. Well, this is a campground for people with dogs and for that is is AWESOME!!!! There are plenty of campgrounds geared to kids that are not dog friendly but this is the ONLY campground we have found in the country that is made just for dogs and their people! We loved it! We live 3,000 miles away but will return next year and stay for a month! They have SO much to do for the dogs and the owners, Meik & Birgit, are the nicest people in the world! It is a must go to place if you love your dogs :)