By order of the Rutherford County fire marshal individual, open campfires are only allowed in fire rings on designated campsites. A special burn permit has to be obtained (for free) at the campground office. (above ground BBQ grills, fireplaces and gas fireplaces are OK on all sites). We also provide a custom build fire and BBQ place for all to enjoy. Please do not collect any wood, dead, down, or otherwise, from the bed or banks of the creeks or any other place on our property. 

Four Paws Kingdom has partnered with the NC Department of Agriculture to protect NC forests from the Emerald Ash Borer and other wood destroying pests.

Our forests are are threatened by nonnative insects that can kill large numbers of trees. Three recently introduced insects - emerald ash borer, Asian longhorned beetle, and Sirex woodwasp are wood infesting species that can be transported long distances in firewood. Once transported into new areas, these insects can become established and kill local trees. We must STOP THE SPREAD of these insects and protect our forests and trees.

North Carolina has joined eight other states - Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin - that have announced voluntary or mandatory restrictions on imported campfire wood. A number of national parks and forests within those states have followed suit, according to the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service.

In an effort to protect our surrounding forest environment from the Emerald Ash Borer and other wood destroying insects we have adopted the recommendations from the NC State Parks and the NC Campground association (NCARVC) and we encourage our guests to purchase wood locally or directly from us. 
The state of North Carolina recommends no moving of firewood in the State and no outside wood brought into any campgrounds.

We hope that you will support us in our effort to preserve our forests for future generations, be considerate and leave your firewood at home. We will have local firewood available for sale at the office and we'll gladly deliver it to your camp site.

Thank you for your support.

Learn more about this topic on these informative web sites:

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/news/resource/res2007/07-0703-emeraldashborer.aspx

http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/

Please buy our wood ($5.00 bundle - delivered to your campsite) from the store. 

Wood collection within the campground is strictly prohibited. All vegetation, living and dead, is for shade, bank stabilization, erosion control, natural decomposition and natural habitat. With several thousand camper nights per year, the environment simply cannot withstand guest collection of wood for fires or for any other reason.

If a state imposed burn ban is in effect, the rules described above are overridden and campfires of any kind are prohibited (above ground BBQ grills and gas fireplaces are OK on all sites).