RVs guide · North Carolina

RV rentals for MerleFest 2027 (40th)

Apr 29 – May 2

Wilkesboro (Wilkes Community College campus, NC) · North Carolina

Dates confirmed on the organizer's site · checked Sep 26, 2026

Start looking: by Nov 12
Arrive: Apr 28
Head home: May 3

MerleFest 2027 — 40th anniversary Americana + bluegrass weekend in the Blue Ridge foothills. Class A · Class B · Class C — rent the rig you drive.

Reservoir hookups ten miles west

On-site Lakeside Camping carries full hookups and is usually gone by January, which makes it a fall decision rather than a spring one. Ten miles west on W. Kerr Scott Reservoir the Corps of Engineers runs Bandits Roost and Warrior Creek with full hookups, bookable six months out through Recreation.gov.

Stone Mountain State Park is about twenty-five miles west with electric only, and Doughton Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway is forty-five miles northwest with none. One routing rule before you send a Class A up the Parkway: it holds a twenty-five-mile-per-hour limit and most of its tunnels exclude vehicles over thirty feet, so check the Park Service clearance map first.

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Asheville, North Carolina · Sleeps 6 · 34ft · 8 MPG

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When is MerleFest 2027 (40th)?

MerleFest 2027 (40th) runs Apr 29 – May 2, 2027 in Wilkesboro (Wilkes Community College campus, NC), North Carolina. The dates are the organizer's own words, read on 2026-09-26.

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Before you rent in North Carolina — key local rules

CDL rules start at 26,001 lbs — below that the standard license applies — NC DMV
Boating Education required for operators born after 1988 — NCWRC — Boating Safety Education
Brown Mountain + Wayehutta OHV areas — a USFS OHV pass is required — USFS — Off-Highway Vehicles, National Forests in North Carolina
North Carolina BAC 0.08%; open container in passenger area prohibited — NC Gen. Statutes §20-138.1

Editorial summary, not legal advice. Verify with NC DMV before relying. Reviewed in the last 5 months (as of 2026-05-24).

North Carolina rules · last verified 2026-05-10

State rental tax: 7% · not collected by PickRV
Min driver age: 18+ std · 21+ Class A
Gravel roads: Allowed — disclosure required
Generator quiet: 22:00-07:00

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