Agency-listedUSFSFree
Appletree Group Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.22709, -83.65892
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Appletree Group Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,757 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Appletree Group CampNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Appletree Group Camp · National Forests in North Carolina · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- WWater7 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- DDump27 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Appletree Group Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,757 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.22709, -83.65892
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Appletree Group Camp · National Forests in North Carolina · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureAppletree Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townAquone · ~2.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~19.5 mi
- Dump stationCades Cove New Dump Station · ~26.6 mi
- GroceriesThe Corner Store · ~9.9 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~10.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicAngel Medical Center · ~16.1 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~15.3 mi
EV charging — from Appletree Group Camp · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.7 mi straight-line E — Franklin, NC - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 300 within 100 · 597 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS16.1 mi — Town of Franklin-95 E Main St, Franklin
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.1 mi — Town of Franklin-95 E Main St, Franklin
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.1 mi — Nantahala General Store, Bryson City, NC (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 331818 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Appletree Group Camp · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomNHC Wesser Bald Shelter Privy · ~5.8 mi NE · NPS
- RestroomNHC Wayah Bald Vault Privy · ~6.4 mi SE · NPS
- Highway rest areaCherokee County Rest Area · ~9.8 mi W
- Vault / pit toiletBristol Horse Camp · ~12.0 mi SW · USFS
Open Appletree Group Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Appletree Group Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Nantahala Lake Dispersed Camping Site - Lake Access~4.1 mi
- Wine Spring Horse Camp~4.3 mi · fee
- A.T. Cold Spring Shelter~5.6 mi
- A.T. Wesser Bald Shelter~5.8 mi
The unit that manages Appletree Group Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Appletree Group Camp are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Appletree Group Camp
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Appletree Group Camp
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Appletree Group Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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