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Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.89265, -81.74033
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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 Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,104 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Brown Mountain Cua Roadside CampsitesNIFC · 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 Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites · National Forests in North Carolina · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- WWater12 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- PPropane39 mi
- DDump45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,104 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.89265, -81.74033
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites · National Forests in North Carolina · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCarroll Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townPerkinsville · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.2 mi
- Propane / LPGBlue Ridge Propane Inc · ~18.8 mi
- Groceries181 Convenience LLC · ~3.3 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~9.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicCollettsville Medical Center · ~4.3 mi
- HardwareSpectrum Store · ~11.0 mi
EV charging — from Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.6 mi straight-line S — MORGANTON, NC FAST CHARGER #1 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach15 within 25 mi · 46 within 50 · 274 within 100 · 461 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.1 mi — DC FAST CHARGER CALDWELLDCFAST1, Lenoir
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.3 mi — MORGANTON, NC CATAWBA MEADOWS · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 312278 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBrown Mtn Orv Trailhead · ~0.9 mi W · USFS
- RestroomLfal Mp 316.4 B794 Lf Vc · ~11.3 mi W · NPS
- RestroomLFAL MP 316.4 B436 LF CG Loop A (Back) CS · ~11.9 mi NW · NPS
- RestroomLFAL MP 316.4 B363 LF CG Loop B (Front) CS · ~11.9 mi NW · NPS
Open Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites elsewhere
Other camps near Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Johns River Game Land camping area #1~6.0 mi
- Mortimer Campground~6.9 mi · fee
- McDowell County~10.1 mi
- Buffalo Cove Game Land camping area #1~18.1 mi
The unit that manages Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites
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 — Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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