★ Field-verified · Dave's ownUSFS
Buncombe County
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Buncombe County, NC · 35.48661, -82.62701
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National Forest Campground near Asheville, North Carolina. Nice sites. Good cell service. Enough room for one or two vehicles per site. Hot showers, heated bathrooms, running water, fire rings, picnic tables, flat gravel, and paved loops. A great place to stay near town. Fee campground but discounted if you have the Annual Parks Pass. Open year round. Lovely wooded setting. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,243 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- OOutfitter3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater6 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- AAir-up13 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,243 ft
County
Buncombe County, NC
Coordinates
35.48661, -82.62701
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLedford Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBent Creek · ~1.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.6 mi
- FuelHot Spot · ~2.7 mi
- Propane / LPGFreeman Gas Waynesville Office · ~14.8 mi
- Dump stationRV Dump · ~0.2 mi
- GroceriesIngles · ~3.3 mi
- PharmacyPinnacle Apothecary · ~2.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicSpecialized Physical Therapy · ~4.3 mi
- HardwareDirect Tools Factory Outlet · ~3.2 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
Yes
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaBuncombe County Rest Area, EBL · ~6.9 mi SE
- Highway rest areaBuncombe County Rest Area, WBL · ~6.9 mi SE
- RestroomBGAP MP 407.7 B243 Pisgah PA CS · ~8.7 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomBGAP MP 408.65 B245 Pisgah Loop D CS · ~9.1 mi SW · NPS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wash Creek Roadside Campsites~3.9 mi
- Hendersonville Reservoir Rd Roadside Campsites~4.6 mi
- Yellow Gap Roadside Campsites~6.2 mi
- Wolf Ford Horse Camp~9.7 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Buncombe County, NC). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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