Agency-listedUSFSFree
Cable Cove Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.43156, -83.75360
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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 Cable Cove Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,828 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cable Cove CampgroundNIFC · 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 Cable Cove Campground · National Forests in North Carolina · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- DDump12 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- AAir-up42 mi
- PPropane44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Cable Cove Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,828 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.43156, -83.75360
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Cable Cove Campground · National Forests in North Carolina · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePowell Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townTuskeegee · ~2.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.8 mi
- FuelFontana Village Pitstop · ~4.0 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~22.4 mi
- Dump stationCades Cove New Dump Station · ~11.7 mi
- GroceriesFontana General Store · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~8.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSwain County Hospital · ~17.4 mi
- HardwareCurt's Ace Hardware · ~26.9 mi
EV charging — from Cable Cove Campground · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.7 mi straight-line E — Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians · EV Connect · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 43 within 50 · 231 within 100 · 568 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)25.9 mi — Maryville, TN - Tesla Supercharger, Maryville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.3 mi — Nantahala Outdoor Center, 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Deal's Gap Motorcycle Resort - Tesla Destination, Robbinsville, 9.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Blackberry Mountain Resort, Walland, 22.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: For guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free” - 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 332222 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cable Cove Campground · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomA.T. Cable Gap Shelter · ~1.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLake Santeetlah Campsites · ~7.0 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCheoah Point Beach · ~7.7 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomCheoah Point Campground · ~7.7 mi SW · USFS
Open Cable Cove Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Cable Cove Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- A.T. Cable Gap Shelter~1.6 mi
- A.T. Brown Fork Gap Shelter~4.1 mi
- Lake Santeetlah Campsites~7.0 mi
- Cheoah Point Campground~7.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Cable Cove Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cable Cove Campground are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cable Cove Campground
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 Cable Cove Campground
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 — Cable Cove Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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