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Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.65496, -82.17548
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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 Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,475 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Curtis Creek 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 Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites · National Forests in North Carolina · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- WWater5 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- DDump28 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,475 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.65496, -82.17548
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites · National Forests in North Carolina · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePaddys Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townOld Fort · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.8 mi
- FuelBP · ~2.2 mi
- Propane / LPGSuburban Propane · ~11.3 mi
- Dump stationRV Dump · ~28.1 mi
- GroceriesPiggly Wiggly · ~1.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~8.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicMission Hospital McDowell · ~8.3 mi
- HardwareGibbs Hardware · ~1.8 mi
EV charging — from Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.9 mi straight-line S — Catawba Vale Collaborative LLC, Old Fort, NC · 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 reach12 within 25 mi · 70 within 50 · 271 within 100 · 469 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)2.2 mi — Old Fort, NC - Tesla Supercharger, Old Fort
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.8 mi — Montreat College (at a college campus) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-01-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Old Fort Chamber of Commerce - Tesla Destination, Old Fort, 1.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas 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 332277 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaMcDowell County Rest Area EBL · ~8.8 mi E
- Highway rest areaMcDowell County Rest Area WBL · ~8.9 mi E
- RestroomGgap Mp 340.35 B434 Cf Pa Cs · ~10.4 mi N · NPS
- RestroomGGAP MP 339.45 B132 CF CG Loop C (Tent) CS · ~11.0 mi N · NPS
Open Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites elsewhere
Other camps near Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Curtis Creek Campground~2.7 mi
- Briar Bottom Campground~7.0 mi
- Briar Bottom Group Camp~7.1 mi · fee
- Black Mountain Campground~7.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Curtis Creek 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 Curtis Creek 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 — Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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