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Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.81119, -82.25289
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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 Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,703 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Deep Gap Backcountry CampsiteNIFC · 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 Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite · National Forests in North Carolina · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- WWater3 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- DDump31 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,703 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.81119, -82.25289
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite · National Forests in North Carolina · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSouth Fork Cattail Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCattail Creek Community · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.2 mi
- FuelFuel · ~3.0 mi
- Propane / LPGSuburban Propane · ~17.1 mi
- Dump stationRV Dump · ~31.0 mi
- GroceriesB & B Grocery · ~3.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~7.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Urgent Care Burnsville · ~8.1 mi
- HardwareTri-County Builders Supply, Inc. · ~12.3 mi
EV charging — from Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.2 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 reach9 within 25 mi · 55 within 50 · 265 within 100 · 447 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.4 mi — Old Fort, NC - Tesla Supercharger, Old Fort
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.8 mi — FBEMC BURNSVILLE EV1 · 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 332277 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomGgap Mp 340.35 B434 Cf Pa Cs · ~5.8 mi E · NPS
- RestroomGGAP MP 339.45 B132 CF CG Loop C (Tent) CS · ~5.9 mi E · NPS
- RestroomGGAP MP 339.45 B130 CF CG Loop A (RV/Trailer) CS · ~6.0 mi E · NPS
- RestroomGGAP MP 339.45 B129 CF CG Loop B (Tent) CS · ~6.0 mi E · NPS
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Other camps near Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Carolina Hemlocks Campground~2.7 mi · fee
- Commissary Hill Backcountry Campsite~3.9 mi
- Black Mountain Campground~4.4 mi · fee
- Briar Bottom Group Camp~4.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite
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
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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 Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite
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 — Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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