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Fires Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.08792, -83.86674
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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 Fires Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,815 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fires Creek CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Fires Creek Campground · National Forests in North Carolina · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- WWater17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- DDump21 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Fires Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,815 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.08792, -83.86674
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Fires Creek Campground · National Forests in North Carolina · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHuskins Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFires Creek · ~0.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.5 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~9.9 mi
- Dump stationNorth River Checking Station · ~21.4 mi
- GroceriesHills Country Store · ~2.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~8.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicMurphy Medical Center: Dr. Michael Manning, MD · ~5.7 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~27.0 mi
EV charging — from Fires Creek Campground · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.4 mi straight-line W — DOWNTOWN MURPHY MBP STATION 2 · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 25 within 50 · 360 within 100 · 593 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO9.4 mi — DOWNTOWN MURPHY MPB STATION 1, Murphy
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.7 mi — Young Harris College (at a college campus) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-08-12 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Brasstown Valley Resort and Spa - Tesla Destination, Young Harris, 9.5 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 355933 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fires Creek Campground · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFires Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFires Creek Picnic Area · ~0.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBristol Horse Camp · ~3.4 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomJackrabbit Mountain Campground · ~7.6 mi SE · USFS
Open Fires Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Fires Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bristol Horse Camp~3.4 mi · fee
- Jackrabbit Mountain Campground~7.6 mi · fee
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area~10.4 mi
- Hanging Dog Campground~12.3 mi
The unit that manages Fires Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fires Creek Campground are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fires Creek 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 Fires Creek 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 — Fires Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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