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Hendersonville Reservoir Rd Roadside Campsites
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.42397, -82.65584
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on U.S. Forest Service land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
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 2,460 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
- MMechanic4 mi
- DDump4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 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
2,460 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.42397, -82.65584
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBear Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townStony Fork · ~5.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.7 mi
- FuelCircle K · ~5.1 mi
- Propane / LPGFreeman Gas Waynesville Office · ~14.8 mi
- Dump stationRV Dump · ~4.4 mi
- GroceriesIngles · ~5.0 mi
- PharmacyPinnacle Apothecary · ~7.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicThe Surgery Center at Mills River · ~5.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware Mills River · ~5.0 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBGAP MP 407.7 B243 Pisgah PA CS · ~5.5 mi W · NPS
- RestroomBGAP MP 408.65 B246 Pisgah Loop C (Showers) CS · ~5.7 mi W · NPS
- RestroomBGAP MP 408.65 B245 Pisgah Loop D CS · ~5.8 mi W · NPS
- RestroomBGAP MP 408.65 B244 Pisgah Loop A (RV) CS · ~5.9 mi W · NPS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Wash Creek Roadside Campsites~1.0 mi
- Yellow Gap Roadside Campsites~1.6 mi
- Wolf Ford Horse Camp~5.7 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — NC~5.7 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
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
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
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.
- 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
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →