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Rough Ridge Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.26091, -84.08420
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Rough Ridge Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,563 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rough Ridge 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 Rough Ridge Campground · Cherokee National Forest · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump4 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
- WWater21 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- PPropane44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Rough Ridge Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,563 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.26091, -84.08420
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Rough Ridge Campground · Cherokee National Forest · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMarble · ~10.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationNorth River Checking Station · ~4.4 mi
- GroceriesHanging Dog Store & Cafe · ~8.7 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~12.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicDaVita Smoky Mountain Dialysis · ~11.2 mi
- HardwareEddie Cook Supply Center · ~10.8 mi
EV charging — from Rough Ridge Campground · Cherokee National Forest · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.3 mi straight-line S — DOWNTOWN MURPHY MPB STATION 1 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 40 within 50 · 302 within 100 · 579 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)12.3 mi — DOWNTOWN MURPHY MBP STATION 2, Murphy
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.9 mi — Ducktown Clinic (formerly City Hall) · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Snowbird Mountain Lodge - Tesla Destination, Robbinsville, 12.3 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 355858 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rough Ridge Campground · Cherokee National Forest · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRough Ridge Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletState Line Cg · ~0.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Oak Cove Cg · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHolder Cove Campground · ~0.5 mi N · USFS
Open Rough Ridge Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Rough Ridge Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- State Line Cg~0.2 mi · fee
- Big Oak Cove Cg~0.3 mi · fee
- Holder Cove Campground~0.5 mi · fee
- Davis Branch Cg~1.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Rough Ridge Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rough Ridge Campground are set by Cherokee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rough Ridge 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Rough Ridge 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 — Rough Ridge Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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