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USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Transylvania County, NC · 35.29952, -82.73782
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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 USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,270 ft.
Fire & smoke — around USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NCNIFC · 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 USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC · National Forests in North Carolina · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- DDump2 mi
- RxPharmacy2 mi
- OOutfitter2 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,270 ft
County
Transylvania County, NC
Coordinates
35.29952, -82.73782
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC · National Forests in North Carolina · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureAvery Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMine Mountain Estates · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.9 mi
- FuelMarathon · ~3.2 mi
- Propane / LPGFreeman Gas Waynesville Office · ~18.0 mi
- Dump station~1.5 mi
- GroceriesGrocery Outlet · ~3.1 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~2.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicTransylvania Regional Hospital · ~3.3 mi
- HardwareHarris Ace Hardware · ~4.5 mi
EV charging — from USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.0 mi straight-line E — Parks Ford, Hendersonville, NC (at a public site) · RED_E · J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach20 within 25 mi · 77 within 50 · 221 within 100 · 633 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.3 mi — Asheville, NC - Thetford Street - Tesla Supercharger, Asheville
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.6 mi — 49 W Campus Dr, Flat Rock
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.6 mi — Blue Ridge Community College - Brevard Campus (at a college campus) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-01-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted abovePlanned DC fast — Sunshine Chevrolet, Arden, 15.9 mi · CCS · expected 2023-08-01 · 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 457963 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBGAP MP 418.8 B1081 GF Vault Toilet · ~6.3 mi W · NPS
- RestroomBGAP MP 408.65 B530 Pisgah Loop B (Showers) CS · ~7.3 mi N · NPS
- RestroomBGAP MP 408.65 B496 Pisgah Loop A/B CS · ~7.3 mi N · NPS
- RestroomBGAP MP 408.65 B246 Pisgah Loop C (Showers) CS · ~7.4 mi N · NPS
Open USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC elsewhere
Other camps near USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp #4 — Transylvania County, NC~0.2 mi
- White Pine South Group Camp~0.6 mi · fee
- USFS dispersed camp #2 — Transylvania County, NC~0.9 mi
- Davidson River Campground~1.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC
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 — USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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