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Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.27226, -82.88580
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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 Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,321 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North CarolinaNIFC · 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 Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- WWater4 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- DDump9 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- AAir-up20 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 — Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,321 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.27226, -82.88580
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureKiesee Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townBalsam Grove · ~3.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.5 mi
- FuelExxon · ~8.3 mi
- Propane / LPGEdisto Gas · ~15.7 mi
- Dump station~9.2 mi
- GroceriesSav-Mor · ~8.5 mi
- PharmacyGordon Family Pharmacy Inc · ~8.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicTransylvania Regional Hospital · ~9.9 mi
- HardwareHarris Ace Hardware · ~8.9 mi
EV charging — from Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.0 mi straight-line NW — Haywood Community College West Waynesville Annex · 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 reach14 within 25 mi · 70 within 50 · 231 within 100 · 646 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.6 mi — Sylva, NC - Tesla Supercharger, Sylva
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.1 mi — VALLEY BEAR VALLEY BEAR 2, Balsam Grove, NC · 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 332271 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomBGAP MP 418.8 B1081 GF Vault Toilet · ~4.0 mi NE · NPS
- RestroomBGAP MP 408.65 B496 Pisgah Loop A/B CS · ~11.6 mi NE · NPS
- RestroomBGAP MP 408.65 B530 Pisgah Loop B (Showers) CS · ~11.6 mi NE · NPS
- RestroomBGAP MP 408.65 B244 Pisgah Loop A (RV) CS · ~11.7 mi NE · NPS
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Other camps near Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- USFS dispersed camp — NC #2~1.1 mi
- Deep Gap Shelter~1.2 mi
- Butter Gap Shelter~4.5 mi
- Upper Cove Creek Roadside Campsites~4.9 mi
The unit that manages Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina
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 Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina
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 — Dispersed camp #3, National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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