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Van Hook Glade Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.07786, -83.24710
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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 Van Hook Glade Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,280 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Van Hook Glade 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 Van Hook Glade Campground · National Forests in North Carolina · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- DDump19 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- AAir-up40 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 — Van Hook Glade Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
3,280 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.07786, -83.24710
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Van Hook Glade Campground · National Forests in North Carolina · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLong Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLickskillet · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.6 mi
- FuelSpinx · ~9.3 mi
- Propane / LPGFreeman Gas · ~8.2 mi
- Dump station~18.7 mi
- GroceriesBryson's Food Store · ~3.1 mi
- PharmacySmart Pharmacy · ~10.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicHighlands-Cashiers Hospital · ~3.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~10.3 mi
EV charging — from Van Hook Glade Campground · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.1 mi straight-line NW — Franklin, NC - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach8 within 25 mi · 55 within 50 · 278 within 100 · 684 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS10.4 mi — Town of Franklin-95 E Main St, Franklin
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.4 mi — Town of Franklin-95 E Main St, Franklin
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.0 mi — Highlands Chamber Of Commerce And Welcome Center (at a municipal building) · ENVIROSPARK · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-11-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Half-Mile Farm, Highlands, 2.8 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use 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 331818 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Van Hook Glade Campground · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaMacon County Rest Area · ~8.5 mi W
- Vault / pit toiletBurrells Ford · ~10.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMoss Knob Shooting Range · ~11.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChattooga Pa · ~11.8 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Van Hook Glade Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Van Hook Glade Campground~0.2 mi · fee
- USFS dispersed camp — Macon County, NC~3.6 mi
- Blue Valley Camp~4.7 mi
- Ammons Branch Camp~6.9 mi
The unit that manages Van Hook Glade Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Van Hook Glade Campground are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Van Hook Glade Campground
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 Van Hook Glade 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 — Van Hook Glade Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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