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Yates Place Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NC · 35.36485, -79.98899
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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 Yates Place Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 774 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Yates Place CampNIFC · 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 Yates Place Camp · National Forests in North Carolina · NC
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- WWater7 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- AAir-up15 mi
- PPropane40 mi
- DDump50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Yates Place Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
774 ft
State
NC
Coordinates
35.36485, -79.98899
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Yates Place Camp · National Forests in North Carolina · NC (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWatery Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLiberty Hill · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.5 mi
- FuelUwharrie Gasoline · ~5.4 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~10.5 mi
- GroceriesFood Lion · ~4.4 mi
- PharmacyTroy Pharmacy · ~4.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicFirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital · ~5.5 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~10.4 mi
EV charging — from Yates Place Camp · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.9 mi straight-line N — REVUP1 ELDORADO, Troy, NC · 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 · 69 within 50 · 289 within 100 · 515 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)32.6 mi — Lexington, NC - Plaza Parkway - Tesla Supercharger, Lexington
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.4 mi — Montgomery Ford, Troy, NC · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 389686 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Yates Place Camp · National Forests in North Carolina · NC — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletYate'S Place · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWest Morris Mtn. Campground · ~4.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUwharrie Hunt Camp · ~4.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletArt Lilley Ohv Trailhead · ~5.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Yates Place Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Yates Place Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Yate'S Place~0.3 mi
- West Morris Mtn. Campground~4.4 mi · fee
- Uwharrie Hunt Camp~4.8 mi · fee
- East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp~5.5 mi
The unit that manages Yates Place Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Yates Place Camp are set by National Forests in North Carolina, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Yates Place Camp
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 Yates Place Camp
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 — Yates Place Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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