Free camping near Bakersville, NC
Yes. 19 of the 28 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Bakersville, NC are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is A.T. Roan High Knob Shelter, 6.5 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 3 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NC and TN.
All 28 camps near Bakersville, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.T. Roan High Knob Shelter | 6.5 | Free | Holder Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Cove Creek | — |
| A.T. Stan Murray Shelter | 8.5 | Free | Elk Hollow Branch (stream) | 1.3 mi to Partridgeberry | — |
| A.T. Clyde Smith Shelter | 9.2 | Free | Tiger Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Backwoods | — |
| A.T. Overmountain Shelter | 9.5 | Free | Roaring Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Partridgeberry | — |
| Unicoi CountyDave slept here | 13 | Free | Right Prong Rock Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Poplar | — |
| Rock Creek Recreation Area | 14 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Erwin | — |
| A.T. Moreland Gap Shelter | 15 | Free | — | 2.5 mi to Roan Mountain | — |
| A.T. Curley Maple Gap Shelter | 15 | Free | Jones Branch (stream) | 1.2 mi to Ephraim Place | — |
| Carolina Hemlocks Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Burnsville | — |
| Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite | 15 | Free | South Fork Cattail Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Cattail Creek Community | — |
| McDowell CountyDave slept here | 15 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Crossnore | — |
| Victor Road Dispersed Camping Site 1 | 15 | Free | Big Crabtree Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Busick | — |
| A.T. No Business Knob Shelter | 16 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 2.2 mi to Unaka Springs | — |
| Dennis Cove Recreation Area | 17 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Hampton | — |
| A.T. Bald Mountain Shelter | 18 | Free | Tumbling Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Coffee Ridge | — |
| A.T. Laurel Fork Shelter | 18 | Free | Laurel Fork (stream) | 1.1 mi to Braemar | — |
| Black Mountain Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Montreat | — |
| Briar Bottom Group Camp | 19 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Montreat | — |
| Commissary Hill Backcountry Campsite | 19 | Free | Lower Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Eskota | — |
| Briar Bottom Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Setrock Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Busick | — |
| Carter CountyDave slept here | 21 | Fee | Shook Branch (stream) | 1.5 mi to Horseshoe | — |
| Little Stoney Creek Camp | 21 | Free | Little Stony Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Fish Springs | — |
| Mortimer Campground | 22 | Fee | Thorps Creek (stream) | 0.1 mi to Mortimer | — |
| Curtis Creek Campground | 23 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| A.T. Flint Mountain Shelter | 25 | Free | Flint Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Rocky Fork | — |
| Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites | 25 | Free | Carroll Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Perkinsville | — |
| Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites | 25 | Free | Paddys Branch (stream) | 1.8 mi to Old Fort | — |
| A.T. Vandeventer Shelter | 25 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Butler | — |
Who manages the camps near Bakersville, NC
Who manages them: 25 on the Forest Service; 3 on an agency our record does not name.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 16 camps: 10 free, 4 fee, 2 unpriced
- Cherokee National Forest — 12 camps: 9 free, 3 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 28 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Bakersville, NC
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Bakersville, NC, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.