Free camping near Barnardsville, NC
Yes. 12 of the 21 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Barnardsville, NC are listed as free; 7 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Commissary Hill Backcountry Campsite, 11 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NC and TN.
All 21 camps near Barnardsville, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissary Hill Backcountry Campsite | 11 | Free | Lower Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Eskota | — |
| Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite | 12 | Free | South Fork Cattail Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Cattail Creek Community | — |
| Briar Bottom Group Camp | 13 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Montreat | — |
| Briar Bottom Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Setrock Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Busick | — |
| Black Mountain Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Montreat | — |
| Carolina Hemlocks Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Burnsville | — |
| A.T. Bald Mountain Shelter | 15 | Free | Tumbling Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Coffee Ridge | — |
| Victor Road Dispersed Camping Site 1 | 16 | Free | Big Crabtree Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Busick | — |
| Curtis Creek Campground | 16 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites | 18 | Free | Paddys Branch (stream) | 1.8 mi to Old Fort | — |
| A.T. Flint Mountain Shelter | 19 | Free | Flint Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Rocky Fork | — |
| A.T. No Business Knob Shelter | 20 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 2.2 mi to Unaka Springs | — |
| A.T. Jerry Cabin Shelter | 22 | Free | Jennings Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Carmen | — |
| A.T. Spring Mountain Shelter | 22 | Free | Big Hurricane Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Allenstand | — |
| A.T. Little Laurel Shelter | 22 | Free | Little Laurel Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Allenstand | — |
| A.T. Curley Maple Gap Shelter | 23 | Free | Jones Branch (stream) | 1.2 mi to Ephraim Place | — |
| Buncombe CountyDave slept here | 23 | Fee | Ledford Branch (stream) | 1.9 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Rocky Bluff Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 2.3 mi to Hot Springs | — |
| Lake Powhatan Campground | 23 | Fee | Bent Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Unicoi CountyDave slept here | 23 | Free | Right Prong Rock Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Poplar | — |
| Old Forge Campground | 25 | Fee | Jennings Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Hampton Mill | — |
Who manages the camps near Barnardsville, NC
Who manages them: 20 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 16 camps: 8 free, 6 fee, 2 unpriced
- Cherokee National Forest — 5 camps: 4 free, 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 21 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Barnardsville, 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 Barnardsville, 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.