Free camping near Bent Creek, NC
Yes. 18 of the 28 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Bent Creek, NC are listed as free; 10 charge a fee. The closest free one is Wash Creek Roadside Campsites, 5.6 miles southwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Buncombe County, 1.8 miles south, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 28 camps near Bent Creek, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe CountyDave slept here | 1.8 | Fee | Ledford Branch (stream) | 1.9 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Lake Powhatan Campground | 2.1 | Fee | Bent Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Wash Creek Roadside Campsites | 5.6 | Free | Wash Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Beaverdam | — |
| Wash Creek Horse Camp | 5.9 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Mills River | — |
| Hendersonville Reservoir Rd Roadside Campsites | 6.4 | Free | Bear Branch (stream) | 5.3 mi to Stony Fork | — |
| North Mills River Campground | 7.3 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Mills River | — |
| Yellow Gap Roadside Campsites | 8.0 | Free | Rocky Fork (stream) | 4.6 mi to Boylston | — |
| Wolf Ford Horse Camp | 11 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Wolf Ford Horse Camp | 12 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Mills River | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC | 12 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #4 | 12 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Buckhorn Gap Shelter | 14 | Free | Clawhammer Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #2 — Transylvania County, NC | 16 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Headwaters Roadside Campsites | 16 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Transylvania County, NC | 16 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC | 16 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mine Mountain Estates | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #4 — Transylvania County, NC | 16 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mine Mountain Estates | — |
| White Pine South Group Camp | 17 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Brevard | — |
| Davidson River Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Brevard | — |
| Upper Cove Creek Roadside Campsites | 18 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Brevard | — |
| Cove Creek Group Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Brevard | — |
| Sunburst Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Waynesville | — |
| Lickstone Dispersed Campsites | 21 | Free | Right Hand Prong West Fork Pigeon River (river) | 1.8 mi to Burnett Siding | — |
| Butter Gap Shelter | 21 | Free | Grogan Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Laurel Falls | — |
| Deep Gap Shelter | 21 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| Kuykendall Group Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #3 | 22 | Free | Kiesee Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Balsam Grove | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #2 | 23 | Free | Beetree Fork (stream) | 2.0 mi to Balsam Grove | — |
Who manages the camps near Bent Creek, NC
Who manages them: 28 on the Forest Service.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 28 camps: 18 free, 10 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 Bent Creek, 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 Bent Creek, 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.