Free camping near Brevard, NC
Yes. 51 of the 61 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Brevard, NC are listed as free; 10 charge a fee. The closest free one is USFS dispersed camp #4 — Transylvania County, NC, 3.4 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Davidson River Campground, 2.4 miles north, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NC and SC.
The 50 nearest camps to Brevard, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson River Campground | 2.4 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Brevard | — |
| White Pine South Group Camp | 3.0 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Brevard | — |
| Kuykendall Group Campground | 3.2 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #4 — Transylvania County, NC | 3.4 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mine Mountain Estates | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC | 3.6 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mine Mountain Estates | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #2 — Transylvania County, NC | 4.4 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Butter Gap Shelter | 4.6 | Free | Grogan Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Laurel Falls | — |
| Cove Creek Group Campground | 4.9 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Brevard | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Transylvania County, NC | 5.7 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Upper Cove Creek Roadside Campsites | 6.4 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Brevard | — |
| Buckhorn Gap Shelter | 6.8 | Free | Clawhammer Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Headwaters Roadside Campsites | 7.2 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| Deep Gap Shelter | 8.2 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #4 | 8.2 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC | 8.8 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Wolf Ford Horse Camp | 9.0 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Mills River | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #3 | 9.0 | Free | Kiesee Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Balsam Grove | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #2 | 9.1 | Free | Beetree Fork (stream) | 2.0 mi to Balsam Grove | — |
| Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve primitive camping (entrance) | 9.1 | Free | Matthews Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Happy Acres | — |
| Wolf Ford Horse Camp | 9.2 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Yellow Gap Roadside Campsites | 11 | Free | Rocky Fork (stream) | 4.6 mi to Boylston | — |
| North Mills River Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Mills River | — |
| Hendersonville Reservoir Rd Roadside Campsites | 13 | Free | Bear Branch (stream) | 5.3 mi to Stony Fork | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Abner Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Wash Creek Horse Camp | 13 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Mills River | — |
| Wash Creek Roadside Campsites | 14 | Free | Wash Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Beaverdam | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 15 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 15 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Wolf Creek Lake Dispersed Campsites | 15 | Free | Wolf Creek Lake (water) | 1.1 mi to Wolf Mountain | — |
| Lickstone Dispersed Campsites | 15 | Free | Right Hand Prong West Fork Pigeon River (river) | 1.8 mi to Burnett Siding | — |
| Sunburst Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Waynesville | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 15 | Free | Emory Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 15 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Rosman | Check |
| Tanasee Lake Dispersed Campsites | 16 | Free | Tuckaseigee River (river) | 0.8 mi to Wolf Mountain | — |
| Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve Eastatoe Gorge Campsite | 16 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Side-of-Mountain Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Laurel Branch (stream) | 2.4 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 17 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 2.8 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Bear Creek Lake Dispersed Campsite | 17 | Free | Neddie Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Island Ford | — |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #5 | 17 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #6 | 17 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Rosman | Open |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 17 | Free | Laurel Fork Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Lake Powhatan Campground | 17 | Fee | Bent Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 17 | Free | Laurel Fork Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Buncombe CountyDave slept here | 17 | Fee | Ledford Branch (stream) | 1.9 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 18 | Free | Toxaway River (river) | 3.1 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 18 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #4 | 18 | Free | — | 9.1 mi to Cashiers | Open |
| Panthertown Shelter | 18 | Free | Panthertown Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Canaan | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 18 | Free | Devils Hole Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Nimmons | Check |
The other 11 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Brevard, NC.
Who manages the camps near Brevard, NC
Who manages them: 32 on the Forest Service; 23 on SCDNR; 6 on NCWRC.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 38 camps: 28 free, 10 fee
- SCDNR — 18 camps: 18 free
- Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests — 5 camps: 5 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 27 of the 61: 6 open, 0 closed, 21 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Brevard, 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 Brevard, 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.