Free camping near Burnsville, NC
Yes. 16 of the 24 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Burnsville, NC are listed as free; 6 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite, 7.7 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NC and TN.
All 24 camps near Burnsville, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite | 7.7 | Free | South Fork Cattail Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Cattail Creek Community | — |
| Carolina Hemlocks Campground | 9.3 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Burnsville | — |
| Victor Road Dispersed Camping Site 1 | 11 | Free | Big Crabtree Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Busick | — |
| Commissary Hill Backcountry Campsite | 11 | Free | Lower Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Eskota | — |
| A.T. Bald Mountain Shelter | 12 | Free | Tumbling Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Coffee Ridge | — |
| Black Mountain Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Montreat | — |
| Briar Bottom Group Camp | 12 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Montreat | — |
| Briar Bottom Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Setrock Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Busick | — |
| A.T. No Business Knob Shelter | 13 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 2.2 mi to Unaka Springs | — |
| Unicoi CountyDave slept here | 14 | Free | Right Prong Rock Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Poplar | — |
| A.T. Curley Maple Gap Shelter | 14 | Free | Jones Branch (stream) | 1.2 mi to Ephraim Place | — |
| Rock Creek Recreation Area | 16 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Erwin | — |
| A.T. Roan High Knob Shelter | 16 | Free | Holder Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Cove Creek | — |
| Curtis Creek Campground | 17 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| A.T. Clyde Smith Shelter | 18 | Free | Tiger Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Backwoods | — |
| A.T. Flint Mountain Shelter | 19 | Free | Flint Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Rocky Fork | — |
| A.T. Stan Murray Shelter | 19 | Free | Elk Hollow Branch (stream) | 1.3 mi to Partridgeberry | — |
| Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites | 19 | Free | Paddys Branch (stream) | 1.8 mi to Old Fort | — |
| A.T. Overmountain Shelter | 20 | Free | Roaring Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Partridgeberry | — |
| McDowell CountyDave slept here | 21 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Crossnore | — |
| A.T. Jerry Cabin Shelter | 22 | Free | Jennings Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Carmen | — |
| A.T. Moreland Gap Shelter | 24 | Free | — | 2.5 mi to Roan Mountain | — |
| Horse Creek Recreation Area | 24 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Tusculum | — |
| Old Forge Campground | 25 | Fee | Jennings Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Hampton Mill | — |
Who manages the camps near Burnsville, NC
Who manages them: 22 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 15 camps: 10 free, 3 fee, 2 unpriced
- Cherokee National Forest — 9 camps: 6 free, 3 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 24 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Burnsville, 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 Burnsville, 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.