Free camping near Cove Creek, NC
Within 25 straight-line miles of Cove Creek, NC there are 25 camps: 19 free, 6 fee. The closest is A.T. Iron Mountain Shelter, 15 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is A.T. Iron Mountain Shelter, 15 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at. Today's season read covers 6 of them: 6 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. The circle crosses a state line: NC and TN and VA.
Who manages them: 18 on the Forest Service; 6 on NCWRC; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.T. Iron Mountain Shelter | 15 | Free | Ike Branch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Buladeen | — |
| Little Stoney Creek Camp | 16 | Free | Little Stony Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Fish Springs | — |
| A.T. Vandeventer Shelter | 16 | Free | — | 1.5 mi to Butler | — |
| A.T. Moreland Gap Shelter | 17 | Free | — | 2.5 mi to Roan Mountain | — |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #5 | 18 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Dennis Cove Recreation Area | 18 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Hampton | — |
| Carter CountyDave slept here | 19 | Fee | Shook Branch (stream) | 1.5 mi to Horseshoe | — |
| A.T. Overmountain Shelter | 19 | Free | Roaring Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Partridgeberry | — |
| A.T. Double Springs Shelter | 19 | Free | North Fork Stony Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Camp Tom Howard | — |
| A.T. Laurel Fork Shelter | 19 | Free | Laurel Fork (stream) | 1.1 mi to Braemar | — |
| A.T. Stan Murray Shelter | 20 | Free | Elk Hollow Branch (stream) | 1.3 mi to Partridgeberry | — |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #4 | 20 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Lansing | Open |
| Mortimer Campground | 21 | Fee | Thorps Creek (stream) | 0.1 mi to Mortimer | — |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #1 | 21 | Free | — | 8.7 mi to Damascus | Open |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #2 | 21 | Free | — | 7.5 mi to Damascus | Open |
| A.T. Abington Gap Shelter | 21 | Free | Helicopter Waterhole (water) | 2.0 mi to Offset | — |
| Pond Mountain Game Land camping area #3 | 21 | Free | — | 7.8 mi to Damascus | Open |
| Backbone Rock Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Damascus | — |
| Low Gap Camp | 22 | Free | Hinkle Branch (stream) | 3.2 mi to Winner | — |
| Buffalo Cove Game Land camping area #1 | 22 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Little Oak Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Bristol | — |
| A.T. Roan High Knob Shelter | 23 | Free | Holder Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Cove Creek | — |
| Jacobs Creek Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 8.8 mi to Bristol | — |
| A.T. Clyde Smith Shelter | 23 | Free | Tiger Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Backwoods | — |
| Saunders A.T. Shelter | 24 | Free | Whitetop Laurel Creek (river) | 0.9 mi to Taylors Valley | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Cove 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.