Free camping near Fairview, NC
Yes. 14 of the 26 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Fairview, NC are listed as free; 10 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites, 16 miles northeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Buncombe County, 13 miles west, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps.
All 26 camps near Fairview, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe CountyDave slept here | 13 | Fee | Ledford Branch (stream) | 1.9 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Lake Powhatan Campground | 13 | Fee | Bent Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites | 16 | Free | Paddys Branch (stream) | 1.8 mi to Old Fort | — |
| Wash Creek Roadside Campsites | 16 | Free | Wash Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Beaverdam | — |
| Wash Creek Horse Camp | 16 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Mills River | — |
| North Mills River Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Mills River | — |
| Hendersonville Reservoir Rd Roadside Campsites | 16 | Free | Bear Branch (stream) | 5.3 mi to Stony Fork | — |
| Curtis Creek Campground | 16 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Yellow Gap Roadside Campsites | 17 | Free | Rocky Fork (stream) | 4.6 mi to Boylston | — |
| Commissary Hill Backcountry Campsite | 18 | Free | Lower Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Eskota | — |
| Briar Bottom Campground | 18 | Unpriced | Setrock Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Busick | — |
| Briar Bottom Group Camp | 18 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Montreat | — |
| Black Mountain Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Montreat | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC | 21 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Wolf Ford Horse Camp | 21 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Mills River | — |
| Wolf Ford Horse Camp | 21 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite | 22 | Free | South Fork Cattail Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Cattail Creek Community | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #4 | 22 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Carolina Hemlocks Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Burnsville | — |
| Victor Road Dispersed Camping Site 1 | 23 | Free | Big Crabtree Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Busick | — |
| Buckhorn Gap Shelter | 23 | Free | Clawhammer Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #2 — Transylvania County, NC | 24 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC | 24 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mine Mountain Estates | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #4 — Transylvania County, NC | 25 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mine Mountain Estates | — |
| Davidson River Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Brevard | — |
| White Pine South Group Camp | 25 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Brevard | — |
Who manages the camps near Fairview, NC
Who manages them: 26 on the Forest Service.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 26 camps: 14 free, 10 fee, 2 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 26 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Fairview, 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 Fairview, 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.