Free camping near Hayesville, NC
Yes. 33 of the 59 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Hayesville, NC are listed as free; 26 charge a fee. The closest free one is Fires Creek Campground, 4.1 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Jackrabbit Mountain Campground, 3.5 miles southeast, a fee campground.
Dave has slept at one of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: GA and NC and TN.
The 50 nearest camps to Hayesville, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackrabbit Mountain Campground | 3.5 | Fee | Shooting Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Elf | — |
| Fires Creek Campground | 4.1 | Free | Huskins Branch (stream) | 0.8 mi to Fires Creek | — |
| Bristol Horse Camp | 4.3 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Hayesville | — |
| Lake Chatuge Recreation Area | 6.6 | Free | Hog Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Friendship | — |
| Nantahala Lake Dispersed Camping Site - Lake Access | 12 | Free | Johnson Branch (stream) | 3.6 mi to Aquone | — |
| A.T. Muskrat Creek Shelter | 13 | Free | Muskrat Branch (stream) | 3.1 mi to Tate City | — |
| A.T. Plum Orchard Shelter | 15 | Free | Plumorchard Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Titus | — |
| Wine Spring Horse Camp | 15 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Andrews | — |
| A.T. Deep Gap Shelter | 15 | Free | Chastain Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Osborn | — |
| Appletree Group Camp | 15 | Free | Appletree Branch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Aquone | — |
| A.T. Siler Bald Shelter | 15 | Free | Right Prong Rough Fork (stream) | 3.5 mi to Rainbow Springs | — |
| Hanging Dog Campground | 16 | Free | Hanging Dog Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Grape Creek | — |
| Sandy Bottoms Recreation Area (Campground) | 16 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Tate | — |
| A.T. Blue Mountain Shelter | 16 | Free | Watkins Branch (stream) | 3.8 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| Indian Grave Gap Road Dispersed Campsite 1 | 16 | Free | Hiwassee River (stream) | 2.6 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| Tate Branch Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 1.5 mi to Tate | — |
| Kimsey Creek Group Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Tate | — |
| A.T. Rock Gap Shelter | 17 | Free | Little Rock Branch (stream) | 2.4 mi to Rainbow Springs | — |
| Big Snowbird Rd USFS Free Campground | 17 | Free | Polecat Branch (stream) | 1.7 mi to Dentons | — |
| Snowbird Camping | 17 | Free | Polecat Branch (stream) | 1.9 mi to Dentons | — |
| Hurricane Creek Horse & Primitive Camp | 17 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Tate | — |
| A.T. Wayah Bald Shelter | 17 | Free | Little Laurel Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Slickrock Ford | — |
| Tallulah River | 17 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Tate | — |
| Upper Chattahoochee River Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Helen | — |
| A.T. Long Branch Shelter | 18 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 3.5 mi to Teresita | — |
| Wildcat Campground #2 | 18 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Helen | — |
| A.T. Carter Gap Shelter | 18 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Tate | — |
| A.T. Tray Mountain Shelter | 18 | Free | Mossy Cove Branch (stream) | 4.5 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| A.T. Low Gap Shelter | 19 | Free | Low Gap Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Hood | — |
| Wildcat Campground #1 | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Sautee-Nacoochee | — |
| Andrew'S Cove | 19 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Helen | — |
| A.T. Standing Indian Shelter | 19 | Free | Bearpen Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to McDonald Mill | — |
| A.T. Cold Spring Shelter | 19 | Free | Burningtown Branch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Burnett Fields | — |
| Macon CountyDave slept here | 20 | Free | Shope Fork (stream) | 4.1 mi to McDonald Mill | — |
| Low Gap Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Helen | — |
| State Line Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Marble | — |
| A.T. Wesser Bald Shelter | 21 | Free | Wesser Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Briertown | — |
| Rough Ridge Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Marble | — |
| Santeetlah Creek Campsites | 21 | Free | Santeetlah Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Jenkins Meadow | — |
| Big Oak Cove Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Marble | — |
| A.T. Sassafras Gap Shelter | 22 | Free | — | — | — |
| Holder Cove Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Marble | — |
| A.T. Blood Mountain Shelter | 22 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Hood | — |
| Rattler Ford Group Camp | 22 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| Lake Santeetlah Campsites | 22 | Free | — | 1.0 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| Davis Branch Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| A.T. Woods Hole Shelter | 23 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Hood | — |
| Cheoah Point Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 0.5 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| Birch Branch Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Lake Winfield Scott Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Blairsville | — |
The other 9 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Hayesville, NC.
Who manages the camps near Hayesville, NC
Who manages them: 58 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 29 camps: 21 free, 8 fee
- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests — 22 camps: 11 free, 11 fee
- Cherokee National Forest — 8 camps: 1 free, 7 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 59 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Hayesville, 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 Hayesville, 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.