Free camping near Mars Hill, NC
Yes. 17 of the 31 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Mars Hill, NC are listed as free; 12 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is A.T. Bald Mountain Shelter, 13 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 4 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NC and TN.
All 31 camps near Mars Hill, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.T. Bald Mountain Shelter | 13 | Free | Tumbling Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Coffee Ridge | — |
| A.T. Flint Mountain Shelter | 15 | Free | Flint Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Rocky Fork | — |
| A.T. Spring Mountain Shelter | 16 | Free | Big Hurricane Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Allenstand | — |
| Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite | 17 | Free | South Fork Cattail Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Cattail Creek Community | — |
| A.T. Little Laurel Shelter | 17 | Free | Little Laurel Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Allenstand | — |
| A.T. Jerry Cabin Shelter | 17 | Free | Jennings Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Carmen | — |
| Rocky Bluff Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 2.3 mi to Hot Springs | — |
| Commissary Hill Backcountry Campsite | 17 | Free | Lower Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Eskota | — |
| A.T. No Business Knob Shelter | 18 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 2.2 mi to Unaka Springs | — |
| Briar Bottom Group Camp | 19 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Montreat | — |
| Briar Bottom Campground | 19 | Unpriced | Setrock Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Busick | — |
| Black Mountain Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Montreat | — |
| Carolina Hemlocks Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Burnsville | — |
| Paint Creek Campground | 19 | Fee | Paint Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Pine Spring | — |
| Old Forge Campground | 20 | Fee | Jennings Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Hampton Mill | — |
| Horse Creek Recreation Area | 20 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Tusculum | — |
| Greene CountyDave slept here | 20 | Free | — | 5.4 mi to Hot Springs | — |
| A.T. Curley Maple Gap Shelter | 21 | Free | Jones Branch (stream) | 1.2 mi to Ephraim Place | — |
| Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites | 21 | Free | Paint Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Lanceville | — |
| Victor Road Dispersed Camping Site 1 | 21 | Free | Big Crabtree Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Busick | — |
| Cocke CountyDave slept here | 21 | Free | Wolf Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Wasp | — |
| A.T. Walnut Mountain Shelter | 22 | Free | Lemon Prong (stream) | 1.3 mi to Wasp | — |
| Unicoi CountyDave slept here | 22 | Free | Right Prong Rock Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Poplar | — |
| Curtis Creek Campground | 22 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Round Mountain Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Hot Springs | — |
| Buncombe CountyDave slept here | 24 | Fee | Ledford Branch (stream) | 1.9 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Houston Valley Campground | 24 | Free | Gum Spring Branch (stream) | 1.4 mi to Houston Valley | — |
| Rock Creek Recreation Area | 24 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Erwin | — |
| Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites | 24 | Free | Paddys Branch (stream) | 1.8 mi to Old Fort | — |
| Lake Powhatan Campground | 24 | Fee | Bent Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Harmon Den Horse Camp | 24 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Hot Springs | — |
Who manages the camps near Mars Hill, NC
Who manages them: 28 on the Forest Service; 3 on an agency our record does not name.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 17 camps: 8 free, 7 fee, 2 unpriced
- Cherokee National Forest — 14 camps: 9 free, 5 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 31 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Mars Hill, 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 Mars Hill, 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.