Free camping near Marshall, NC
Within 25 straight-line miles of Marshall, NC there are 22 camps: 14 free, 8 fee. The closest is Rocky Bluff Campground, 10 miles north-west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is A.T. Spring Mountain Shelter, 12 miles out. 3 of them are camps Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: NC and TN.
Who manages them: 20 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Bluff Campground | 10 | Fee | — | 2.3 mi to Hot Springs | — |
| A.T. Spring Mountain Shelter | 12 | Free | Big Hurricane Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Allenstand | — |
| A.T. Walnut Mountain Shelter | 15 | Free | Lemon Prong (stream) | 1.3 mi to Wasp | — |
| Cocke CountyDave slept here | 15 | Free | Wolf Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Wasp | — |
| A.T. Little Laurel Shelter | 15 | Free | Little Laurel Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Allenstand | — |
| Paint Creek Campground | 15 | Fee | Paint Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Pine Spring | — |
| Round Mountain Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Hot Springs | — |
| Greene CountyDave slept here | 16 | Free | — | 5.4 mi to Hot Springs | — |
| Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites | 16 | Free | Paint Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Lanceville | — |
| Harmon Den Horse Camp | 17 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Hot Springs | — |
| A.T. Flint Mountain Shelter | 17 | Free | Flint Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Rocky Fork | — |
| A.T. Jerry Cabin Shelter | 18 | Free | Jennings Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Carmen | — |
| A.T. Bald Mountain Shelter | 18 | Free | Tumbling Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Coffee Ridge | — |
| Houston Valley Campground | 19 | Free | Gum Spring Branch (stream) | 1.4 mi to Houston Valley | — |
| Old Forge Campground | 20 | Fee | Jennings Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Hampton Mill | — |
| Horse Creek Recreation Area | 21 | Fee | — | 6.8 mi to Tusculum | — |
| Buncombe CountyDave slept here | 22 | Fee | Ledford Branch (stream) | 1.9 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Lake Powhatan Campground | 22 | Fee | Bent Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| A.T. No Business Knob Shelter | 23 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 2.2 mi to Unaka Springs | — |
| Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite | 24 | Free | South Fork Cattail Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Cattail Creek Community | — |
| Commissary Hill Backcountry Campsite | 24 | Free | Lower Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Eskota | — |
| Wash Creek Roadside Campsites | 25 | Free | Wash Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Beaverdam | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Marshall, 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.