Free camping near Mount Gilead, NC
Yes. 17 of the 22 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Mount Gilead, NC are listed as free; 5 charge a fee. The closest free one is Yate'S Place, 10.0 miles north, on U.S. Forest Service land.
All 22 camps near Mount Gilead, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yate'S Place | 10.0 | Free | Dutchmans Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Liberty Hill | — |
| Yates Place Camp | 10 | Free | Watery Branch (stream) | 2.0 mi to Liberty Hill | — |
| Deep Water Camp | 14 | Free | Falls Reservoir (water) | 1.7 mi to Badin | — |
| Pee Dee River Game Land camping area #7 | 14 | Free | — | 6.6 mi to Lilesville | Open |
| West Morris Mtn. Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 7.2 mi to Badin | — |
| Uwharrie Hunt Camp | 15 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Badin | — |
| Pee Dee River Game Land camping area #5 | 15 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Lilesville | Open |
| Pee Dee River Game Land camping area #6 | 15 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Lilesville | Open |
| Pee Dee River Game Land camping area #1 | 15 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Pee Dee River Game Land camping area #4 | 15 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Canebrake Horse Camp Overflow | 16 | Free | West Branch Moccasin Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Eldorado | — |
| Canebrake Horse Camp | 16 | Free | West Branch Moccasin Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Eldorado | — |
| Pee Dee River Game Land camping area #3 | 16 | Free | — | — | Open |
| East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp | 16 | Free | Spencer Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Lovejoy | — |
| Horse Camp | 16 | Free | West Branch Moccasin Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Eldorado | — |
| Arrowhead Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Badin | — |
| Pee Dee River Game Land camping area #2 | 16 | Free | — | 5.7 mi to Lilesville | Open |
| Badin Lake Campground | 17 | Fee | Alls Fork (stream) | 2.6 mi to Palmerville | — |
| Badin Lake Group Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Badin | — |
| Little Long Mountain Shelter | 20 | Free | Poison Fork (stream) | 1.3 mi to Eleazer | — |
| Camp 7 | 21 | Free | Poison Fork (stream) | 1.3 mi to Eleazer | — |
| Sandhills Game Land camping area #2 | 23 | Free | — | — | Open |
Who manages the camps near Mount Gilead, NC
Who manages them: 14 on the Forest Service; 8 on NCWRC.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 14 camps: 9 free, 5 fee
- NCWRC — 8 camps: 8 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 8 of the 22: 8 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Mount Gilead, 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 Mount Gilead, 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.