Free camping near Mount Gilead, NC
Within 25 straight-line miles of Mount Gilead, NC there are 22 camps: 17 free, 5 fee. The closest is Yate'S Place, 10.0 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Yate'S Place, 10.0 miles out. Today's season read covers 8 of them: 8 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.
Who manages them: 14 on the Forest Service; 8 on NCWRC.
| 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 |
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.