Free camping near Murphy, NC
Yes. 20 of the 42 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Murphy, NC are listed as free; 22 charge a fee. The closest free one is Hanging Dog Campground, 3.4 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The circle crosses a state line: GA and NC and TN.
All 42 camps near Murphy, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanging Dog Campground | 3.4 | Free | Hanging Dog Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Grape Creek | — |
| Fires Creek Campground | 9.0 | Free | Huskins Branch (stream) | 0.8 mi to Fires Creek | — |
| State Line Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Marble | — |
| Rough Ridge Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Marble | — |
| Bristol Horse Camp | 12 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Hayesville | — |
| Big Oak Cove Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Marble | — |
| Holder Cove Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Marble | — |
| Davis Branch Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Birch Branch Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Big Snowbird Rd USFS Free Campground | 14 | Free | Polecat Branch (stream) | 1.7 mi to Dentons | — |
| Sourwood Campground | 15 | Free | Tellico River (river) | 5.7 mi to Waucheesi | — |
| Snowbird Camping | 15 | Free | Polecat Branch (stream) | 1.9 mi to Dentons | — |
| Spivey Cove Cg | 15 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Jackrabbit Mountain Campground | 15 | Fee | Shooting Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Elf | — |
| Holly Flats Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| North River Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Lake Chatuge Recreation Area | 17 | Free | Hog Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Friendship | — |
| Mcnabb Group Camp | 17 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Tellico Plains | — |
| North River Dispersed Campsites | 17 | Free | North River (river) | 3.1 mi to Waucheesi | — |
| Santeetlah Creek Campsites | 18 | Free | Santeetlah Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Jenkins Meadow | — |
| Rattler Ford Group Camp | 19 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| Horse Cove Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| Morganton Point Recreation Area | 20 | Fee | — | 0.4 mi to Morganton | — |
| Padena Dispersed Area | 20 | Free | Star Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Padena | — |
| Nantahala Lake Dispersed Camping Site - Lake Access | 21 | Free | Johnson Branch (stream) | 3.6 mi to Aquone | — |
| Cheoah Point Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 0.5 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| Lake Santeetlah Campsites | 21 | Free | — | 1.0 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| Indian Boundary Recreation Area | 22 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Tellico Plains | — |
| Appletree Group Camp | 23 | Free | Appletree Branch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Aquone | — |
| Cooper Creek Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Blairsville | — |
| Bear Creek Hunt Camp | 23 | Free | Jane Branch (stream) | 1.7 mi to Tapoco | — |
| Deep Creek Hunt Camp | 23 | Free | Indian Grave Branch (stream) | 2.0 mi to Tapoco | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Union County, GA | 23 | Free | — | — | — |
| Citico Creek Dispersed Campsites | 24 | Free | Citico Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Citico | — |
| Wine Spring Horse Camp | 24 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Andrews | — |
| A.T. Blue Mountain Shelter | 24 | Free | Watkins Branch (stream) | 3.8 mi to Mountain Scene | — |
| Toccoa River -Sandy Bottoms Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Morganton | — |
| Lake Winfield Scott Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 9.6 mi to Blairsville | — |
| A.T. Low Gap Shelter | 25 | Free | Low Gap Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Hood | — |
| Jake Best Cg | 25 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Kahite | — |
| A.T. Blood Mountain Shelter | 25 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.0 mi to Hood | — |
| A.T. Woods Hole Shelter | 25 | Free | Slaughter Creek (stream) | 4.9 mi to Hood | — |
Who manages the camps near Murphy, NC
Who manages them: 42 on the Forest Service.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 16 camps: 10 free, 6 fee
- Cherokee National Forest — 15 camps: 3 free, 12 fee
- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests — 11 camps: 7 free, 4 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 42 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Murphy, 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 Murphy, 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.