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Free camping near Pickens, SC

32 camps: 30 free, 2 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Pickens, SC there are 32 camps: 30 free, 2 fee. The closest is Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite, 10 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite, 10 miles out. Today's season read covers 27 of them: 6 open, 0 closed, 21 worth a call. The circle crosses a state line: NC and SC.

Who manages them: 23 on SCDNR; 6 on NCWRC; 3 on the Forest Service.

All 32, closest first.
CampMilesCostWaterNearest townSeason today
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite10FreeEmory Creek (stream)2.5 mi to Rocky BottomCheck
Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve Eastatoe Gorge Campsite12FreeEastatoe Creek (stream)1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom—
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite13FreeCane Creek (stream)2.4 mi to EastatoeCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite13FreeSide-of-Mountain Creek (stream)2.0 mi to Rocky BottomCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite13FreeLong Branch (stream)2.8 mi to NimmonsCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite13FreeLaurel Branch (stream)2.4 mi to Rocky BottomCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite13FreeEastatoe Creek (stream)0.9 mi to Rocky BottomCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite13Free—7.2 mi to RosmanCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite13FreeEastatoe Creek (stream)1.1 mi to Rocky BottomCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite13FreeBully Branch (stream)3.2 mi to NimmonsCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite13FreeLaurel Fork Creek (stream)3.1 mi to NimmonsCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite13FreeAbner Creek (stream)1.3 mi to Rocky BottomCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite14FreeDevils Hole Creek (stream)3.4 mi to NimmonsCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite14FreeLaurel Fork Creek (stream)2.6 mi to Cane BrakeCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite16Free—9.6 mi to SalemCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite16FreeToxaway River (river)3.1 mi to Cane BrakeCheck
Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve primitive camping (entrance)16FreeMatthews Creek (stream)1.3 mi to Happy Acres—
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite16FreeBear Creek (stream)3.2 mi to Cane BrakeCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite16FreeMill Creek (stream)4.5 mi to BohayneeCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite16FreeWright Creek (stream)4.8 mi to BohayneeCheck
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite17FreeMill Creek (stream)4.2 mi to BohayneeCheck
Toxaway Game Land camping area #617Free—8.2 mi to RosmanOpen
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite17FreeBearcamp Creek (stream)3.6 mi to BohayneeCheck
Toxaway Game Land camping area #518Free——Open
Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite18Free—9.1 mi to CashiersCheck
Toxaway Game Land camping area #118Free——Open
Toxaway Game Land camping area #418Free—9.1 mi to CashiersOpen
Toxaway Game Land camping area #219Free——Open
Toxaway Game Land camping area #319Free—8.2 mi to CashiersOpen
Cherry Hill22Fee—6.0 mi to Tamassee—
Kuykendall Group Campground23Fee—3.2 mi to Brevard—
Burrells Ford24FreeKing Creek (stream)3.7 mi to Moody Cove—
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Every distance on this page is a straight line from Pickens, SC, 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.