Free camping near Pickens, SC
Yes. 30 of the 32 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Pickens, SC are listed as free; 2 charge a fee. The closest free one is Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite, 10 miles north.
The circle crosses a state line: NC and SC.
All 32 camps near Pickens, SC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 10 | Free | Emory Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve Eastatoe Gorge Campsite | 12 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Cane Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Eastatoe | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Side-of-Mountain Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 2.8 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Laurel Branch (stream) | 2.4 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Rosman | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Bully Branch (stream) | 3.2 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Laurel Fork Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Abner Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 14 | Free | Devils Hole Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 14 | Free | Laurel Fork Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | — | 9.6 mi to Salem | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Toxaway River (river) | 3.1 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve primitive camping (entrance) | 16 | Free | Matthews Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Happy Acres | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Wright Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 17 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #6 | 17 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Rosman | Open |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 17 | Free | Bearcamp Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #5 | 18 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 18 | Free | — | 9.1 mi to Cashiers | Check |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #1 | 18 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #4 | 18 | Free | — | 9.1 mi to Cashiers | Open |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #2 | 19 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #3 | 19 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Cashiers | Open |
| Cherry Hill | 22 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Tamassee | — |
| Kuykendall Group Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| Burrells Ford | 24 | Free | King Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Moody Cove | — |
Who manages the camps near Pickens, SC
Who manages them: 23 on SCDNR; 6 on NCWRC; 3 on the Forest Service.
- SCDNR — 18 camps: 18 free
- Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests — 7 camps: 6 free, 1 fee
- National Forests in North Carolina — 7 camps: 6 free, 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 27 of the 32: 6 open, 0 closed, 21 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 Pickens, SC
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 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.