Free camping near Robbinsville, NC
Yes. 25 of the 47 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Robbinsville, NC are listed as free; 22 charge a fee. The closest free one is Lake Santeetlah Campsites, 3.9 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The circle crosses a state line: NC and TN.
All 47 camps near Robbinsville, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Santeetlah Campsites | 3.9 | Free | — | 1.0 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| Cheoah Point Campground | 4.7 | Fee | — | 0.5 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| A.T. Brown Fork Gap Shelter | 5.6 | Free | Brown Fork (stream) | 2.5 mi to Stecoah | — |
| Snowbird Camping | 5.9 | Free | Polecat Branch (stream) | 1.9 mi to Dentons | — |
| Big Snowbird Rd USFS Free Campground | 6.3 | Free | Polecat Branch (stream) | 1.7 mi to Dentons | — |
| Rattler Ford Group Camp | 6.5 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| A.T. Cable Gap Shelter | 6.8 | Free | Yellow Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Fontana Village | — |
| Horse Cove Campground | 6.9 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| Santeetlah Creek Campsites | 7.2 | Free | Santeetlah Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Jenkins Meadow | — |
| A.T. Sassafras Gap Shelter | 8.1 | Free | — | — | — |
| Cable Cove Campground | 8.2 | Free | Powell Branch (stream) | 2.5 mi to Tuskeegee | — |
| Deep Creek Hunt Camp | 9.1 | Free | Indian Grave Branch (stream) | 2.0 mi to Tapoco | — |
| Bear Creek Hunt Camp | 10 | Free | Jane Branch (stream) | 1.7 mi to Tapoco | — |
| Appletree Group Camp | 11 | Free | Appletree Branch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Aquone | — |
| A.T. Rufus Morgan Shelter | 12 | Free | Silvermine Creek (stream) | 0.6 mi to Wesser | — |
| A.T. Wesser Bald Shelter | 13 | Free | Wesser Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Briertown | — |
| Nantahala Lake Dispersed Camping Site - Lake Access | 13 | Free | Johnson Branch (stream) | 3.6 mi to Aquone | — |
| Tsali Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 8.0 mi to Bryson | — |
| Bristol Horse Camp | 15 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to Hayesville | — |
| Wine Spring Horse Camp | 15 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Andrews | — |
| A.T. Cold Spring Shelter | 15 | Free | Burningtown Branch (stream) | 2.3 mi to Burnett Fields | — |
| State Line Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Marble | — |
| Holder Cove Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Marble | — |
| Rough Ridge Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Marble | — |
| Big Oak Cove Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Marble | — |
| Birch Branch Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Davis Branch Cg | 16 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Fires Creek Campground | 16 | Free | Huskins Branch (stream) | 0.8 mi to Fires Creek | — |
| A.T. Wayah Bald Shelter | 17 | Free | Little Laurel Creek (stream) | 2.3 mi to Slickrock Ford | — |
| Spivey Cove Cg | 17 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Sourwood Campground | 17 | Free | Tellico River (river) | 5.7 mi to Waucheesi | — |
| Indian Boundary Recreation Area | 18 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Tellico Plains | — |
| North River Cg | 18 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Mcnabb Group Camp | 18 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Tellico Plains | — |
| A.T. Siler Bald Shelter | 18 | Free | Right Prong Rough Fork (stream) | 3.5 mi to Rainbow Springs | — |
| North River Dispersed Campsites | 18 | Free | North River (river) | 3.1 mi to Waucheesi | — |
| Citico Creek Dispersed Campsites | 18 | Free | Citico Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Citico | — |
| Jake Best Cg | 19 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Kahite | — |
| Young Branch Horse Camp | 21 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Kahite | — |
| Holly Flats Cg | 21 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Hanging Dog Campground | 21 | Free | Hanging Dog Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Grape Creek | — |
| Jackrabbit Mountain Campground | 22 | Fee | Shooting Creek (stream) | 1.5 mi to Elf | — |
| A.T. Rock Gap Shelter | 23 | Free | Little Rock Branch (stream) | 2.4 mi to Rainbow Springs | — |
| Kimsey Creek Group Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 6.7 mi to Tate | — |
| A.T. Muskrat Creek Shelter | 24 | Free | Muskrat Branch (stream) | 3.1 mi to Tate City | — |
| A.T. Long Branch Shelter | 25 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 3.5 mi to Teresita | — |
| Hurricane Creek Horse & Primitive Camp | 25 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Tate | — |
Who manages the camps near Robbinsville, NC
Who manages them: 47 on the Forest Service.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 31 camps: 22 free, 9 fee
- Cherokee National Forest — 16 camps: 3 free, 13 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 47 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Robbinsville, NC
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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 Robbinsville, 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.