Free camping near Rosman, NC
Yes. 55 of the 66 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Rosman, NC are listed as free; 11 charge a fee. The closest free one is Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite, 5.7 miles south.
The circle crosses a state line: NC and SC.
The 50 nearest camps to Rosman, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 5.7 | Free | Abner Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Kuykendall Group Campground | 5.8 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 6.6 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 6.6 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 7.2 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Rosman | Check |
| Butter Gap Shelter | 7.5 | Free | Grogan Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Laurel Falls | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 7.5 | Free | Side-of-Mountain Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 7.7 | Free | Laurel Branch (stream) | 2.4 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve Eastatoe Gorge Campsite | 7.7 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom | — |
| Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve primitive camping (entrance) | 7.7 | Free | Matthews Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Happy Acres | — |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #6 | 8.2 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Rosman | Open |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #5 | 8.3 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 8.3 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 2.8 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 8.5 | Free | Laurel Fork Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #2 | 8.5 | Free | Beetree Fork (stream) | 2.0 mi to Balsam Grove | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 8.6 | Free | Emory Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 8.8 | Free | Laurel Fork Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 8.8 | Free | Toxaway River (river) | 3.1 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 8.9 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #4 | 9.2 | Free | — | 9.1 mi to Cashiers | Open |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #3 | 9.5 | Free | Kiesee Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Balsam Grove | — |
| Deep Gap Shelter | 9.7 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 9.8 | Free | Devils Hole Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Cove Creek Group Campground | 9.9 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Brevard | — |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #3 | 10 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Cashiers | Open |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 10 | Free | Bully Branch (stream) | 3.2 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #2 | 10 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 10 | Free | Bearcamp Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 11 | Free | — | 9.6 mi to Salem | Check |
| Davidson River Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Brevard | — |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #1 | 11 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 11 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| White Pine South Group Camp | 11 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Brevard | — |
| Tanasee Lake Dispersed Campsites | 11 | Free | Tuckaseigee River (river) | 0.8 mi to Wolf Mountain | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 11 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Wolf Creek Lake Dispersed Campsites | 11 | Free | Wolf Creek Lake (water) | 1.1 mi to Wolf Mountain | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #4 — Transylvania County, NC | 11 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mine Mountain Estates | — |
| Upper Cove Creek Roadside Campsites | 11 | Free | — | 6.4 mi to Brevard | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC | 12 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mine Mountain Estates | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 12 | Free | Cane Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Eastatoe | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 12 | Free | — | 9.1 mi to Cashiers | Check |
| USFS dispersed camp #2 — Transylvania County, NC | 12 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Panthertown Shelter | 12 | Free | Panthertown Creek (stream) | 2.1 mi to Canaan | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Transylvania County, NC | 12 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Wright Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Bear Creek Lake Dispersed Campsite | 13 | Free | Neddie Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Island Ford | — |
| Headwaters Roadside Campsites | 13 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| Buckhorn Gap Shelter | 14 | Free | Clawhammer Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #4 | 16 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC | 17 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
The other 16 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Rosman, NC.
Who manages the camps near Rosman, NC
Who manages them: 37 on the Forest Service; 23 on SCDNR; 6 on NCWRC.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 41 camps: 31 free, 10 fee
- SCDNR — 18 camps: 18 free
- Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests — 7 camps: 6 free, 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 27 of the 66: 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 Rosman, 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 Rosman, 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.