Free camping near Six Mile, SC
Within 25 straight-line miles of Six Mile, SC there are 38 camps: 33 free, 5 fee. The closest is Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite, 13 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite, 13 miles out. Today's season read covers 27 of them: 6 open, 0 closed, 21 worth a call. The circle crosses a state line: GA and NC and SC.
Who manages them: 23 on SCDNR; 9 on the Forest Service; 6 on NCWRC.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 13 | Free | Cane Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Eastatoe | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 14 | Free | Bully Branch (stream) | 3.2 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 15 | Free | Devils Hole Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 15 | Free | Laurel Fork Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 15 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 2.8 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve Eastatoe Gorge Campsite | 16 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Emory Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Laurel Branch (stream) | 2.4 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Side-of-Mountain Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Wright Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | Laurel Fork Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Rosman | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 16 | Free | — | 9.6 mi to Salem | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 17 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 17 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 17 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 17 | Free | Mill Creek (stream) | 4.2 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 17 | Free | Toxaway River (river) | 3.1 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 17 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 18 | Free | — | 9.1 mi to Cashiers | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 18 | Free | Abner Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 18 | Free | Bearcamp Creek (stream) | 3.6 mi to Bohaynee | Check |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #1 | 18 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Cherry Hill | 18 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Tamassee | — |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #6 | 18 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Rosman | Open |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #5 | 19 | Free | — | — | Open |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #4 | 19 | 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 |
| Burrells Ford | 21 | Free | King Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Moody Cove | — |
| Grapevine | 21 | Free | — | 5.1 mi to Longcreek | — |
| Long Bottom Ford | 22 | Free | Adline Branch (stream) | 0.1 mi to Long Bottom Ford | — |
| Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve primitive camping (entrance) | 23 | Free | Matthews Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Happy Acres | — |
| Cassidy Bridge | 23 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Longcreek | — |
| Whetstone | 24 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Longcreek | — |
| Ammons Branch Camp | 24 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Highlands | — |
| West Fork Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Highlands | — |
| Willis Knob Horse Camp | 24 | Fee | — | 8.2 mi to Longcreek | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Six Mile, 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.