Free camping near Slater-Marietta, SC
Yes. 23 of the 27 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Slater-Marietta, SC are listed as free; 4 charge a fee. The closest free one is Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve primitive camping (entrance), 12 miles northwest.
The circle crosses a state line: NC and SC.
All 27 camps near Slater-Marietta, SC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve primitive camping (entrance) | 12 | Free | Matthews Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Happy Acres | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 15 | Free | Emory Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 18 | Free | Abner Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 18 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 0.9 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve Eastatoe Gorge Campsite | 19 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Rocky Bottom | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 19 | Free | Eastatoe Creek (stream) | 1.1 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 20 | Free | Side-of-Mountain Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 20 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Rosman | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 20 | Free | Laurel Branch (stream) | 2.4 mi to Rocky Bottom | Check |
| Kuykendall Group Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 3.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 21 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 2.8 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 22 | Free | Laurel Fork Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Davidson River Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 2.4 mi to Brevard | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 22 | Free | Laurel Fork Creek (stream) | 2.6 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| White Pine South Group Camp | 22 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Brevard | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 23 | Free | Devils Hole Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 23 | Free | Bully Branch (stream) | 3.2 mi to Nimmons | Check |
| USFS dispersed camp #4 — Transylvania County, NC | 23 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mine Mountain Estates | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #3 — Transylvania County, NC | 23 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Mine Mountain Estates | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 23 | Free | Cane Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Eastatoe | Check |
| Butter Gap Shelter | 23 | Free | Grogan Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Laurel Falls | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #2 — Transylvania County, NC | 24 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 24 | Free | Toxaway River (river) | 3.1 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Jocassee Gorges primitive campsite | 24 | Free | Bear Creek (stream) | 3.2 mi to Cane Brake | Check |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #6 | 24 | Free | — | 8.2 mi to Rosman | Open |
| Cove Creek Group Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 4.9 mi to Brevard | — |
| Toxaway Game Land camping area #5 | 25 | Free | — | — | Open |
Who manages the camps near Slater-Marietta, SC
Who manages them: 17 on SCDNR; 8 on the Forest Service; 2 on NCWRC.
- SCDNR — 17 camps: 17 free
- National Forests in North Carolina — 10 camps: 6 free, 4 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 17 of the 27: 2 open, 0 closed, 15 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 Slater-Marietta, 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 Slater-Marietta, 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.