Free camping near Spruce Pine, NC
Yes. 16 of the 24 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Spruce Pine, NC are listed as free; 6 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is McDowell County, 8.4 miles east.
Dave has slept at 2 of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NC and TN.
All 24 camps near Spruce Pine, NC
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell CountyDave slept here | 8.4 | Free | — | 7.6 mi to Crossnore | — |
| Victor Road Dispersed Camping Site 1 | 10 | Free | Big Crabtree Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Busick | — |
| Carolina Hemlocks Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Burnsville | — |
| Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite | 12 | Free | South Fork Cattail Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Cattail Creek Community | — |
| A.T. Roan High Knob Shelter | 14 | Free | Holder Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Cove Creek | — |
| A.T. Stan Murray Shelter | 14 | Free | Elk Hollow Branch (stream) | 1.3 mi to Partridgeberry | — |
| Black Mountain Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Montreat | — |
| Briar Bottom Group Camp | 14 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Montreat | — |
| Briar Bottom Campground | 14 | Unpriced | Setrock Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Busick | — |
| A.T. Overmountain Shelter | 15 | Free | Roaring Creek (stream) | 1.0 mi to Partridgeberry | — |
| Commissary Hill Backcountry Campsite | 15 | Free | Lower Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Eskota | — |
| A.T. Clyde Smith Shelter | 17 | Free | Tiger Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Backwoods | — |
| Curtis Creek Campground | 17 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Mortimer Campground | 18 | Fee | Thorps Creek (stream) | 0.1 mi to Mortimer | — |
| Brown Mountain Cua Roadside Campsites | 18 | Free | Carroll Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Perkinsville | — |
| Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites | 19 | Free | Paddys Branch (stream) | 1.8 mi to Old Fort | — |
| A.T. Moreland Gap Shelter | 21 | Free | — | 2.5 mi to Roan Mountain | — |
| Unicoi CountyDave slept here | 21 | Free | Right Prong Rock Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Poplar | — |
| Rock Creek Recreation Area | 22 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Erwin | — |
| Johns River Game Land camping area #1 | 22 | Free | — | — | Open |
| A.T. Curley Maple Gap Shelter | 23 | Free | Jones Branch (stream) | 1.2 mi to Ephraim Place | — |
| A.T. No Business Knob Shelter | 23 | Free | Long Branch (stream) | 2.2 mi to Unaka Springs | — |
| A.T. Bald Mountain Shelter | 24 | Free | Tumbling Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Coffee Ridge | — |
| Dennis Cove Recreation Area | 24 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Hampton | — |
Who manages the camps near Spruce Pine, NC
Who manages them: 21 on the Forest Service; 2 on an agency our record does not name; 1 on NCWRC.
- National Forests in North Carolina — 15 camps: 9 free, 4 fee, 2 unpriced
- Cherokee National Forest — 8 camps: 6 free, 2 fee
- NCWRC — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 1 of the 24: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 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 Spruce Pine, 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 Spruce Pine, 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.