Free camping near Woodfin, NC
Within 25 straight-line miles of Woodfin, NC there are 29 camps: 16 free, 11 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Buncombe County, 11 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Wash Creek Roadside Campsites, 15 miles out. 2 of them are camps Dave has slept at. The circle crosses a state line: NC and TN.
Who manages them: 28 on the Forest Service; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe CountyDave slept here | 11 | Fee | Ledford Branch (stream) | 1.9 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Lake Powhatan Campground | 11 | Fee | Bent Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Bent Creek | — |
| Wash Creek Roadside Campsites | 15 | Free | Wash Creek (stream) | 4.4 mi to Beaverdam | — |
| Wash Creek Horse Camp | 15 | Fee | — | 5.3 mi to Mills River | — |
| Hendersonville Reservoir Rd Roadside Campsites | 16 | Free | Bear Branch (stream) | 5.3 mi to Stony Fork | — |
| North Mills River Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Mills River | — |
| Yellow Gap Roadside Campsites | 17 | Free | Rocky Fork (stream) | 4.6 mi to Boylston | — |
| Wolf Ford Horse Camp | 20 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 2.7 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Wolf Ford Horse Camp | 20 | Fee | — | 8.4 mi to Mills River | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC | 20 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Commissary Hill Backcountry Campsite | 20 | Free | Lower Creek (stream) | 4.1 mi to Eskota | — |
| Rocky Bluff Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 2.3 mi to Hot Springs | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — NC #4 | 21 | Free | Thompson Creek (stream) | 1.7 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| Briar Bottom Group Camp | 22 | Fee | — | 8.1 mi to Montreat | — |
| Briar Bottom Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Setrock Creek (stream) | 2.8 mi to Busick | — |
| Black Mountain Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 8.5 mi to Montreat | — |
| Deep Gap Backcountry Campsite | 22 | Free | South Fork Cattail Creek (stream) | 2.0 mi to Cattail Creek Community | — |
| Curtis Creek Campground | 23 | Unpriced | — | — | — |
| Harmon Den Horse Camp | 23 | Fee | — | 12 mi to Hot Springs | — |
| Buckhorn Gap Shelter | 23 | Free | Clawhammer Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| A.T. Walnut Mountain Shelter | 23 | Free | Lemon Prong (stream) | 1.3 mi to Wasp | — |
| Curtis Creek Roadside Campsites | 24 | Free | Paddys Branch (stream) | 1.8 mi to Old Fort | — |
| A.T. Spring Mountain Shelter | 24 | Free | Big Hurricane Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Allenstand | — |
| Round Mountain Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 7.9 mi to Hot Springs | — |
| Cocke CountyDave slept here | 24 | Free | Wolf Creek (stream) | 0.8 mi to Wasp | — |
| Headwaters Roadside Campsites | 24 | Free | — | 7.2 mi to Brevard | — |
| Carolina Hemlocks Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 9.3 mi to Burnsville | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — Transylvania County, NC | 25 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 3.0 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
| USFS dispersed camp #2 — Transylvania County, NC | 25 | Free | Avery Creek (stream) | 2.5 mi to Wolf Ford | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Woodfin, 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.