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Public land camping

Army Corps of Engineers Campgrounds in North Carolina

5 places to camp in North Carolina run by the Army Corps of Engineers.

5
federal places to camp
5 Army Corps
4
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
1,181 ft
at the highest of them
Fort Hamby Park. The lowest, Warrior Creek, sits at 1,077 ft
199
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds in North Carolina

5 places

  1. Bandits Roost Army Corps · W. Kerr Scott Dam · Wilkes County 1,113 ftelevation 103sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Crosswinds Campgrounds Army Corps · B. Everett Jordan Lake · Chatham County 247 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Fort Hamby Park Army Corps · W. Kerr Scott Dam · Wilkes County 1,181 ftelevation 33sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. W. Kerr Scott Visitor Assistance Center Conference Room Army Corps · W. Kerr Scott Dam · Wilkes County 1,087 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Warrior Creek Army Corps · W. Kerr Scott Dam · Wilkes County 1,077 ftelevation 63sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov