A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping near

Canton, North Carolina

27 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Canton in Haywood County: 14 Forest Service, 13 Park Service.

27
federal places to camp
14 Forest Service, 13 Park Service
9.9 mi
to the nearest one
Mount Pisgah Campground
5,310 ft
at the highest of them
Balsam Mountain Campground. The lowest, Rocky Bluff Campground, sits at 1,753 ft
682
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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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.

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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.

Within 30 miles of Canton, nearest first

27 places

  1. Mount Pisgah Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Transylvania County 9.9 miaway 4,940 ftelevation 126sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Wolf Ford Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 11.6 miaway 3,298 ftelevation 11sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Lake Powhatan Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Buncombe County 12 miaway 2,253 ftelevation 71sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Lake Powhatan Glamping cabin or lookout Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Buncombe County 12 miaway 2,253 ftelevation 12sites 26 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Wash Creek Horse Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Henderson County 12 miaway 2,454 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Sunburst Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Haywood County 12.5 miaway 3,240 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. North Mills River Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Henderson County 13.6 miaway 2,225 ftelevation 25sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Cataloochee Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 15.7 miaway 2,627 ftelevation 27sites 34 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Cataloochee Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 15.8 miaway 2,540 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Cove Creek Lower Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 16.1 miaway 2,966 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Cove Creek Upper Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 16.1 miaway 2,966 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Cataloochee Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 17.2 miaway 2,773 ftelevation 7sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. White Pine South Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 17.4 miaway 2,600 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Harmon Den Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Haywood County 17.6 miaway 2,895 ftelevation 22sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Davidson River Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 18.5 miaway 2,150 ftelevation 132sites 67 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Balsam Mountain Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 19.3 miaway 5,310 ftelevation 43sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Balsam Mt. Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 19.3 miaway 5,359 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  18. Balsam Lake Lodge cabin or lookout Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Jackson County 21.1 miaway 3,654 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 21.7 miaway 1,700 ftelevation 12sites 18 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Big Creek Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 21.7 miaway 1,694 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Big Creek Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 21.7 miaway 1,676 ftelevation 5sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Kuykendall Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 21.8 miaway 2,331 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. Round Bottom Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 22 miaway 3,060 ftelevation 5sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. Rocky Bluff Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Madison County 22.8 miaway 1,753 ftelevation 17sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  25. Tow String Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 26 miaway 2,133 ftelevation 3sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  26. Smokemont Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 26.9 miaway 2,204 ftelevation 142sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  27. Smokemont Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 27 miaway 2,222 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov