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Camping near

Crossnore, North Carolina

8 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Crossnore in Avery County: 6 Forest Service, 2 Park Service.

8
federal places to camp
6 Forest Service, 2 Park Service
3.7 mi
to the nearest one
Linville Falls Campground
3,365 ft
at the highest of them
Julian Price Campground. The lowest, Curtis Creek Campground, sits at 1,729 ft
375
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 79 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.

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.

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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 Crossnore, nearest first

8 places

  1. Linville Falls Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Burke County 3.7 miaway 3,226 ftelevation 64sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Mortimer Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Caldwell County 9.7 miaway 1,504 ftelevation 17sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Julian Price Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Watauga County 13.8 miaway 3,365 ftelevation 192sites 79 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Boone Fork Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Caldwell County 17.6 miaway 1,319 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  5. Carolina Hemlocks Rec Area Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Yancey County 21.5 miaway 2,900 ftelevation 35sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Black Mountain Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Yancey County 24.7 miaway 3,040 ftelevation 37sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Briar Bottom Group Campground group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Yancey County 24.7 miaway 3,040 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Curtis Creek Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · McDowell County 28.2 miaway 1,729 ftelevation 24sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov