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Camping near

Dillsboro, North Carolina

26 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Dillsboro in Jackson County: 15 Park Service, 11 Forest Service.

26
federal places to camp
15 Park Service, 11 Forest Service
7.5 mi
to the nearest one
Cheoah Point Cabin 1
5,310 ft
at the highest of them
Balsam Mountain Campground. The lowest, Deep Creek Campground, sits at 1,866 ft
590
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 Dillsboro, nearest first

26 places

  1. Cheoah Point Cabin 1 cabin or lookout Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Swain County 7.5 miaway 3,894 ftelevation 1site 22 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Cheoah Point Cabin 2 cabin or lookout Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Swain County 7.5 miaway 3,894 ftelevation 1site 22 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Tow String Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 11.9 miaway 2,133 ftelevation 3sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Deep Creek Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 12 miaway 1,866 ftelevation 92sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Deep Creek Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 12.1 miaway 1,820 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Smokemont Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 13.3 miaway 2,204 ftelevation 142sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Smokemont Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 13.5 miaway 2,222 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Balsam Mountain Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 14.2 miaway 5,310 ftelevation 43sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Balsam Mt. Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 14.2 miaway 5,359 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  10. Balsam Lake Lodge cabin or lookout Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Jackson County 15 miaway 3,654 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Round Bottom Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 17.1 miaway 3,060 ftelevation 5sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Sunburst Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Haywood County 17.5 miaway 3,240 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Cataloochee Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 19.4 miaway 2,773 ftelevation 7sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Cataloochee Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 20.3 miaway 2,627 ftelevation 27sites 34 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Van Hook Glade Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Macon County 20.3 miaway n/aelevation 10sites 36 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Cataloochee Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 21.8 miaway 2,540 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Cove Creek Lower Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 25.1 miaway 2,966 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Cove Creek Upper Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 25.1 miaway 2,966 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Standing Indian Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Macon County 25.6 miaway 3,382 ftelevation 81sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 27.4 miaway 1,700 ftelevation 12sites 18 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Big Creek Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 27.6 miaway 1,694 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Big Creek Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 27.7 miaway 1,676 ftelevation 5sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. Mount Pisgah Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Transylvania County 28 miaway 4,940 ftelevation 126sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. Kuykendall Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 28.7 miaway 2,331 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  25. Wolf Ford Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 28.8 miaway 3,298 ftelevation 11sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  26. White Pine South Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 29.5 miaway 2,600 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov