A white Tacoma with a camper shell parked on a rise above a broad, empty basin under building cloud.

Camping near

Hot Springs, North Carolina

11 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Hot Springs in Madison County: 9 Park Service, 2 Forest Service.

11
federal places to camp
9 Park Service, 2 Forest Service
2.4 mi
to the nearest one
Rocky Bluff Campground
5,310 ft
at the highest of them
Balsam Mountain Campground. The lowest, Rocky Bluff Campground, sits at 1,753 ft
142
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 55 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.

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.

Within 30 miles of Hot Springs, nearest first

11 places

  1. Rocky Bluff Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Madison County 2.4 miaway 1,753 ftelevation 17sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Harmon Den Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Haywood County 12.4 miaway 2,895 ftelevation 22sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Big Creek Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 18.3 miaway 1,676 ftelevation 5sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Big Creek Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 18.5 miaway 1,694 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 18.6 miaway 1,700 ftelevation 12sites 18 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Cataloochee Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 21.7 miaway 2,540 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Cataloochee Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 23.1 miaway 2,627 ftelevation 27sites 34 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Cataloochee Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 24.3 miaway 2,773 ftelevation 7sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Round Bottom Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 28.8 miaway 3,060 ftelevation 5sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Balsam Mountain Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 29.8 miaway 5,310 ftelevation 43sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Balsam Mt. Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 29.8 miaway 5,359 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed