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Camping near

Marshall, North Carolina

18 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Marshall in Madison County: 11 Forest Service, 7 Park Service.

18
federal places to camp
11 Forest Service, 7 Park Service
10.3 mi
to the nearest one
Rocky Bluff Campground
4,940 ft
at the highest of them
Mount Pisgah Campground. The lowest, Curtis Creek Campground, sits at 1,729 ft
442
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.

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 Marshall, nearest first

18 places

  1. Rocky Bluff Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Madison County 10.3 miaway 1,753 ftelevation 17sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Harmon Den Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Haywood County 16.9 miaway 2,895 ftelevation 22sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Lake Powhatan Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Buncombe County 22.1 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 22.1 miaway 2,253 ftelevation 12sites 26 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Big Creek Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 24.1 miaway 1,676 ftelevation 5sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Big Creek Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 24.3 miaway 1,694 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Cataloochee Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 24.3 miaway 2,540 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 24.4 miaway 1,700 ftelevation 12sites 18 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Cataloochee Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 25.5 miaway 2,627 ftelevation 27sites 34 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Wash Creek Horse Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Henderson County 25.7 miaway 2,454 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Black Mountain Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Yancey County 25.9 miaway 3,040 ftelevation 37sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Briar Bottom Group Campground group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Yancey County 25.9 miaway 3,040 ftelevation 6sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Carolina Hemlocks Rec Area Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Yancey County 26.7 miaway 2,900 ftelevation 35sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Cataloochee Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 27.1 miaway 2,773 ftelevation 7sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. North Mills River Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Henderson County 27.1 miaway 2,225 ftelevation 25sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Mount Pisgah Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Transylvania County 27.7 miaway 4,940 ftelevation 126sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Curtis Creek Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · McDowell County 28.3 miaway 1,729 ftelevation 24sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Wolf Ford Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 29 miaway 3,298 ftelevation 11sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov