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Camping in

Montgomery County, North Carolina

5 federal places to camp in Montgomery County: 5 Forest Service.

5
federal places to camp
5 Forest Service
4
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
571 ft
at the highest of them
Arrowhead Campground. The lowest, Badin Lake Campground, sits at 528 ft
114
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 75 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

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.

Every federal campground in Montgomery County

5 places

  1. Arrowhead Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina 571 ftelevation 49sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Art Lilley Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina 853 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Badin Lake Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina 528 ftelevation 34sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Badin Lake Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina 589 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Canebrake Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina 469 ftelevation 28sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov