Public land camping
National Park Campgrounds in North Carolina
27 places to camp in North Carolina run by the National Park Service.
- 27
- federal places to camp
- 27 Park Service
- 23
- take reservations
- On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
- 5,310 ft
- at the highest of them
- Balsam Mountain Campground. The lowest, Ocracoke Campground, sits at 5 ft
- 1,594
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet
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National park campgrounds in North Carolina
27 places
- Balsam Mountain Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 5,310 ftelevation 43sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Balsam Mt. Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 5,359 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 1,700 ftelevation 12sites 18 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Big Creek Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 1,694 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Big Creek Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 1,676 ftelevation 5sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Cape Point Campground Park Service · Cape Hatteras National Seashore n/aelevation 200sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Cataloochee Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 2,627 ftelevation 27sites 34 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Cataloochee Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 2,540 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Cataloochee Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 2,773 ftelevation 7sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Deep Creek Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 1,866 ftelevation 92sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Deep Creek Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Deep Creek Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 1,820 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Doughton Park Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Alleghany County 3,626 ftelevation 122sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Frisco Campground Park Service · Cape Hatteras National Seashore · Dare County 9 ftelevation 124sites 49 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Great Island Cabin Camp cabin or lookout Park Service · Cape Lookout National Seashore · Carteret County 3 ftelevation 23sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Julian Price Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Watauga County 3,365 ftelevation 192sites 79 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Linville Falls Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Burke County 3,226 ftelevation 64sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Long Point Cabin Camp cabin or lookout Park Service · Cape Lookout National Seashore · Carteret County 6 ftelevation 20sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Mount Pisgah Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Transylvania County 4,940 ftelevation 126sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- North Core Banks - Beach Camping Park Service · Cape Lookout National Seashore · Carteret County 4 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Ocracoke Campground Park Service · Cape Hatteras National Seashore · Hyde County 5 ftelevation 135sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Oregon Inlet Campground Park Service · Cape Hatteras National Seashore · Dare County 6 ftelevation 242sites 47 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Round Bottom Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 3,060 ftelevation 5sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Smokemont Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 2,204 ftelevation 142sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Smokemont Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 2,222 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- South Core Banks, Beach camping Park Service · Cape Lookout National Seashore · Carteret County 3 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
- Tow String Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 2,133 ftelevation 3sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
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