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Camping near

Rosman, North Carolina

14 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Rosman in Transylvania County: 13 Forest Service, 1 Park Service.

14
federal places to camp
13 Forest Service, 1 Park Service
5.6 mi
to the nearest one
Kuykendall Group Camp
4,940 ft
at the highest of them
Mount Pisgah Campground. The lowest, Davidson River, sits at 2,150 ft
402
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 Rosman, nearest first

14 places

  1. Kuykendall Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 5.6 miaway 2,331 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Cove Creek Lower Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 10.6 miaway 2,966 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Cove Creek Upper Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 10.6 miaway 2,966 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Davidson River Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 10.8 miaway 2,150 ftelevation 132sites 67 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. White Pine South Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 11.1 miaway 2,600 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Balsam Lake Lodge cabin or lookout Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Jackson County 14 miaway 3,654 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Wolf Ford Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 16.9 miaway 3,298 ftelevation 11sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Sunburst Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Haywood County 17.2 miaway 3,240 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Mount Pisgah Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Transylvania County 18.1 miaway 4,940 ftelevation 126sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. North Mills River Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Henderson County 20.6 miaway 2,225 ftelevation 25sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Wash Creek Horse Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Henderson County 21.2 miaway 2,454 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Van Hook Glade Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Macon County 24.6 miaway n/aelevation 10sites 36 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Lake Powhatan Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Buncombe County 25.6 miaway 2,253 ftelevation 71sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Lake Powhatan Glamping cabin or lookout Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Buncombe County 25.6 miaway 2,253 ftelevation 12sites 26 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov