A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping near

Sparta, North Carolina

5 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Sparta in Alleghany County: 4 Army Corps, 1 Park Service.

5
federal places to camp
4 Army Corps, 1 Park Service
5.4 mi
to the nearest one
Doughton Park Campground
3,626 ft
at the highest of them
Doughton Park Campground. The lowest, Warrior Creek, sits at 1,077 ft
321
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 Sparta, nearest first

5 places

  1. Doughton Park Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Alleghany County 5.4 miaway 3,626 ftelevation 122sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. W. Kerr Scott Visitor Assistance Center Conference Room Army Corps · W. Kerr Scott Dam · Wilkes County 26.4 miaway 1,087 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Fort Hamby Park Army Corps · W. Kerr Scott Dam · Wilkes County 27.1 miaway 1,181 ftelevation 33sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Bandits Roost Army Corps · W. Kerr Scott Dam · Wilkes County 27.3 miaway 1,113 ftelevation 103sites 77 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Warrior Creek Army Corps · W. Kerr Scott Dam · Wilkes County 29.2 miaway 1,077 ftelevation 63sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov