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

Camping in

Transylvania County, North Carolina

7 federal places to camp in Transylvania County: 6 Forest Service, 1 Park Service.

7
federal places to camp
6 Forest Service, 1 Park Service
7
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
4,940 ft
at the highest of them
Mount Pisgah Campground. The lowest, Davidson River, sits at 2,150 ft
273
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 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 Transylvania County

7 places

  1. Cove Creek Lower Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina 2,966 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Cove Creek Upper Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina 2,966 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Davidson River Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina 2,150 ftelevation 132sites 67 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Kuykendall Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina 2,331 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Mount Pisgah Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway 4,940 ftelevation 126sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. White Pine South Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina 2,600 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Wolf Ford Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina 3,298 ftelevation 11sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov