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Camping near

Webster, North Carolina

27 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Webster in Jackson County: 15 Park Service, 12 Forest Service.

27
federal places to camp
15 Park Service, 12 Forest Service
9.5 mi
to the nearest one
Cheoah Point Cabin 1
5,310 ft
at the highest of them
Balsam Mountain Campground. The lowest, Deep Creek Campground, sits at 1,866 ft
722
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 Webster, nearest first

27 places

  1. Cheoah Point Cabin 1 cabin or lookout Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Swain County 9.5 miaway 3,894 ftelevation 1site 22 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Cheoah Point Cabin 2 cabin or lookout Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Swain County 9.5 miaway 3,894 ftelevation 1site 22 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Balsam Lake Lodge cabin or lookout Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Jackson County 12.6 miaway 3,654 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Tow String Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 13.8 miaway 2,133 ftelevation 3sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Deep Creek Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 14.4 miaway 1,866 ftelevation 92sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Deep Creek Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 14.4 miaway 1,820 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Balsam Mountain Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 15.1 miaway 5,310 ftelevation 43sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Balsam Mt. Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 15.1 miaway 5,359 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  9. Smokemont Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 15.2 miaway 2,204 ftelevation 142sites 40 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Smokemont Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 15.4 miaway 2,222 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Sunburst Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Haywood County 15.7 miaway 3,240 ftelevation 9sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Round Bottom Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Swain County 18.3 miaway 3,060 ftelevation 5sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Van Hook Glade Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Macon County 18.9 miaway n/aelevation 10sites 36 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  14. Cataloochee Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 20.1 miaway 2,773 ftelevation 7sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  15. Cataloochee Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 20.8 miaway 2,627 ftelevation 27sites 34 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  16. Cataloochee Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 22.3 miaway 2,540 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  17. Cove Creek Lower Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 23 miaway 2,966 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  18. Cove Creek Upper Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 23 miaway 2,966 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  19. Standing Indian Campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Macon County 25.8 miaway 3,382 ftelevation 81sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  20. Mount Pisgah Campground Park Service · Blue Ridge Parkway · Transylvania County 26.3 miaway 4,940 ftelevation 126sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  21. Kuykendall Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 26.4 miaway 2,331 ftelevation 1site 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  22. Wolf Ford Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 27 miaway 3,298 ftelevation 11sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  23. White Pine South Group Camp group campground Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 27.4 miaway 2,600 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  24. Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 28.3 miaway 1,700 ftelevation 12sites 18 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  25. Davidson River Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · Transylvania County 28.4 miaway 2,150 ftelevation 132sites 67 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  26. Big Creek Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 28.5 miaway 1,694 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  27. Big Creek Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Haywood County 28.6 miaway 1,676 ftelevation 5sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov