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Free camping in North Carolina
52 campsites in North Carolina that charge no camping fee, each with its nearest town and what it has. 3 are marked RV-friendly and 37 are hike-in only. Most listings are near Rosman (7), Lake Santeetlah (6), Cashiers (5), Brevard (3), Mills River (3).
52free campsites
3RV-friendly
All 52 listings, by nearest town
- Cape Lookout beach camping7 mi NE of AtlanticHike-inRVs OKTentsFire rings
- Badin Narrows Dam Portage Campground2 mi NE of BadinNo RVsTents
- Free campsite5 mi NE of Badin
- Deep Gap Campsite8 mi E of BooneNational Park ServiceHike-inTents12 sites
- Goshen Creek4 mi SE of BooneNational Park ServiceHike-inTents6 sites
- Shining Rock Campground11 mi NW of Brevard
- WF-68 mi N of BrevardUS Forest Service3 sites
- Free campsite11 mi W of BrevardHike-inTents
- Bearcamp Creek Campsite9 mi SE of CashiersHike-inTentsFire rings
- Coley Creek Campsite8 mi SE of CashiersHike-inTentsFire rings
- Glenn Hilliard Campsite8 mi SE of CashiersHike-inTentsFire rings
- Round Mountain Campsite7 mi SE of CashiersHike-inTentsFire rings
- Free campsite8 mi SE of CashiersHike-inTentsFire rings
- Free campsite7 mi S of CrossnoreHike-in
- Free campsite7 mi S of CrossnoreHike-in
- Old Johns River Road2 mi E of FoscoeNational Park ServiceHike-inTentsFire rings12 sites
- Ward Family Campground3 mi NW of GormanFriends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail7 sites
- Free campsite9 mi NW of HaysNC Wildlife Resources CommissionTents
- Free campsite3 mi SW of HighlandsUS Forest ServiceHike-in
- Big Snowbird Rd USFS Free Campground6 mi SW of Lake SanteetlahUS Forestry Service
- Free campsite6 mi NW of Lake SanteetlahHike-inTentsFire rings
- Free campsite4 mi SW of Lake SanteetlahHike-in
- Free campsite4 mi W of Lake SanteetlahHike-in
- Free campsite4 mi SW of Lake SanteetlahHike-in
- Free campsite6 mi W of Lake SanteetlahHike-in
- Boone Fork Campground9 mi NW of Lenoir14 sites
- WF-28 mi W of Mills RiverUS Forest Service
- WF-38 mi W of Mills RiverUS Forest Service
- Wolf Ford Horse Camp9 mi W of Mills RiverUS Forest Service13 sites
- Blue Ridge Parkway Tent5 mi NE of MontreatUSA
- Free campsite1 mi SE of MontreatHike-in
- Free campsite5 mi N of Old FortHike-in
- Free campsite6 mi N of Old FortHike-in
- Overmountain shelter camping area4 mi S of Roan MountainHike-inTents
- Bear Gap Campsite8 mi SW of RosmanNorth Carolina Wildlife Resources CommissionHike-inTentsFire rings
- Buck Fields8 mi SW of RosmanNorth Carolina Wildlife Resources CommissionHike-inTentsFire rings
- Heath Pine Ridge Campsite5 mi SW of RosmanNorth Carolina Division of Parks & RecreationHike-inTentsFire rings
- Indian Camp Campsite7 mi SW of RosmanNorth Carolina Division of Parks & RecreationHike-inTentsFire rings
- Rock Creek Campsite7 mi SW of RosmanNorth Carolina Division of Parks & RecreationHike-inTentsFire rings
- Toxaway Creek Campsites6 mi SW of RosmanNorth Carolina Division of Parks & RecreationHike-inTentsFire rings
- Wintergreen Campsite7 mi SW of RosmanNorth Carolina Division of Parks & RecreationHike-inTentsFire rings
- Camp 38 mi NW of SeagroveUS Forest ServiceHike-inTentsFire rings
- Camp 59 mi NW of SeagroveUS Forest ServiceHike-inFire rings
- Camp 79 mi W of SeagroveUS Forest ServiceHike-inTentsFire rings
- Profile2 mi S of Seven DevilsGrandfather Mountain State ParkHike-inTentsFire rings6 sites
- Free campsite5 mi S of SpartaNational Park ServiceHike-inTents12 sites
- Free campsite9 mi S of SpartaNC Wildlife Resources Commission
- Victor Road Dispersed Camping Site 110 mi SW of Spruce PineNational ForestRVs OKTents
- Camp 8B9 mi N of TroyHike-inTentsFire rings
- East Morris Mountain Hunt Camp6 mi NW of TroyUS Forest ServiceRVs OKTents
- Sunburst Dispersed Campsites #19 mi SE of WaynesvilleHike-inTents
- Obids Creek Campsite9 mi SE of West JeffersonNational Park ServiceHike-inTents12 sites
Need to empty tanks? See RV dump stations in North Carolina.