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Free Camping near Asheville

55 No-Fee Sites Within 75 Miles North Carolina USFS & BLM Stay 14 Days

55 free camping sites within 75 miles of Asheville, North Carolina. Closest: WASH CREEK ROADSIDE CAMPSITES (12 mi), HENDERSONVILLE RESERVOIR RD ROADSIDE CAMPSITES (13 mi), YELLOW GAP ROADSIDE CAMPSITES (15 mi). Land type: 52 National Forest. No reservation, no camp host, no fee — dispersed sites and no-fee campgrounds on public land. 14-day stay limits apply.

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55 Free Camping Sites near Asheville, NC

WASH CREEK ROADSIDE CAMPSITES

12 mi USFS

35.4380°N, 82.6610°W

HENDERSONVILLE RESERVOIR RD ROADSIDE CAMPSITES

13 mi USFS

35.4240°N, 82.6558°W

YELLOW GAP ROADSIDE CAMPSITES

15 mi USFS

35.4039°N, 82.6708°W

BUCKHORN GAP SHELTER

21 mi USFS

35.3431°N, 82.7554°W

HEADWATERS ROADSIDE CAMPSITES

23 mi USFS

35.3352°N, 82.7975°W

AVERY CREEK ROADSIDE CAMPSITES

23 mi USFS

35.2965°N, 82.7394°W

UPPER COVE CREEK ROADSIDE CAMPSITES

25 mi USFS

35.3104°N, 82.8121°W

A.T. WALNUT MOUNTAIN SHELTER

27 mi USFS

35.8362°N, 82.9364°W

LICKSTONE DISPERSED CAMPSITES

27 mi USFS

35.3709°N, 82.9451°W

BUTTER GAP SHELTER

28 mi USFS

35.2533°N, 82.8096°W

A.T. BALD MOUNTAIN SHELTER

28 mi USFS

36.0001°N, 82.4781°W

A.T. SPRING MOUNTAIN SHELTER

28 mi USFS

35.9518°N, 82.7901°W

DEEP GAP SHELTER

28 mi USFS

35.2807°N, 82.8675°W

A.T. FLINT MOUNTAIN SHELTER

30 mi USFS

36.0348°N, 82.5968°W

A.T. LITTLE LAUREL SHELTER

31 mi USFS

36.0150°N, 82.7361°W

PAINT CREEK DISPERSED CAMPSITES

31 mi USFS

35.9521°N, 82.8914°W

A.T. JERRY CABIN SHELTER

32 mi USFS

36.0564°N, 82.6573°W

A.T. NO BUSINESS KNOB SHELTER

33 mi USFS

36.0666°N, 82.4336°W

HOUSTON VALLEY CAMPGROUND

34 mi USFS

35.9650°N, 82.9433°W

A.T. CURLEY MAPLE GAP SHELTER

36 mi USFS

36.1043°N, 82.3971°W

PANTHERTOWN SHELTER

40 mi USFS

35.1671°N, 83.0333°W

Free Camping

42 mi Curated

35.8836°N, 81.8843°W

A.T. ROAN HIGH KNOB SHELTER

43 mi USFS

36.1051°N, 82.1222°W

A.T. CLYDE SMITH SHELTER

44 mi USFS

36.1485°N, 82.1613°W

A.T. STAN MURRAY SHELTER

45 mi USFS

36.1124°N, 82.0657°W

A.T. OVERMOUNTAIN SHELTER

46 mi USFS

36.1236°N, 82.0542°W

BROWN MOUNTAIN CUA ROADSIDE CAMPSITES

50 mi USFS

35.8926°N, 81.7403°W

A.T. MORELAND GAP SHELTER

50 mi USFS

36.2201°N, 82.0883°W

AMMONS BRANCH CAMP

52 mi USFS

35.0220°N, 83.1456°W

A.T. LAUREL FORK SHELTER

53 mi USFS

36.2787°N, 82.1362°W

BURRELL'S FORD

54 mi USFS

34.9690°N, 83.1181°W

LONG BOTTOM FORD

60 mi USFS

34.8983°N, 83.1867°W

A.T. VANDEVENTER SHELTER

60 mi USFS

36.3671°N, 82.0588°W

A.T. RUFUS MORGAN SHELTER

61 mi USFS

35.3242°N, 83.5905°W

A.T. WESSER BALD SHELTER

62 mi USFS

35.2825°N, 83.5821°W

A.T. COLD SPRING SHELTER

62 mi USFS

35.2312°N, 83.5600°W

GRAPEVINE

64 mi USFS

34.8230°N, 83.1805°W

A.T. WAYAH BALD SHELTER

64 mi USFS

35.1895°N, 83.5644°W

A.T. LONG BRANCH SHELTER

65 mi USFS

35.0700°N, 83.4981°W

A.T. SASSAFRAS GAP SHELTER

65 mi USFS

35.3309°N, 83.6669°W

A.T. SILER BALD SHELTER

65 mi USFS

35.1443°N, 83.5725°W

A.T. STANDING INDIAN SHELTER

65 mi USFS

35.0398°N, 83.4749°W

A.T. ROCK GAP SHELTER

65 mi USFS

35.0916°N, 83.5230°W

Free Camping

65 mi Curated

36.4552°N, 82.0907°W

A.T. IRON MOUNTAIN SHELTER

66 mi USFS

36.4354°N, 81.9910°W

CASSIDY BRIDGE

67 mi USFS

34.7857°N, 83.2096°W

A.T. CARTER GAP SHELTER

67 mi USFS

35.0010°N, 83.4965°W

A.T. BROWN FORK GAP SHELTER

68 mi USFS

35.3743°N, 83.7339°W

CABLE COVE CAMPGROUND

69 mi USFS

35.4316°N, 83.7536°W

A.T. MUSKRAT CREEK SHELTER

70 mi USFS

35.0207°N, 83.5813°W

NANTAHALA LAKE DISPERSED CAMPING SITE - LAKE ACCESS

70 mi USFS

35.1683°N, 83.6698°W

A.T. CABLE GAP SHELTER

70 mi USFS

35.4153°N, 83.7734°W

A.T. DOUBLE SPRINGS SHELTER

71 mi USFS

36.5091°N, 81.9861°W

Free Camping

73 mi Curated

35.4535°N, 83.8402°W

A.T. PLUM ORCHARD SHELTER

74 mi USFS

34.9458°N, 83.5883°W