Free Public-Lands Camping in North Carolina
Sites that don't charge a nightly fee. BLM dispersed land plus some USFS spots. 68 sites in North Carolina.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sites
1 site. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration camping rules →
National Park Service sites
34 sites. National Park Service camping rules →
- Blue Ridge National Heritage AreaDeveloped
- Blue Ridge ParkwayDeveloped
- Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center (Milepost 384)Developed
- Bodie Island Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Cape Hatteras National SeashoreDeveloped
- Cape Lookout National SeashoreDeveloped
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic SiteDeveloped
- Craggy Gardens Visitor Center (Milepost 364)Developed
- Doughton Park Visitor Center (Milepost 238)Developed
- Folk Art Center (Milepost 382)Developed
- Fort Raleigh National Historic SiteDeveloped
- Frisco CampgroundDeveloped
- Guilford Courthouse National Military ParkDeveloped
- Hatteras Island Weather Bureau StationDeveloped
- Light Station Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Lindsay Warren Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Moores Creek National BattlefieldDeveloped
- Moses Cone Manor House and Visitor Center (Milepost 294)Developed
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals (Milepost 331)Developed
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals, Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Museum of the SeaDeveloped
- National Park Service Ocracoke CampgroundDeveloped
- North Core Banks - Beach CampingDeveloped
- Oconaluftee Visitor CenterDeveloped
PRIVATE sites
16 sites. PRIVATE camping rules →
- Bearcamp Creek CampsiteDispersed
- Boone Fork CampgroundDeveloped
- Camp 5Dispersed
- Cape Lookout beach campingDispersed
- Deep Gap CampsiteDispersed
- East Morris Mountain Hunt CampDeveloped
- Glenn Hilliard CampsiteDispersed
- Goshen CreekDispersed
- H5Dispersed
- Heath Pine Ridge CampsiteDispersed
- Indian Camp CampsiteDispersed
- Obids Creek CampsiteDispersed
- Overmountain shelter camping areaDispersed
- Princess Ann CampgroundDeveloped
- ProfileDispersed
- Round Mountain CampsiteDispersed
US Army Corps of Engineers sites
US Forest Service sites
3 sites. US Forest Service camping rules →
US Fish and Wildlife Service sites
10 sites. US Fish and Wildlife Service camping rules →
- Alligator River National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Cedar Island National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Currituck National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Mackay Island National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Mattamuskeet National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Pea Island National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Pee Dee National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Roanoke River National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Swanquarter National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped