Linville Falls Campground
- Right now
- ClosedThe agency’s own sentence, quoted below
- A night
- $30When it reopens, per site
- Sites
- 66In the agency’s record
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 11 notices
In the agency’s own words
Located in a dense pine canopy, within hiking distance of Linville Gorge, and along the famous Blue Ridge Parkway, Linville Falls Campground is an ideal location for your next family camping excursion. Linville River, which winds beside the campground, is stocked for fishing, and the location is central to many area attractions including the Linville Falls waterfall, which has three waterfall overlooks in a one-mile hike. Keep reading
Recreation
The Linville Falls area is a hiker's paradise, and the campground provides easy access to several trails that allow visitors to experience the stunning scenery and abundant wildlife. Once at the Linville Gorge , visitors can hike more challenging trails down to the river, where fishing for trout is a popular pastime. Linville Falls is another must-see, carrying water from the river over several layers of falls, ending in a spectacular 45-foot waterfall pouring into the sparkling riverbed below. Duggers Creek Falls : accessible from the Linville Falls Visitor Center on a small loop trail. See views of the falls from the foot bridge. These are native brook trout waters (fishing regulations apply). Lost Cove Cliff Overlook : view Brown Mountain and see the Brown Mountain Lights--a natural occurrence which is believed to be caused by natural gases. A good spot to view hawks and peregrine falcons in the spring and fall.
Facilities
The campground offers comfortable tent or RV camping, with the convenience of flush toilets, dump station, and drinking water. Grills/fire rings and picnic tables at each site create a perfect environment for family barbecues or late-night marshmallow roasting. In addition to the 39 sites available for advance reservation, 25 campsites are available on a first come, first-served basis. The availability of first come, first served sites cannot be tracked through Recreation.gov. The sites must be booked in person at the campground kiosk.
Natural Features
Linville Gorge is a vast designated Wilderness area that sits on 11,786 acres of rolling hills and thick forest. The gorge surrounds the Linville River, which is located some 1,400 feet below the ridge, creating a stunning canyon that has earned the nickname "The Grand Canyon of North Carolina." The Blue Ridge Parkway is a scenic byway with plenty of natural attractions and recreational opportunities for visitors. Aside from natural features, the parkway is also a cross-section of Appalachian mountain history. Stretching almost 500 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains through North Carolina and Virginia, it encompasses some of the oldest historical sites of both pre-historic and early European settlements. The surrounding forest offers hemlock, white pine, oaks, hickory and birch trees, along with a colorful assortment of wildflowers in the spring and an epic array of orange and red shades of leaves in the autumn.
Nearby Attractions
Linville Caverns , a privately maintained cave just south of Linville Falls, offers guided tours year-round.
What the agency tells you
Firewood Regulation: Only heat-treated firewood bundled in its original packing and bearing a certification seal from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) or a state department of agriculture may be brought onto the Parkway. Campers may still collect dead and down wood in the immediate vicinity of campgrounds and picnic areas. This rule is strictly enforced!
Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
Some campsites at this facility are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Status of these sites is not available online.
Everything else this campground posts · 8
There are no showers. No electric, water or sewer hook-ups are available.
All tents must be placed on prepared pads where provided.
Only one tent is allowed per site unless there is adequate space on the provided tent pad. Sites are for use by parties not to exceed six people unless specifically designated as Group Camping.
Group sites have a maximum of 20 people and a minimum of 12. If you reserve a group site with less than 12 people, park personnel reserve the right to re-assign you to a non-group campsite(s).
Hammock camping is permitted, but campers must abide by posted regulations.
Vehicles are to be parked on the pavement of an assigned site or in designated parking areas. A maximum of two vehicles may be parked in each site (i.e. trailer and car, two cars, two motorcycles). Most site are limited to only one vehicle.
Generator use is prohibited from 9:00 pm to 8:00 am.
CAUTION: Bears frequent the area. Be aware! Keep a clean camp and store all food or scented items in your car or provided food lockers. DO NOT HANG TRASH FROM THE LANTERN POST.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 66 · 16 tent-only, 2 group
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 50 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- 2
- Pets
- Allowed
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - seasonal
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Stay limit
- 30 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Waterfall, River, Creek
- Birding
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Ranger programs
- Picnicking
- Stargazing
- Visitor center
- Wildlife viewing
- Tree cover
- 40%
- Night sky · 52nd darkest of 84 in NC
- Bortle 4
Nothing to book until it reopensread 16:42 UTC
Due to impacts for Hurricane Helene Linville Falls campground will be closed to all camping in 2026.
Every one of the next thirty nights is in recreation.gov’s record and not one site is being offered on any of them. That’s a campground closed or not yet released for booking, not a sold-out one.
Tell me when it reopens
Watch for it to come back
One email when the agency reopens it, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We check the agency’s own record once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time it stops saying closed.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
Every line of the receipt · 13
What you actually pay
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 4
What the agency said · 1
Due to impacts for Hurricane Helene Linville Falls campground will be closed to all camping in 2026.
National Park Service · the source publishes no posting date
Filed as emergency from the agency’s own words “Hurricane”. That reading is ours.
Open within 60 miles · 4
The agency’s own word that these are open, not our reading of a season.
- Mortimer CampgroundPisgah National Forest · 9.7 mi · 17 sites
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec AreaPisgah National Forest · 19 mi · 35 sites
- Black Mountain CampgroundPisgah National Forest · 22 mi · 41 sites
- Briar Bottom Group CampgroundPisgah National Forest · 22 mi · 6 sites
recreation.gov availability, read 16:42 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
66 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 64 mapped sitesAll 66 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 56 of the 66 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 64 of the 66 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| A | A02 | rv nonelectric | 22 ft | 51 ft | 152 ft | 2,724 ft | $30 | |
| A | A03 | rv nonelectric | 22 ft | 51 ft | 168 ftLinville River | 2,728 ft | $30 | |
| A | A04 | rv nonelectric | 19 ft | 76 ft | 198 ft | 2,801 ft | $30 | |
| A | A05 | rv nonelectric | 22 ft | 60 ft | 156 ftLinville River | 2,743 ft | $30 | |
| A | A06 | rv nonelectric | 50 ft | 90 ft | 218 ftLinville River | 2,869 ft | $30 | |
| A | A07 | rv nonelectric | 24 ft | 53 ft | 147 ftLinville River | 2,775 ft | $30 | |
| A | A08 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 53 ft | 129 ftLinville River | 2,801 ft | $30 | |
| A | A09 | rv nonelectric | 50 ft | 86 ft | 208 ftLinville River | 2,946 ft | $30 | |
| A | A10 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 56 ft | 121 ftLinville River | 2,854 ft | $30 | |
| A | A11 | rv nonelectric | 24 ft | 56 ft | 127 ftLinville River | 2,896 ft | $30 | |
| A | A12 | rv nonelectric | 30 ft | 51 ft | 174 ftLinville River | 2,980 ft | $30 | |
| A | A13 | rv nonelectric | 28 ft | 89 ft | 242 ftLinville River | 3,023 ft | $30 | |
| A | A14 | tent only nonelectric | 37 ft | 193 ftLinville River | 3,022 ft | $30 | ||
| A | A15 | tent only nonelectric | 26 ft | 205 ftLinville River | 3,055 ft | $30 | ||
| A | A16 | tent only nonelectric | 25 ft | 216 ftLinville River | 3,079 ft | $30 | ||
| A | A17 | tent only nonelectric | 25 ft | 219 ftLinville River | 3,099 ft | $30 | ||
| A | A18 | tent only nonelectric | 21 ft | 228 ftLinville River | 3,128 ft | $30 | ||
| A | A19 | tent only nonelectric | 21 ft | 235 ftLinville River | 3,148 ft | $30 | ||
| A | A20 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 41 ft | 287 ftLinville River | 3,111 ft | $30 | |
| A | A21 | rv nonelectric | 38 ft | 41 ft | 304 ftLinville River | 3,149 ft | $30 | |
| A | A22 | rv nonelectric | 38 ft | 34 ft | 246 ftLinville River | 3,181 ft | $30 | |
| A | A23 | rv nonelectric | 33 ft | 53 ft | 322 ftLinville River | 3,213 ft | $30 | |
| A | A24 | tent only nonelectric | 53 ft | 307 ftLinville River | 3,266 ft | $30 | ||
| A | A25 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | 63 ft | 233 ftLinville River | 3,241 ft | $30 | |
| A | A26 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 81 ft | 222 ftLinville River | $30 | ||
| A | A27 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | yes | 114 ft | 136 ft | 2,859 ft | $30 |
| A | A28 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 92 ft | 256 ft | 2,894 ft | $30 | |
| A | A29 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | yes | 75 ft | 247 ft | 2,970 ft | $30 |
| B | B30 | rv nonelectric | 24 ft | 51 ft | 321 ft | 3,027 ft | $30 | |
| B | B31 | tent only nonelectric | 65 ft | 320 ftLinville River | 2,962 ft | $30 | ||
| B | B32 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 49 ft | 371 ft | 3,069 ft | $30 | |
| B | B33 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 65 ft | 344 ftLinville River | 3,023 ft | $30 | |
| B | B34 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 49 ft | 420 ft | 3,104 ft | $30 | |
| B | B35 | tent only nonelectric | 57 ft | 449 ftLinville River | 3,151 ft | $30 | ||
| B | B36 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 74 ft | 341 ftLinville River | 3,067 ft | $30 | |
| B | B37 | rv nonelectric | 32 ft | 75 ft | 455 ftLinville River | 3,194 ft | $30 | |
| B | B38 | type not stated | 35 ft | 363 ftLinville River | 3,123 ft | |||
| B | B39 | type not stated | 19 ft | 389 ftLinville River | 3,169 ft | |||
| B | B40 | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 87 ft | 380 ftLinville River | 3,258 ft | $30 | |
| B | B41 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 122 ft | 262 ftLinville River | $30 | ||
| B | B42 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | 62 ft | 352 ftLinville River | $30 | ||
| B | B48 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 45 ft | 385 ft | $30 | ||
| B | B49 | rv nonelectric | 33 ft | 31 ft | 286 ft | $30 | ||
| B | B50 | tent only nonelectric | 29 ft | 373 ft | 3,268 ft | $30 | ||
| B | B51 | tent only nonelectric | 29 ft | 366 ft | 3,260 ft | $30 | ||
| B | B52 | tent only nonelectric | 37 ft | 366 ft | 3,241 ft | $30 | ||
| B | B53 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 31 ft | 281 ft | $30 | ||
| B | B54 | tent only nonelectric | 42 ft | 365 ft | 3,215 ft | $30 | ||
| B | B55 | tent only nonelectric | 42 ft | 347 ft | 3,207 ft | $30 | ||
| B | B56 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 41 ft | 276 ft | $30 | ||
| B | B57 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 41 ft | 257 ft | $30 | ||
| B | B58 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 50 ft | 246 ft | 3,270 ft | $30 | |
| B | B59 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 36 ft | 348 ft | 3,182 ft | $30 | |
| B | B60 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 36 ft | 349 ft | 3,156 ft | $30 | |
| B | B61 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 49 ft | 265 ft | 3,235 ft | $30 | |
| B | B62 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 49 ft | 290 ft | 3,204 ft | $30 | |
| B | B63 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 42 ft | 307 ft | 3,125 ft | $30 | |
| B | B64 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 50 ft | 275 ft | 3,158 ft | $30 | |
| B | B65 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 60 ft | 248 ft | 3,074 ft | $30 | |
| B | B66 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 52 ft | 216 ft | 3,104 ft | $30 | |
| B | B67 | standard nonelectric | 21 ft | 52 ft | 166 ft | 3,057 ft | $30 | |
| B | B68 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 71 ft | 194 ft | 3,003 ft | $30 | |
| B | B69 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 57 ft | 126 ft | 2,976 ft | $30 | |
| B | B70 | standard nonelectric | 17 ft | 57 ft | 82 ft | 2,919 ft | $30 | |
| B | Group Site 1 | group tent only area nonelectric | 52 ft | 299 ftLinville River | $45 | |||
| B | Group Site 2 | group tent only area nonelectric | 52 ft | 291 ft | $45 |
25 of 66 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Mortimer CampgroundPisgah National Forest · 9.7 mi
Crabtree Falls CampgroundBlue Ridge Parkway · 16 mi
Julian Price CampgroundBlue Ridge Parkway · 16 mi
Johns River Road Backcountry CampingBlue Ridge Parkway · 17 miBoone Fork CampgroundPisgah National Forest · 18 mi
Carolina Hemlocks Rec AreaPisgah National Forest · 19 miFrom I-40 East, take Highway 221 north to the Blue Ridge Parkway at Linville Falls. Go north for one mile to Linville Falls Spur Road, located at Milepost 317, and continue a half mile to the campground.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Crossnore, NC
Typical weather
Typical October night 40°F, day 62°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 22°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Linville Falls Campground is in North Carolina’s 14th congressional district. Its representative, Tim Moore (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →