U.S. Forest Service · North Carolina

Cradle Of Forestry In America National Historic Area

2 federal campgrounds, all of them reservable or unlisted.

2Campgrounds
12Sites
3,260–3,300 ftElevation

Where they are

2 of 2 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 2

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
Roadless
Laurel Mountain5,683 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
South Mills River8,588 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Graveyard Ridge (addition)1,958 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Sam Knob (addition)2,576 acres · 7 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Who answers for this land

Cradle Of Forestry In America National Historic Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Chuck Edwards (R)NC 11th · 2 campgrounds · grade F
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