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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · North Carolina

Nantahala National Forest

Here, one in five take walk-ups.

10Campgrounds
2Take walk-ups
$15–$26A night, across 5
130Sites, from 4
1,990–3,420 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 10 of these 10 campgrounds

Where they are

10 of 10 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

10 campgrounds
Standing Indian CampgroundReservableOpenNantahala National Forest · NCfrom $263 group sites81 sitesrigs to 50 ft3,380 ftdrinking watertoiletsRattler Ford Group CampgroundReservableOpenNantahala National Forest · NCSites from $754 with a tent pad4 group sites4 sitesrigs to 30 ft2,080 ftdrinking watertoiletsCheoah Point CampgroundReservableNantahala National Forest · NCfrom $2023 sitesrigs to 40 ft2,000 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsVan Hook GladeReservableNantahala National Forest · NCfrom $2410 with a tent pad22 sitesrigs to 36 ft3,250 fttoiletsHorse Cove CampgroundOpenNantahala National Forest · NCfrom $152,050 fttoiletsKimsey Creek Group CampgroundOpenNantahala National Forest · NC3,420 ftAppletree Group CampgroundNantahala National Forest · NC2,750 ftdrinking watertoiletsCheoah Point Recreation AreaNantahala National Forest · NCfrom $201,990 ftRattler Ford CampgroundFirst-comeNantahala National Forest · NC2,180 ftTsali Recreation AreaFirst-comeNantahala National Forest · NC2,180 ftdrinking watertoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Watch
Roadless
Little Indian (addition)640 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Deep Creek / Avery Creek Addition1,908 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Big Indian (addition)1,155 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Chunky Gal (addition)3,336 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Overflow Creek3,379 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Cheoah Bald7,795 acres · 5 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.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Oct 3, 2026

Who answers for this land

Nantahala National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Chuck Edwards, official portrait
Chuck Edwards (R)NC 11th · 10 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly