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

Nantahala National Forest

11 federal campgrounds, 2 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

11Campgrounds
2With first-come sites
$15–$20A night, across 2
134Sites, from 5
1,990–3,440 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 11 of these 11 campgrounds

Where they are

11 of 11 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 11

11 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Standing Indian Campground
Nantahala National Forest · NC
81 sites3 group sitesrigs to 50 ft3,380 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Rattler Ford Group Campground
Nantahala National Forest · NC
4 sites4 with a tent pad4 group sitesrigs to 30 ft2,080 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Van Hook Glade
Nantahala National Forest · NC
24 sites10 with a tent pad2 group sitesrigs to 36 ft3,250 fttoilets
Reservable
Cheoah Point Campground
Nantahala National Forest · NC
23 sitesrigs to 40 ft2,000 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Cliffside Lake Shelters
Nantahala National Forest · NC
2 sites3,440 ftdrinking watertoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Horse Cove CampgroundNantahala National Forest · NCfrom $15 · 2,050 ftOpenKimsey Creek Group CampgroundNantahala National Forest · NC3,420 ftOpenAppletree Group CampgroundNantahala National Forest · NC2,750 ft · drinking waterCheoah Point Recreation AreaNantahala National Forest · NCfrom $20 · 1,990 ftRattler Ford CampgroundNantahala National Forest · NC2,180 ftFirst-comeTsali Recreation AreaNantahala National Forest · NC2,180 ft · drinking waterFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
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 · Aug 12, 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 (R)NC 11th · 11 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
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