Federal campgrounds in North Carolina

79 campgrounds you can book on Recreation.gov. Pick what your kids like to do to narrow the list.

Arrowhead Campground Forest Service · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming, wildlife and birds
B. Everett Jordan Dam Visitor Assistance Center Conference Room Army Corps of Engineers · picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Badin Lake Campground Forest Service · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming, wildlife and birds
Badin Lake Group Camp Forest Service · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming, wildlife and birds
Balsam Lake Lodge Forest Service · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Balsam Mountain Campground National Park Service · biking, hiking, wildlife and birds
Bandits Roost Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming
Basin Cove Backcountry Camping National Park Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Berry Mountain Park Shelter Army Corps of Engineers · picnic and day use, swimming
Big Creek Group Camp National Park Service · biking, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Big Creek Horse Camp National Park Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Black Mountain Campground Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming
Boomer Park Shelter Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, picnic and day use, swimming
Briar Bottom Group Campground Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use
Canebrake Horse Camp Forest Service · biking, boating and paddling, hiking, swimming, wildlife and birds
Cape Point Campground National Park Service · fishing, hiking
Carolina Hemlocks Rec Area Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming
Cataloochee Campground National Park Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Cataloochee Group Camp National Park Service · wildlife and birds
Cataloochee Horse Camp National Park Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Cedar Point Campground Forest Service · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking
Cheoah Point Cabin 1 Forest Service · fishing, hiking, swimming, wildlife and birds
Cheoah Point Cabin 2 Forest Service · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming
Cheoah Point Campground Forest Service · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming
Cliffside Lake Shelters Forest Service · fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Collins Creek Picnic Pavilion National Park Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Cove Creek Lower Group Camp Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking
Cove Creek Upper Group Camp Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking
Crabtree Falls Campground National Park Service · hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Curtis Creek Campground (Nc) Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Dam Site Shelter Army Corps of Engineers · boating and paddling, picnic and day use
Davidson River Forest Service · fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming
Deep Creek Campground (NC) National Park Service · biking, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Deep Creek Group Camp National Park Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion National Park Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Doughton Park Campground National Park Service · fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Fish Dam Creek Park Army Corps of Engineers · biking, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Flanners Beach Campground Forest Service · hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Fort Hamby Park Army Corps of Engineers · fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming
Frisco Campground National Park Service · biking, fishing, hiking, swimming
Great Island Cabin Camp National Park Service · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, swimming
Harmon Den Campground Forest Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Jackrabbit Mountain Forest Service · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Johns River Road Backcountry Camping National Park Service · hiking, wildlife and birds
Julian Price Campground National Park Service · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Keowee Park Shelter Army Corps of Engineers · biking, boating and paddling, fishing, picnic and day use
King's Mountain Point Picnic Pavilion (Nc) Forest Service · boating and paddling
Kuykendall Group Camp Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking, swimming
Lake Powhatan Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Lake Powhatan Glamping Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming
Linville Falls Campground National Park Service · fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Long Point Cabin Camp National Park Service · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, swimming, wildlife and birds
Mortimer Campground Forest Service
Mount Pisgah Campground National Park Service · hiking, wildlife and birds
North Mills River Forest Service · fishing, hiking, swimming
Ocracoke Campground National Park Service · boating and paddling, fishing, swimming
Oregon Inlet Campground National Park Service · boating and paddling
Otter Creek Campground National Park Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Oyster Point Campground Forest Service · boating and paddling, fishing, hiking
Peaks Of Otter Campground National Park Service · fishing, hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Pink Beds Picnic Shelter Forest Service · hiking, picnic and day use
Rattler Ford Group Campground Forest Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Rock Castle Gorge Backcountry Camping National Park Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Rocky Bluff Campground Forest Service
Rocky Knob Campground National Park Service · hiking, picnic and day use, wildlife and birds
Round Bottom Horse Camp National Park Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Smokemont Campground National Park Service · biking, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Smokemont Group Camp National Park Service · biking, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Standing Indian Campground Forest Service · fishing, hiking, picnic and day use
Sunburst Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking, picnic and day use
Swan Cabin Group Camp Forest Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Sycamore Flats Picnic Shelter Forest Service · fishing, picnic and day use
Tow String Horse Camp National Park Service · fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds
Van Hook Glade Forest Service · fishing, hiking, swimming
W. Kerr Scott Visitor Assistance Center Conference Room Army Corps of Engineers
Warrior Creek Army Corps of Engineers · biking, fishing, hiking
Wash Creek Horse Camp Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking
White Pine South Group Camp Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking, swimming
Wolf Ford Horse Camp Forest Service · biking, fishing, hiking, wildlife and birds

Campground list from the Recreation Information Database (RIDB), ridb.recreation.gov, full export, refreshed Oct 15, 2026. Each name opens the campground on Recreation.gov, the federal booking site: check it for dates, availability, fees and alerts. We show no prices or availability, and Dad Field Manual isn't affiliated with Recreation.gov or any agency.