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Boondocking in North Carolina Near the Water

Free and dispersed camping in North Carolina near the water. No hookups, no fees listed — pack out what you pack in. 185 places mapped.

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Every pin is within 15 miles of a launch. The ⚓ anchors are the boat ramps — so you can see how far the water is from any stop.

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Almond

Badin

Balsam Gap

Banner Elk

  • Alpine Meadow · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions
  • Attic Window · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions
  • Briar Patch · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions
  • Calloway Gap · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions
  • Cliffside · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions
  • Daniel Boone · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions
  • Hi-Balsam Shelter · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions
  • Profile · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions
  • Raven's Roost · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions
  • Storyteller Rock · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions
  • Streamside · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions
  • The Hermitage · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions
  • The Refuge · Grandfather Mountain State Park directions

Barnard

Bear Creek

  • Hammocks Beach State Park Group Campsites · North Carolina Parks directions
  • Hammocks Beach State Park Primitive Campsites · North Carolina Parks directions
  • Hammocks Beach State Park Primitive Campsites · North Carolina Parks directions

Beechertown

Birdtown Community ᏥᏍᏉᎯ

  • Bald Creek #61 · National Park Service directions
  • Bryson Place #57 · National Park Service directions
  • Bumgardner Branch #60 · National Park Service directions
  • Burnt Spruce #56 · National Park Service directions
  • Estes Branch #46 · National Park Service directions
  • George's Branch #51 · National Park Service directions
  • Jerry Flats #63 · National Park Service directions
  • McCracken Branch #59 · National Park Service directions
  • Mill Creek #64 · National Park Service directions
  • Nettle Creek #54 · National Park Service directions
  • Nick's Nest Branch #58 · National Park Service directions
  • Poke Patch #53 · National Park Service directions
  • Pole Road #55 · National Park Service directions
  • Steeltrap #68 · National Park Service directions
  • Upper Ripshin #62 · National Park Service directions

Black Mountain

Blowing Rock

  • Old Johns River Road · National Park Service directions

Boone

Brevard

Burnsville

Camp Leach

  • Goose Creek State Park Group Campground · North Carolina State Parks directions
  • Goose Creek State Park Primitive Campground · North Carolina State Parks directions

Carson Mill

  • Bear Pen Branch #65 · National Park Service directions
  • Goldmine Branch #67 · National Park Service directions
  • Huggins #69 · National Park Service directions
  • Lower Noland Creek Boater Camp #66 · National Park Service directions

Casar

  • Fox Trail Campground · North Carolina State Parks directions
  • Little River Campground · North Carolina State Parks directions
  • Murray Branch Campground · North Carolina State Parks directions
  • Shinny Falls Campground · North Carolina State Parks directions
  • Upper Falls Campground · North Carolina State Parks directions

Cherokee

Deep Gap

  • Deep Gap Campsite · National Park Service directions

Elk Park

Elon College

  • Shallow Ford Campsites · Alamance County directions

Fontana Dam

Gatesville

  • Bennett Creek Paddle-In High Ground Campsites directions
  • Bennetts Creek Paddle-In Platform Campsites directions

Glen Alpine

  • Long Arm Boat-In Campground · North Carolina Division of Parks & Recre directions

Glendale Springs

  • Obids Creek Campsite · National Park Service directions

Greenville

  • River Park North Campground · City of Greenville directions
  • River Park North Campground · City of Greenville directions

Hayesville

Highlands

Jefferson

  • Peaks 61 · North Carolina Division of Parks and Rec directions
  • Peaks 61 · North Carolina Division of Parks and Rec directions
  • Peaks Groupsite · North Carolina Division of Parks and Rec directions
  • Site A · North Carolina Division of Parks and Rec directions
  • Site B · North Carolina Division of Parks and Rec directions

Kings Mountain

Lake Santeetlah

Lake Toxaway

  • Bear Gap Campsite · North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commis directions
  • Bearcamp Creek Campsite directions
  • Buck Fields · North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commis directions
  • Heath Pine Ridge Campsite · North Carolina Division of Parks & Recre directions
  • Indian Camp Campsite · North Carolina Division of Parks & Recre directions
  • Rock Creek Campsite · North Carolina Division of Parks & Recre directions
  • Toxaway Creek Campsites · North Carolina Division of Parks & Recre directions
  • Wintergreen Campsite · North Carolina Division of Parks & Recre directions

Laurel Springs

  • Basin Cove Campground · National Park Service directions

Lupton

Morgantown

  • Sawtooth Campground · North Carolina State Parks directions

Mount Airy

Newlight

  • Suggs Mill Pond Game Land Campground · North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commis directions

Old Fort

Orrum

Pembroke

Pineola

Redmon

Riverside

Rymers Ferry

Sapphire

Seagrove

Sparta

  • Dispersed Camping · National Park Service directions

Spruce Pine

Stackhouse

Sylva

Topton

Traphill

Troy

Tuckasegee

Waynesville

Zionville

  • Group Site 1 · North Carolina Division of Parks and Rec directions
  • Group Site 2 · North Carolina Division of Parks and Rec directions
  • Site 1 · North Carolina Division of Parks and Rec directions
  • Site 2 · North Carolina Division of Parks and Rec directions
  • Site 3 · North Carolina Division of Parks and Rec directions
  • Zone Camp A · North Carolina Division of Parks and Rec directions
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