Horse Cove Campground

US Forest Service · North Carolina

Horse Cove Campground in North Carolina. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 117 public campsites we map in North Carolina.

The campground is located near the entrance to Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. The main portion of the campground is closed indefinitely due to a water system issue. The lower 6 sites are open year-round. These sites are primitive with access to a vault toilet, but no running water. There is a creek nearby.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

$15/night

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

90

Coordinates

35.36555, -83.91943

Nearest sites we map

• Rattler Ford Group Campground1 km · US Forest Service
• Rattler Ford Campground1 km · US Forest Service
• Santeetlah Creek Dispersed Camping3 km · US Forest Service
• Cheoah Point Campground4 km · US Forest Service
• Deep Creek Hunter Shelter6 km · US Forest Service
• Santeetlah Lake Dispersed Camping6 km · US Forest Service

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2026-08-06, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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