Pink Beds Picnic Shelter

US Forest Service · North Carolina

Pink Beds Picnic Shelter in North Carolina. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 117 public campsites we map in North Carolina.

The Pink Beds Picnic Shelter is nestled within Pisgah National Forest along the scenic US 276 corridor. It sits adjacent to the historic Cradle of Forestry in America and is set within a lush woodland valley renowned for rhododendron, mountain laurel, azalea blooms, and rare high-altitude bogs—giving the area its iconic name. Recreation As part of the Pisgah National Forest, the Pink Beds area offers excellent opportunities.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

Reservation required

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Phone

828 877-3265

Coordinates

35.35361, -82.77778

Nearest sites we map

• Wolf Ford Horse Camp4 km · US Forest Service
• Mount Pisgah Campground6 km · National Park Service
• Cove Creek Upper Group Camp7 km · US Forest Service
• Cove Creek Lower Group Camp7 km · US Forest Service
• White Pine South Group Camp8 km · US Forest Service
• Black Mountain / South Toe River Area9 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-07-21, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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