Pisgah National Forest

US Forest Service · North Carolina

Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 117 public campsites we map in North Carolina.

The Pisgah National Forest is a land of mile-high peaks, cascading waterfalls, and heavily forested slopes. Comprised of over 500,000 acres, the Pisgah is primarily a hardwood forest with whitewater rivers, waterfalls and hundreds of miles of trails. This national forest is home of the first tract of land purchased under the Weeks Act of 1911 which led to the creation of the national forests in the eastern United States.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Coordinates

35.76619, -82.36545

Nearest sites we map

• Briar Bottom Group Campground13 km · US Forest Service
• Black Mountain Campground13 km · US Forest Service
• Carolina Hemlocks Rec Area15 km · US Forest Service
• Curtis Creek Campground17 km · US Forest Service
• Curtis Creek Campground (Nc)18 km · US Forest Service
• Lake Powhatan Glamping40 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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