Santeetlah Lake Dispersed Camping

US Forest Service · North Carolina

Santeetlah Lake Dispersed Camping in North Carolina. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 117 public campsites we map in North Carolina.

Dispersed campsites located in the Santeetlah Lake watershed. Each campsite has a fire ring, picnic table and lantern post. There is a fourteen day stay limit within a 30 day period at each campsite.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Booking: first-come, first-served
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Site type: Camping area
Number of sites: 240
Coordinates: 35.36782, -83.84978

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Nearest sites we map

Cheoah Point Campground2 km · US Forest Service
Rattler Ford Group Campground6 km · US Forest Service
Rattler Ford Campground6 km · US Forest Service
Horse Cove Campground6 km · US Forest Service
Santeetlah Creek Dispersed Camping8 km · US Forest Service
Deep Creek Hunter Shelter8 km · US Forest Service

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2025-12-22, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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