U.S. Forest Service · National Forests in North Carolina · North Carolina

Boone Fork Campground

Campers must hike in to the developed areas, and all sites are primitive. No electric hook ups, no toilets, no running water available.

First-come, first-served14 sites

More like this: first-come in North Carolina

1fire
active
Rx - Stone Mountain (prescribed burn) · 38 mi away
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-16
Incident details ↓

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Boone Fork Campground30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 3.93 inches of precipitation, 1.3 inches of snowFebruary: 3.33 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowMarch: 4.29 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowApril: 4.44 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 4.38 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 4.73 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 4.60 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 4.48 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 4.25 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 3.63 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 3.33 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowDecember: 4.27 inches of precipitation, 2.3 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 38.2°F averageFebruary: 41.3°F averageMarch: 48.2°F averageApril: 57.5°F averageMay: 65.6°F averageJune: 73.5°F averageJuly: 77.1°F averageAugust: 75.7°F averageSeptember: 69.6°F averageOctober: 58.7°F averageNovember: 48.3°F averageDecember: 40.8°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 in5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Lenoir, 8 miles from the campground at 1,155 feet, station USC00314938 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 50 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 4 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Getting there

Coordinates36.0072° N, 81.6159° W · Directions ↗

Good to know

  • This site is not maintained but can still be used.

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Rx - Stone Mountain

    38 mi from the campground

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Outdoor gearFootsloggers Outdoor & Travel Outfitters ↗9.5 mi
RV sales & serviceGeneral Rv Repair, LLC ↗12.1 mi
Dump stationDump station ↗35.2 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.

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Trails nearby

Forest Service trail data →
  • 0.4 mi
    Buckeye
    0.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
  • 1.4 mi
    Gem
    1.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike

Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.

On the National Register nearby

On Register Atlas →

Guidebooks for North Carolina

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  • Best Tent Camping: the Carolinas
    Johnny Molloy, 2019
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  • Camping North Carolina
    Melissa Watson, 2013
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  • Great Day Hikes on North Carolina's Mountains-To-Sea Trail
    Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and Jim Grode, 2020
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Boone Fork Campground?

No. Boone Fork Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Forest Service recreation page for this forest

How many sites does Boone Fork Campground have?

14 sites.

Source: Forest Service recreation page for this forest

What if Boone Fork Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Mortimer Campground (8.2 mi), Julian Price Campground (11.1 mi, partly first-come), and Johns River Road Backcountry Camping (11.9 mi).

Source: Campgrounds nearby