21 campgrounds that take tents and no RVs in North Carolina

The list is thickest in National Forests in North Carolina. The Forest Service and the National Park Service run nearly all of them. Sizes are lopsided, from 1 site at the small end to 42 at the large.

A campground is listed when its Recreation.gov site records permit tents and permit no RV at any site.

Reservable Partly reservable First-come, first-served

All 21

CampgroundAgencySitesBookingLink
Tsali Recreation AreaFS42First-comeDetails →
Cheoah Point CampgroundFS23ReservableDetails →
Rocky Bluff CampgroundFS17ReservableDetails →
West Morris Mtn. CampgroundFS14First-comeDetails →
Big Creek CampgroundNPS12ReservableDetails →
Basin Cove Backcountry CampingNPS8ReservableDetails →
Horse Cove CampgroundFS8First-comeDetails →
Uwharrie Hunt CampFS8First-comeDetails →
Briar Bottom Group CampgroundFS6ReservableDetails →
Rattler Ford Group CampgroundFS4ReservableDetails →
Cataloochee Group CampNPS3ReservableDetails →
Deep Creek Group CampNPS3ReservableDetails →
Smokemont Group CampNPS3ReservableDetails →
Johns River Road Backcountry CampingNPS2ReservableDetails →
Big Creek Group CampNPS1ReservableDetails →
White Pine South Group CampFS1ReservableDetails →
Appletree Group CampgroundFSReservableDetails →
Badin Horse Camp or Old Horse CampFSFirst-comeDetails →
Cove Creek Group CampgroundFSReservableDetails →
Kimsey Creek Group CampgroundFSReservableDetails →
Wine Spring Horse CampFSReservableDetails →

Also in North Carolina

All 73 campgrounds in North Carolina · Electric hookups · First-come, first-served · Reservable · Big rigs · Pets allowed · Group sites · Tent only in every state