Best campgrounds for mountain biking in North Carolina
Ranked by miles of difficulty-rated mountain bike trail within 5 miles of the campground, then by total bike-legal miles.
224of 391 campgrounds have bike-legal trail within 5 mi
43have difficulty-rated MTB trail nearby
27have green (kid-friendly) trail nearby
Difficulty legend: Family/Beginner (green)Intermediate (blue)Expert (black / double black)Unrated (no tag). Ratings come from OpenStreetMap
mtb:scale:imba (preferred) or mtb:scale. How we map them.| # | Campground | Rated MTB mi | All bike mi | Difficulty mix (mi) | Closest named trails | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wash Creek Horse Camp USDA Forest Service |
23.9 | 100.0 | 6.512.24.60.676.1 | North Mills River Trail (0.1 mi); Trace Ridge (0.2 mi); Fletcher Creek Trail (0.5 mi) | — |
| 2 | Lake Powhatan Glamping USDA Forest Service |
23.7 | 64.8 | 2.117.04.641.1 | Homestead Trail (0.1 mi); Pine Tree Loop (0.1 mi); Deerfield Loop (0.1 mi) | — |
| 3 | Lake Powhatan USDA Forest Service |
23.7 | 64.8 | 2.117.04.641.1 | Homestead Trail (0.1 mi); Pine Tree Loop (0.1 mi); Deerfield Loop (0.1 mi) | — |
| 4 | Firefighter Island Campsite | 22.6 | 40.0 | 2.115.94.617.4 | Shut-In Nrt (1.0 mi); Neighborhood Trail (2.0 mi); Hardtimes Connector (2.2 mi) | — |
| 5 | Bandits Roost U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
16.1 | 17.5 | 15.60.51.4 | Yadkin River Greenway (1.7 mi); Fish Dam Creek Trail (1.8 mi); Warrior Creek (2.1 mi) | — |
| 6 | Warrior Creek U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
16.1 | 17.5 | 15.60.51.4 | Warrior Creek (0.2 mi); Drop, Hop and Roll (0.5 mi); Happy Jack (0.9 mi) | — |
| 7 | Fort Hamby Park U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
16.1 | 17.5 | 15.60.51.4 | Warrior Creek (1.3 mi); Berms & Views (1.8 mi); Happy Jack (1.9 mi) | — |
| 8 | Fish Dam Creek Park U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
16.1 | 17.5 | 15.60.51.4 | Fish Dam Creek Trail (0.1 mi); Yadkin River Greenway (0.1 mi); Warrior Creek (3.8 mi) | — |
| 9 | W. Kerr Scott Visitor Assistance Center Conference Room U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
16.1 | 17.5 | 15.60.51.4 | Yadkin River Greenway (0.3 mi); Fish Dam Creek Trail (0.5 mi); Warrior Creek (3.5 mi) | — |
| 10 | North Mills River USDA Forest Service |
14.7 | 92.5 | 5.66.62.577.8 | North Mills River Trail (0.2 mi); Trace Ridge (0.3 mi); Wash Creek (0.7 mi) | $15 |
| 11 | Youth Group Campground Private campground |
8.2 | 23.4 | 3.73.40.90.215.2 | Ruffed Grouse Trail (1.4 mi); Ridgeline Trail (1.6 mi); Isaac Heath Trail (2.4 mi) | — |
| 12 | Wolf Ford Horse Camp USDA Forest Service |
7.5 | 125.8 | 6.90.6118.3 | Thompson Creek (0.2 mi); Pilot Rock Trail (0.6 mi); Pilot Rock Extension (0.8 mi) | — |
| 13 | Deep Gap Shelter | 7.4 | 57.2 | 5.22.249.8 | Farlow Gap Trail (0.8 mi); Summey Cove Trail (1.5 mi); Daniel Ridge Loop (1.5 mi) | — |
| 14 | Cove Creek Upper Group Camp USDA Forest Service |
7.3 | 116.3 | 6.50.8109.0 | Caney Bottom (0.1 mi); Cove Creek Trail (0.2 mi); Cove Creek Connector (0.7 mi) | — |
| 15 | Cove Creek Lower Group Camp USDA Forest Service |
7.3 | 116.3 | 6.50.8109.0 | Caney Bottom (0.1 mi); Cove Creek Trail (0.2 mi); Cove Creek Connector (0.7 mi) | — |
| 16 | Falls Lake State Recreation Area Campground North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation |
7.3 | 19.9 | 7.312.6 | New Light Trail (0.4 mi); South Loop (0.9 mi); Drop Zone Loop (1.4 mi) | $20–$45 (NC schedule) |
| 17 | Rolling View Campground - Loop A | 7.3 | 19.9 | 7.312.6 | South Loop (1.9 mi); Drop Zone Loop (2.2 mi); New Light Trail (2.5 mi) | — |
| 18 | Blue Star Camps | 7.3 | 11.3 | 2.83.40.90.24.0 | High Rocks climb trail (2.1 mi); Evergreen (2.2 mi); Southern Style (2.3 mi) | — |
| 19 | Buckhorn Gap Shelter and Campsite | 7.1 | 147.6 | 6.50.6140.5 | Black Mountain Trail (0.0 mi); Buckhorn Gap (0.1 mi); Barnett Branch (0.4 mi) | — |
| 20 | Mount Pisgah Campground National Park Service |
6.6 | 87.3 | 6.00.680.7 | Buck Springs (0.1 mi); Shut-In Nrt (0.2 mi); Thompson Creek (0.5 mi) | — |
| 21 | Headwaters Roadside Campsites | 6.5 | 131.7 | 6.5125.2 | Headwater Road (0.0 mi); Case Camp Ridge (0.3 mi); Seniard Ridge Connector (0.4 mi) | — |
| 22 | White Pine South Group Camp USDA Forest Service |
6.5 | 116.0 | 6.5109.5 | Avery Creek Road (0.0 mi); North Slope Trail (0.4 mi); Exercise Trail (0.6 mi) | — |
| 23 | Jones Lake State Park Campground North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation |
6.3 | 6.5 | 6.30.2 | Browns Creek Trail (4.5 mi) | $20–$45 (NC schedule) |
| 24 | Greene's Pond Cabins & RV Park Private campground |
6.3 | 6.5 | 6.30.2 | Browns Creek Trail (2.4 mi) | — |
| 25 | Sandy Ridge Campground and RV Resort Private campground |
6.3 | 6.5 | 6.30.2 | Browns Creek Trail (3.7 mi) | — |
| 26 | Camp Tekoa Private campground |
6.0 | 6.8 | 2.82.10.90.20.8 | High Rocks climb trail (0.6 mi); Evergreen (0.6 mi); Tortuga (0.7 mi) | — |
| 27 | Butter Gap Shelter | 5.6 | 61.6 | 4.90.756.0 | Butter Gap Trail (0.3 mi); Cat Gap Loop Trail (1.2 mi); Cat Gap Bypass Trail (1.3 mi) | — |
| 28 | NC FFA Center White Lake | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.90.2 | Browns Creek Trail (4.7 mi) | — |
| 29 | Stoney Fork Campground Private campground |
4.7 | 4.7 | 4.20.5 | Old Head (4.7 mi); Whippoorwhirl (4.7 mi); Berms & Views (4.7 mi) | — |
| 30 | Davidson River USDA Forest Service |
3.4 | 90.4 | 3.487.0 | Art Loeb Nrt (0.1 mi); Exercise Trail (0.1 mi); North Slope (0.2 mi) | — |
| 31 | Shining Rock Campground Private campground |
3.1 | 44.1 | 3.141.0 | Old Butt Knob Trail (0.0 mi); Shining Creek Trail (0.2 mi); Ivestor Gap (0.3 mi) | Free |
| 32 | Haw River State Park Campground North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation |
2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Watershed Connector Trail (4.7 mi); Blue Heron Trail (4.8 mi); Reedy Fork Trail (4.8 mi) | $20–$45 (NC schedule) |
| 33 | Riverwalk RV | 1.7 | 4.3 | 1.72.6 | Jonesville Greenway (0.1 mi) | — |
| 34 | Byrd's Branch Campground Private campground |
1.7 | 4.3 | 1.72.6 | Jonesville Greenway (3.7 mi) | — |
| 35 | Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campgrounds | 1.4 | 48.5 | 0.80.647.1 | Shining Creek Trail (2.7 mi); Buck Springs (2.7 mi); Big East Fork Trail (2.8 mi) | — |
| 36 | Tom Johnson's Morehead Farms Campground Private campground |
1.2 | 3.1 | 1.00.21.9 | Rocky River Crossing Nature Trail (1.0 mi); Fruit Trails (4.6 mi) | — |
| 37 | Ver-El RV Park & Campground Private campground |
1.0 | 3.0 | 1.02.0 | Rocky River Crossing Nature Trail (2.3 mi); Fruit Trails (4.4 mi) | — |
| 38 | Turn 1 Campground Private campground |
1.0 | 2.9 | 1.01.9 | Rocky River Crossing Nature Trail (1.9 mi); Fruit Trails (4.3 mi) | — |
| 39 | Black Forest Family Camping Resort Private campground |
0.9 | 20.4 | 0.919.5 | Corn Mill Shoals Trail (2.2 mi); Mine Mountain Trail (2.2 mi); Big Rock Trail (2.5 mi) | — |
| 40 | Kuykendall Group Camp USDA Forest Service |
0.8 | 26.9 | 0.826.1 | Bracken Mountain Trail (1.8 mi); Mackey Ridge Trail (1.9 mi); Brushy Creek Trail (1.9 mi) | — |
Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and USDA Forest Service (bike-allowed NFS trails, which are unrated). For trail conditions and closures, search Trailforks or MTB Project.
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