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Several
U.S. Forest Service Campgrounds in
North
Carolina Open in March
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Asheville,
NC – March 2017 / Newsmaker Alert / Several U.S. Forest Service campgrounds
in North Carolina are now open or will open later this month.
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few additional facilities will open later this spring but many other sites
are open year round.
In
some cases, campsites can be reserved in advance at www.recreation.gov.
Amenities and fees vary from site to site. Details are available at www.fs.usda.gov/activity/nfsnc/recreation/camping-cabins.
Holders
of the Interagency Senior and Access, Golden Age and Access Pass receive
a fifty percent discount on their camping fee for single family campsites.
The discount does not include fees for hookups, such as sewer or electrical,
nor does it include double or larger campsites.
Now
Open
Croatan
National Forest
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Cedar
Point Campground
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Oyster
Point Campground
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Flanners
Beach/Neuse River Campground
Uwharrie
National Forest
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Badin
Lake Campgrounds
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West Morris
Mountain Campground
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Yates
Place Camp
Pisgah
National Forest, Pisgah Ranger District
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Lake Powhatan
Campground - Big John and Lakeside Loops
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North
Mills River Campground - one loop
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Davidson
River Campground - Sycamore, Appletree, and Dogwood Loops
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Additional
loops in all campgrounds open in April
All recreation
sites on the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest
will open March 31. On the Nantahala National Forest, campgrounds on the
Nantahala and Cheoah Ranger Districts open in April and on the Tusquitee
Ranger District in May.
Contact:
National
Forests in North Carolina
Supervisor’s
Office
828-257-4200
Cathy
Dowd
828-257-4215 |
