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Elk Knob State Park Campground

North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation campground in Elk Knob State Park, North Carolina.

$20–$45 (NC schedule)nightly fee (see fee notes)
6overnight sites
Reservablebooking
Not statedseason (agency text)
No RV datamax RV/trailer length
0named USFS/NPS trails within 5 mi
0.0 mibike trails within 5 mi

How it compares

  • With 6 sites it is the #74 largest of 86 North Carolina campgrounds that publish a site count (small and usually quieter).
  • There are 39 other campgrounds in our data within 25 miles.
  • Pets allowed on 1 of 6 sites.
  • Straight-line distance: Abingdon ~30 mi, Asheville ~72 mi, Charlotte ~90 mi.

Site mix

Group1
Walk-in/hike-in1

Amenities & rules

The agency hasn't published an amenity list for this campground.Pets allowedTents

Stay limit: 14 nights in any 30-day period

Fee notes from the agency (source): North Carolina state parks publish one statewide nightly schedule: RV site with full hookups (sewer, water, electric) $45; RV site with electric and water hookups $40; RV site with electric hookup only $35; Tent, trailer or RV site, no hookups $30; Primitive (backpacking) site $20. Statewide nightly rates; each rate includes a $3 non-refundable service fee. Not every site type exists at every park…

Trails within 5 miles

No named Forest Service or National Park Service trails are mapped within 5 miles. Trails on state, county or Corps of Engineers land aren't in these datasets.

Mountain biking nearby

No bike-legal trails are mapped within 5 miles in OpenStreetMap or Forest Service data.

Ratings come only from OpenStreetMap mtb:scale / IMBA tags. Untagged trails show as "Unrated", and we never guess. Check conditions and maps on Trailforks or MTB Project.

Nearest campgrounds

CampgroundMilesStateFee/nightSitesHookupsMax RVPetsBookingTrails ≤5 mi
Flintlock Campground
Private campground
10.3NC—— — —— ?22 (31.7 mi)
Honey Bear Campground
Private campground
10.7NC—— — yes— ?24 (41.0 mi)
Greenfield Campground
Private campground
11.1NC—— — —— ?0
Deep Gap Campsite
National Park Service
11.7NCFree12 — —— ?3 (15.5 mi)
Goshen Creek
National Park Service
12.3NCFree6 — —— ?12 (24.2 mi)
Pond Mountain Hunt Camp
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
13.2TN—— — —— ?2 (7.7 mi)

Hookups: E = electric (max amps), W = water, S = sewer. "—" means the agency doesn't publish it. Trail counts are named USFS/NPS trails within 5 miles. 🟢 = kid-friendly (green-rated) bike trail nearby.

About this state park campground

Fees are restated as facts from North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation's published rates. Park list: North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation camping page (camping types: Backpack, Group). Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Location: OSM camp site node/6591819124. Amenity details come from OpenStreetMap where it maps them. We are not affiliated with North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation.