NPS · Blue Ridge Parkway

Basin Cove Backcountry Camping

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 1,557 ft
Vehicles: 1 per site

Every site here is listed for one vehicle. Agencies differ on whether a truck and the trailer it tows count as one or two, so this may not affect a fifth wheel — but it does decide whether a second car can come. Worth a call before you rely on it.

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 8 sites

1no rigs permitted 2no rigs permitted 3no rigs permitted 4no rigs permitted 5no rigs permitted 6no rigs permitted 7no rigs permitted 8no rigs permitted

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Doughton Park Campground NC	3 mi N	122	90 ft	none · pull-through
2	Fort Hamby Park NC	19 mi S	33	90 ft	electric · pull-through
3	Bandits Roost NC	19 mi S	103	95 ft	electric · pull-through
4	Warrior Creek NC	21 mi S	63	155 ft	electric · pull-through
5	Blue Springs Gap Cabin VA · cabin	26 mi N	1	—	electric
6	Hussy Mountain Horse Camp VA	26 mi N	4	—	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 8
Max occupancy per site: 6
Reservable sites: 8
Coordinates: 36.3898, -81.1621
Nearest place: ASHEVILLE
Phone: 828-276-2300
Elevation: 1,557 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/10323814 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain