FS · National Forests in North Carolina

Mortimer Campground

4 of 17 sites fit 42 ft

Book 13, 9, 8, 10

Longest for your rig: 103 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Pull-through
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 1,504 ft
Vehicles: up to 3

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

Every bookable site

Fits your 42 ft rig — 4 sites

13103 ft driveway · pull · gravel · 2 vehicles 958 ft driveway · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 851 ft driveway · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 1042 ft driveway · back · gravel · 2 vehicles

Too short for 42 ft — 6 sites

741 ft driveway · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 1140 ft driveway · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 1530 ft driveway · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 1627 ft driveway · back · gravel · 2 vehicles 1720 ft driveway · parallel · gravel · 2 vehicles 618 ft driveway · parallel · gravel · 2 vehicles

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 6 sites

1no rigs permitted · gravel · 1 vehicle 14no rigs permitted · back · gravel · 10 ft wide · 1 vehicle 2no rigs permitted · gravel · 1 vehicle 3no rigs permitted · gravel · 2 vehicles 4no rigs permitted · gravel · 2 vehicles 5no rigs permitted · gravel · 2 vehicles

Length never published — 1 site

12 Group Sino length given · parallel · gravel · 3 vehicles

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Linville Falls Campground NC	10 mi W	64	50 ft	none · pull-through
2	Julian Price Campground NC	10 mi N	192	92 ft	none · pull-through
3	Johns River Road Backcountry Camping NC	11 mi N	2	—	none
4	Dennis Cove Campground TN	27 mi NW	14	50 ft	none
5	Warrior Creek NC	28 mi E	63	155 ft	electric · pull-through
6	Carolina Hemlocks Rec Area NC	28 mi SW	35	35 ft	none · pull-through

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: 17
Longest driveway: 103 ft
Max occupancy per site: 12
Reservable sites: 17
Coordinates: 35.9911, -81.7613
Nearest place: Collettsville
Phone: 828-652-2144
Elevation: 1,504 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/10046915 · 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