Edgemont Pinola (FR 464) in NC -- Camping Rules & Access in North Carolina
Edgemont Pinola (FR 464) in NC
Road corridorNFs in North Carolina
10 mi from Banner Elk
Maps 3,175 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- 0.7 of this road’s 10.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.7 miles of graded dirt.
- Near Little Lost Cove Cliffs.
- Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 10.1 miles through 20 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 33%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 0: reported by travellers.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Big Lost Cove Ridge stands 625 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles west.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
September normals 53–72°F, 6.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.