Powhatan Access (FR 481) in NC -- Camping Rules & Access
Powhatan Access (FR 481) in NC
Dispersed camping corridorNFs in North Carolina, Pisgah Ranger District
1.8 mi from Bent Creek
Maps 2,232 ft
Designated sites only
National Forests in North Carolina ↗
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–10/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkPOOR
Road Access
Moderate
- 0.4 of this road’s 4.2 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly paved with 0.6 miles of gravel.
- Near Hard Times Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 10 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 0.7 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Grassy Knob stands 1,083 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles south.
- Boyd Branch runs 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Climate averages
October normals 45–69°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.