Brown Mountain (FR 299) in NC -- Camping Rules & Access
Brown Mountain (FR 299) in NC
Road corridorNFs in North Carolina
8.0 mi from Gamewell
Maps 1,101 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
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Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkPOOR
Road Access
Difficult
- 4.4 of this road’s 5.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4.4 miles of it dirt.
- Near 4x4 Falls.
- Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 5.7 miles through 13 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 20%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Brown Mountain Ridge stands 1,399 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles north.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 47–72°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.