Bender (FR 766) in NC -- Camping Rules & Access
Bender (FR 766) in NC
Road corridorNFs in North Carolina, Croatan Ranger District
6.4 mi from River Bend
Maps 31 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
National Forests in North Carolina ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Easy
- All 2 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- A river runs 1.1 mi off.
Rules
- The following acts are prohibited on the Pisgah, Nantahala, Uwharrie and Croatan National Forests:…Camping or maintaining a campsite in excess of 14 days within any 30 day time period, unless the campsite has been posted with different stay limits by the Forest Service. 36 CFR 261.58(a).
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 54–75°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.