Black Swamp (FR 152) in NC -- Camping Rules & Access
Black Swamp (FR 152) in NC
Road corridorNFs in North Carolina, Croatan Ranger District
9.9 mi from Brices Creek
Maps 33 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Easy
- All 4.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Catfish Lake lies 1.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
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, 4.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.