Big Rocky (FR 466) in NC -- Camping Rules & Access
Big Rocky (FR 466) in NC
Road corridorNFs in North Carolina
12 mi from Tusculum
Maps 2,494 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
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Motor-vehicle season 4/15–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- All 0.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Near Big Knob.
- Estimated climb: 330 ft over 0.6 miles, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 51%.
Known camping along this road at mile 0.6: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
- Camp Creek Bald stands 2,339 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles northwest.
- Little Prong runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 44–69°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.