Moccasin Creek (FR 576) in NC -- Camping Rules & Access in North Carolina
Moccasin Creek (FR 576) in NC
Road corridorNFs in North Carolina
1.9 mi from Badin
Maps 485 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–12/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 0.2 of this road’s 16.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.2 miles of dirt.
- Near Uwharrie Falls.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings 0, 7.8, 8, 8.4, 13.4 and 14.6 miles along the road.
9 known camp spots along this road, between mile 0.9 and mile 14.7: 1 designated by the land manager, 8 reported by travellers.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- The Falls Reservoir shoreline is 0.3 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
September normals 62–83°F, 4.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.