Deep Creek Campground in NC -- Campground & RV Camping in North Carolina
Deep Creek Campground in NC
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2.5 mi from Bryson City
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Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 26 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 28 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 26 ft.
- Longest published fifth-wheel site: 26 ft.
- Longest published camper-van site: 28 ft.
- 4 pull-through sites.
- Driveway grade: severe.
Campground details
Setting
Located in the southeastern section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Deep Creek Group Camp sits directly along Deep Creek and near the Bradley Fork River. The primitive campground accommodates both tents and RVs across 92 individual sites equipped with tent pads, picnic tables, and campfire grills. Amenities include drinking water, sinks, and flush toilets, but there are no utility hookups or showers. Campers come for stream fishing, wading, and tubing. Over 800 miles of park trails connect nearby, including a 1.6-mile round-trip hike to Tom Branch Falls and Indian Creek Falls.
Getting there: Seasonal phone is 828-488-3184 From downtown Bryson City, NC: Follow signs to Deep Creek, 3 miles away.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 92-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
- Sharp Top stands 1,538 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles west.
- Deep Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- 30 hike-in sites.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
September normals 56–80°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 52 of 100.