Wolf Ford Horse Camp in NC -- Campground & RV Camping

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Wolf Ford Horse Camp in NC

CampgroundUSFS

8.8 mi from Mills River

Maps 3,299 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

828-877-3265

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Road Access

Easy
  • Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 6%.

Rig fit

  • Maximum published vehicle length: 50 ft.
  • Longest published RV site: 50 ft.
  • Longest published trailer site: 50 ft.
  • Longest published fifth-wheel site: 50 ft.
  • Longest published camper-van site: 50 ft.
  • Driveway grade: slight.
No drinking waterVault toiletsNo electric hookups

Campground details

11 sitesFires allowed

Setting

Some privacy

Wolf Ford Horse Camp is an equestrian-focused campground in the Pisgah Ranger District, located 3.2 miles down gravel Forest Service Road 1206 near the South Fork of the Mills River. Set under a heavy canopy of maples, oaks, and pines, this remote site offers pit toilets but no water or electricity. A combination code is required to enter. The camp provides direct access to over 100 miles of multi-use trails and forest roads, with the Cradle of Forestry four miles away and the Blue Ridge Parkway nearby.

Getting there: From the North: At the intersection of 280/64 West, turn onto 276 North. -Go 11.7 miles. Turn Right onto Yellow Gap Road (Forest Service Road 1206) - an unpaved, gravel road. -Go 3.3 miles. Turn Right onto South Mills River Road (Forest Service Road 475) - an unpaved, gravel road. Wolf Ford Horse Camp will be immediately on your left. From the South: Turn onto 276 South. -Go 18 miles. Turn Left onto Yellow Gap Road (Forest Service Road 1206) - an unpaved, gravel road. -Go 3.3 miles. Turn Right onto South Mills River Road (Forest Service Road 475) - an unpaved, gravel road. Wolf Ford Horse Camp will be immediately on your left.

  • Moderately separated here.
  • Big Bald stands 1,971 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles northwest.
  • Most of them shaded.
  • South Fork Mills River runs 0.9 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Reservation: Reservation required.
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 40–66°F, 5.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 83 of 100.

Tree cover71%30m sat. est.
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