Lower Forney #74

7 mi northwest of Bryson City, NC · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

1,742 ftelevation

Apr–Octbest months

About Lower Forney #74

Managed by: National Park Service
Where: 7 mi northwest of Bryson City, NC · 35.46722, -83.56552

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

47°

27°Jan

51°

30°Feb

58°

35°Mar

68°

42°Apr

75°

50°May

80°

58°Jun

83°

61°Jul

82°

60°Aug

77°

54°Sep

68°

44°Oct

58°

34°Nov

50°

30°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.

See Lower Forney #74 from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Windy Gap Overlook	Horse	2.4 mi	0.2 mi
Windy Gap Loop	Horse	2.4 mi	1.9 mi
Tsali Left Loop	Horse	2.6 mi	9.1 mi
Tsali Right Loop	Horse	2.8 mi	10.8 mi
Tsali Left Loop Connector	Horse	2.9 mi	0.1 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Rural edge

The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.

Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 7.3 mi
Propane: 10 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Goldmine Branch #67 1.3 mi
Gunter Branch Boater Camp #72 1.7 mi
Poplar Flats #75 2 mi
CCC #71 2.1 mi
Lower Noland Creek Boater Camp #66 2.6 mi
Bear Pen Branch #65 2.6 mi