Thompson Creek Camp Site

9 mi west of Mills River, NC · Verizon 5G · AT&T 4G

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First comebooking

May–Sepbest months

About Thompson Creek Camp Site

Flat camp site next to the Upper Thompson Creek.

Where: 9 mi west of Mills River, NC · 35.38502, -82.74531

Weather by month

42°

24°Jan

46°

27°Feb

52°

33°Mar

62°

40°Apr

68°

48°May

73°

56°Jun

76°

59°Jul

75°

58°Aug

70°

53°Sep

62°

43°Oct

52°

33°Nov

45°

28°Dec

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

See Thompson Creek Camp Site from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Thompson Creek	Hiking	at camp	2.3 mi
Pilot Rock	Hiking	0.7 mi	3.1 mi
Pilot Rock Extension	Hiking	0.8 mi	0.2 mi
Buck Springs	Hiking	0.8 mi	6.2 mi
Mst - Pisgah Rd	Hiking	0.8 mi	45.0 mi
Pink Beds Connector	Hiking	1.1 mi	0.9 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 4G

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
Water fill-up: 7.3 mi
Propane: 12.8 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Wolf Ford Horse Camp 0.7 mi
WF-3 0.9 mi
Mount Pisgah Campground - Milepost 408.6 1.5 mi
Buckhorn Gap Shelter and Campsite 2.9 mi
Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campgrounds 3.9 mi
Headwaters Roadside Campsites 4.5 mi