Upper Lost Cove #91

5 mi northeast of Fontana Dam, NC · No signal at camp

Dispersed / primitivetype

4sites

Freeto camp

2,041 ftelevation

Apr–Octbest months

About Upper Lost Cove #91

Managed by: National Park Service
Where: 5 mi northeast of Fontana Dam, NC · 35.49208, -83.78991

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

Weather by month

47°

27°Jan

52°

30°Feb

60°

36°Mar

69°

43°Apr

76°

51°May

82°

59°Jun

85°

63°Jul

84°

62°Aug

79°

56°Sep

70°

45°Oct

59°

35°Nov

50°

31°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 Upper Lost Cove #91 from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Benton Mackaye -Cheoah Rd	Hiking	2.8 mi	31.0 mi
Anst - Cheoah Rd	Hiking	2.8 mi	29.3 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

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.

Stargazing nearby: Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) (Observatory), 56 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 20 mi
Propane: 22.8 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Lost Cove #90 0.9 mi
Birch Spring Gap #113 1.5 mi
Lower Ekaneetlee #89 1.5 mi
Eagle Creek Island #96 1.9 mi
Upper Flats #92 2.4 mi
Dispersed site #87 · 3 mi NE of Fontana Dam 2.5 mi