USDA Forest Service · North Carolina
Headwaters Roadside Campsites
USDA Forest Service · North Carolina, United States
- Elevation
- 3,235 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- HEADWATER (NFSR 475B) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
About
US Forest Service campground. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 26° | 9° | 63° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 32° | 19° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 59° | 39° | 13° | 73° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 65° | 43° | 28° | 79° | 4 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 55° | 39° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 60° | 47° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 64° | 57° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 64° | 57° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 60° | 48° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 45° | 29° | 78° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 56° | 37° | 22° | 69° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 47° | 30° | 9° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Cove Creek Lower Group Camp · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Cove Creek Upper Group Camp · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Cove Creek Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Wolf Ford Horse Camp · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 11 sites
- White Pine South Group Camp · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 1 sites
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