USDA Forest Service · North Carolina
Wash Creek Roadside Campsites
USDA Forest Service · North Carolina, United States
- Elevation
- 2,618 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- WASH CREEK (NFSR 5000) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
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 | 45° | 27° | 9° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 32° | 19° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 60° | 40° | 10° | 75° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 68° | 45° | 30° | 82° | 2 of 11 |
| May | 73° | 56° | 40° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 79° | 62° | 50° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 66° | 57° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 66° | 59° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 61° | 49° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 66° | 45° | 30° | 80° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 57° | 37° | 22° | 70° | 5 of 10 |
| December | 48° | 31° | 11° | 63° | 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.
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