USDA Forest Service · North Carolina
Horse Cove Campground
USDA Forest Service · North Carolina, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $15 per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,185 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- HORSE COVE RECREATION AREA (NFSR 409) · asphalt · high degree of user comfort
- Nearest town
- Robbinsville, NC
- Activities
- Bicycling
About
US Forest Service campground. The campground is located near the entrance to Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. The main portion of the campground is closed indefinitely due to a water system issue. The lower 6 sites are open year-round. These sites are primitive with access to a vault toilet, but no running water. There is a creek nearby. 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° | 30° | 2° | 66° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 54° | 35° | 18° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 63° | 44° | 18° | 77° | 5 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 48° | 33° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 76° | 59° | 42° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 65° | 52° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 69° | 62° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 69° | 60° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 64° | 53° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 48° | 34° | 82° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 59° | 40° | 23° | 72° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 52° | 33° | 19° | 66° | 9 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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