USDA Forest Service · North Carolina
Bear Creek Hunter Shelter
USDA Forest Service · North Carolina, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Elevation
- 2,247 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
- SLICKROCK (NFSR 62) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Robbinsville, NC
About
US Forest Service campground. The Bear Creek Hunt Camp is a three-sided shelter available for free public use. There is a picnic table and fire ring located onsite. There is a fourteen day stay limit within a 30 day period at this shelter. 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° | 29° | 2° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 54° | 35° | 18° | 68° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 62° | 43° | 18° | 77° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 48° | 33° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 76° | 59° | 41° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 65° | 51° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 68° | 61° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 68° | 60° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 79° | 64° | 52° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 48° | 34° | 82° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 59° | 40° | 23° | 71° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 51° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Deep Creek Hunter Shelter · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi
- Horse Cove Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
- Rattler Ford Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 4 sites
- Rattler Ford Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi
- Swan Cabin Group Camp · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 1 sites
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