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USACEW. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir · North Carolina
Fish Dam Creek Park
Overview Fish Dam Creek Shelter is located directly adjacent to W Kerr Scott's Dam.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.1,083ft
Comf.Feb-Nov10 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Charlotte1h51real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,083 ft, Fish Dam Creek Park has a 10-month comfortable window (Feb-Nov). Winter nights average around 32°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 4 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on quiet.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Feb-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
71%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 31
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 9.
67°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Charlotte
90 mi
1h51
02
Asheville
98 mi
2h13
03
Raleigh
161 mi
3h19
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
1
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
330
Peaks
4
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.9 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.