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Pull-thru
USFSNational Forests in North Carolina · North Carolina
Lake Powhatan
Overview Glamping sites are now available at Lake Powhatan! Experience nature and outdoor recreation without sacrificing the comforts and luxuries of home.
Sites8471 reservable
Elev.2,267ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig50 ft7 pull-thru
Electric3333×50-amp
From Asheville0h23real 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 2,267 ft, Lake Powhatan has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 84 sites total: 71 reservable and 13 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 7 pull-through, 33 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 50-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 42 named hiking routes, 28 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
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
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
75%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 10
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 31.
63°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Asheville
12 mi
0h23
02
Charlotte
120 mi
2h38
03
Raleigh
256 mi
5h09
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 84 SITES
Color byShow only
83 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
33
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
84
Sites
★ The standout
Site 028/029
Bent Creek · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
136 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
42
Trail segments
476
Peaks
28
Viewpoints
4
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.4 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.