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USACEW. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir · North Carolina
W. Kerr Scott Visitor Assistance Center Conference Room
Overview The Visitor Assistance Center conference room is located beside the dam at W.
Sites1first-come
Elev.1,096ft
Comf.Feb-Nov10 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
From Charlotte1h49real 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 1,096 ft, W. Kerr Scott Visitor Assistance Center Conference Room 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 first-come, first-served. No reservations, so arrive early. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 4 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on cool nights and quiet. Softest on reservability.
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.
70%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 31
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 5.
67°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Charlotte
89 mi
1h49
02
Asheville
98 mi
2h11
03
Raleigh
160 mi
3h16
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.3 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
314
Peaks
4
Viewpoints
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.3 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.