Several sites are along this road, some with multiple tent pads and fire rings for larger groups. FS 475B is also a winding narrow dirt road. on your right, just a short distance down. Head south on US276, and there is FS 475B Headwaters Rd. The camping sites are all marked as designated camping sites. There are several camping spots along the way. Yellow Gap road goes from the North Mills River area all the way through to US 276. Go early in the day as they do fill up.Īnother great forest service road is Yellow Gap road also known as FS 1206. The sites along FS 5000 are marked, so you will quickly see them. Remember that the Blue Ridge Parkway often closes in the winter so that you may get to the end, and it is gated off. I would always scout out this area before pulling anything down a forest service road. This road connects the North Mills River area to the Blue Ridge Parkway and is a gravel road to get rough and bumpy in sections. To get to the free spots, take FS 5000, also called Wash Creek rd. There is also a small fee campground North Mills River Campground, open year-round to accommodate larger RV’s and have vault toilets but no hot showers. Most of the spots are marked and have established fire rings, and some have tent pads. There is a horse camp located on FS 5000, so trailers do drive down it, but it can be tight in some areas. The North Mills River area has some great spots for tenters, vans, teardrops but not larger RV’s or large pull campers. There are many options for free camping here.
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