Hi-Balsam Shelter
Foscoe, North Carolina · 5,715 ft
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
At a glance
3 of 8 facts known · OpenStreetMap, checked Oct 4, 2026
- Elevation
- 5,715 ft (1,742 m)5,715 ft1,742 m
- Land
- Grandfather Mountain State Park
Amenities
From OpenStreetMap · Correct
- Backcountry camping
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Cell service
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- T-Mobile5G · 4G LTE
Cell service at Hi-Balsam Shelter: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedSunny, 1% chance of rain71°58°
- ThuSunny, 11% chance of rain70°57°
- FriSunny then Chance Rain Showers, 35% chance of rain65°36°
- SatSunny, 2% chance of rain47°31°
- SunSunny48°36°
Nearby camping
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Raven's Roost
Campground · 270 ft · Foscoe
Cliffside
Campground · 0.3 mi · Grandfather Village
Briar Patch
Campground · 0.3 mi · Foscoe
3 more within 25 mi
5 OpenStreetMap entries in Foscoe share one park. They may be individual sites of a single campground. Suggest a merge
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
- 5.0 mi
Old Johns River Road
Foscoe, NC · On National Park Service land · Blue Ridge Parkway
- 12 mi
Doll Flats Camping Area
Elk Park, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Pisgah National Forest
- 14 mi
Camp site
Crossnore, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Pisgah National Forest
- 14 mi
Camp site
Crossnore, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Pisgah National Forest
- 14 mi
Overmountain shelter camping area
Roan Mountain, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Pisgah National Forest
- 15 mi
Camp site
Spruce Pine, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Pisgah National Forest
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