The Refuge
Foscoe, North Carolina · 4,432 ft
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
At a glance
3 of 8 facts known · OpenStreetMap, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Elevation
- 4,432 ft (1,351 m)4,432 ft1,351 m
- Land
- NC Land and Water Fund Project
Amenities
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- Backcountry camping
- Campfires allowed
- Campfires allowed
- Tent sites
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Cell service
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Cell service at The Refuge: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedSunny72°58°
- ThuSunny, 10% chance of rain71°58°
- FriSunny then Chance Rain Showers, 27% chance of rain67°37°
- SatSunny, 2% chance of rain48°32°
- SunSunny50°36°
Nearby camping
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Storyteller Rock
Campground · 310 ft · Foscoe
Streamside
Campground · 0.2 mi · Foscoe
The Hermitage
Campground · 0.2 mi · Foscoe
3 more within 25 mi
3 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.
- 4.0 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
- 15 mi
Camp site
Crossnore, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Pisgah National Forest
- 15 mi
Overmountain shelter camping area
Roan Mountain, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Pisgah National Forest
- 15 mi
Camp site
Crossnore, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Pisgah National Forest
- 16 mi
Camp site
Spruce Pine, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Pisgah National Forest
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