National Forests in North Carolina · North Carolina
Overview Large groups enjoy this cozy mountain campground in the Pisgah National Forest of western North Carolina. Ample opportunities for recreation exist in the area, including hiking, picnicking, scenic driving, swimming, fishing, mountain biking and more. Recreation This is a great place for campers to simply relax in the woods and listen to the sound of the creek.
Sites at Kuykendall Group Camp are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 1 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Group |
| Location | Pisgah Forest, NC |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Kuykendall Group Camp around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Davidson River | Cancellation alerts available |
|---|---|
| Jackrabbit Mountain | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lake Powhatan | Cancellation alerts available |
| Standing Indian Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Arrowhead Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Black Mountain Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Flanners Beach Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cedar Point Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Carolina Hemlocks Rec Area | Cancellation alerts available |
| Badin Lake Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| North Mills River | Cancellation alerts available |
| Canebrake Horse Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Curtis Creek Campground (Nc) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Van Hook Glade | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cheoah Point Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Harmon Den Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Mortimer Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Rocky Bluff Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Oyster Point Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lake Powhatan Glamping | Cancellation alerts available |
| Wolf Ford Horse Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sunburst | Cancellation alerts available |
| Briar Bottom Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| King's Mountain Point Picnic Pavilion (Nc) | Cancellation alerts available |
| Rattler Ford Group Campground | Cancellation alerts available |
| Badin Lake Group Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cliffside Lake Shelters | Cancellation alerts available |
| Balsam Lake Lodge | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cheoah Point Cabin 1 | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cheoah Point Cabin 2 | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cove Creek Lower Group Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Cove Creek Upper Group Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Pink Beds Picnic Shelter | Cancellation alerts available |
| Swan Cabin Group Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Sycamore Flats Picnic Shelter | Cancellation alerts available |
| Wash Creek Horse Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| White Pine South Group Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Kuykendall Group Camp; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.