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The Best Camping in Highlands

Looking for the best camping in Highlands? We've got you covered with the top trails, trips, hiking, backpacking, camping and more around Highlands. The detailed guides, photos, and reviews are all submitted by the Outbound community.

Top camping spots in and near Highlands

  • Cashiers, North Carolina

    Chattooga Gorge Trail

    3.54 mi / 712 ft gain
    Chattooga Gorge Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Highlands, North Carolina.
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  • Highlands, North Carolina

    Bartram Trail: Jones Gap to Whiterock Mountain

    4.56 mi / 1040 ft gain
    Bartram Trail: Jones Gap to Whiterock Mountain is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Highlands, North Carolina.
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  • Cashiers, North Carolina

    Ellicott's Rock via Bad Creek Trail

    6.58 mi / 1211 ft gain
    Ellicott's Rock via Bad Creek Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Cashiers, North Carolina.
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  • Dillard, Georgia

    Rabun Bald via Bartram Trail

    8.04 mi / 2037 ft gain
    Rabun Bald via Bartram Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Dillard, Georgia.
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  • Clayton, Georgia

    Three Forks Trail

    2.36 mi / 482 ft gain
    Three Forks Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Clayton, Georgia.
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  • Mountain Rest, South Carolina

    Hike to Big Bend Falls

    5.0
    6.5 mi
    The hike to Big Bend Falls begins on the Chattooga River Trail at the Burrell's Ford Campground. To get here you take Burrell's Ford Road off of SC 107. There will be a good sized gravel parking area off to the left about 3 miles down Burrell's Ford Road. When you park the car you can walk down t...
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  • Mountain Rest, South Carolina

    Chattooga River, Fork Mountain, and Foothills Trail Loop

    17.02 mi / 2615 ft gain
    Chattooga River, Fork Mountain, and Foothills Trail Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Mountain Rest, South Carolina.
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  • Dillard, Georgia

    Hike to Rabun Bald

    5.0
    3 mi / 4696 ft gain
    Starting at the trailhead you begin by following the yellow blazes. The trail isn't well marked so keep an eye out for the blazes you see. The trailhead starts at the dead end of Kelsey Mountain Trail. The path immediately starts to incline and doesn't stop. A few minutes in you will come to a fo...
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  • Tamassee, South Carolina

    East Fork Trail

    4.15 mi / 417 ft gain
    East Fork Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Mountain Rest, South Carolina.
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  • Tamassee, South Carolina

    Foothills Trail - A9 to A11

    6.64 mi / 653 ft gain
    Foothills Trail - A9 to A11 is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Mountain Rest, South Carolina.
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  • Clayton, Georgia

    Bartram Trail to Sandy Ford

    18.9 mi / 2864 ft gain
    Bartram Trail to Sandy Ford is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Mountain Rest, South Carolina.
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  • Cashiers, North Carolina

    Foothills Trail: Whitewater River

    4.87 mi / 951 ft gain
    Foothills Trail: Whitewater River is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Sapphire, North Carolina.
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  • Cashiers, North Carolina

    Foothills Trail A8 - A9

    9.36 mi / 1844 ft gain
    Foothills Trail A8 - A9 is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Cashiers, North Carolina.
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  • Clayton, Georgia

    Sarah's Creek Road

    8.77 mi / 1329 ft gain
    Sarah's Creek Road is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Clayton, Georgia.
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  • Franklin, North Carolina

    Tessentee Bottomland Preserve Loop Trail

    1.73 mi / 128 ft gain
    Tessentee Bottomland Preserve Loop Trail is a lightly trafficked loop trail located near Franklin, North Carolina.
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  • Glenville, North Carolina

    Panthertown Valley Trail to Big Green Mountain Loop

    5.66 mi / 971 ft gain
    Panthertown Valley Trail to Big Green Mountain Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Glenville, North Carolina.
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