Black Mountain Campground

Black Mountain Campground is a Forest Service campground on the South Toe River at the base of the Black Mountains, reached by a gravel road off NC-80 near the Blue Ridge Parkway. Sites are shaded and simple, with vault toilets, drinking water, and river access.

It is the classic starting point for hiking Mount Mitchell on foot: the Mount Mitchell Trail climbs roughly 3,600 feet from the campground to the highest summit in the eastern United States.