MacEntyre;n66765 said:It's not by reservation that you camp down in the Gorge... it's by permit, for weekends during the season. All other times, just go. You are not supposed to camp with more'n 10 people. I've never heard of anyone checking permits, and I don't know anyone who has ever seen a National Forest Ranger down in the Gorge.
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Very odd...chiefjason;n67043 said:Kind of an odd system.
MacEntyre;n66765 said:It's not by reservation that you camp down in the Gorge... it's by permit, for weekends during the season. All other times, just go. You are not supposed to camp with more'n 10 people. I've never heard of anyone checking permits, and I don't know anyone who has ever seen a National Forest Ranger down in the Gorge.
For details about trails, GPS maps and everything else related to Linville Gorge, check out LinvilleGorge.net.
concepthomes1;n90678 said:I'd like to do at least a [1] night camp somewhere in the rough on that river. Just something that reminds me of how blessed I really am to be alive.
It wasn't me...Hammer21b;n90708 said:But if you go during the week and don't get a permit, please tell someone where you plan to be and when you're coming out. The SAR people spend so many unnecessary hours searching for people who are lost and for people that aren't lost but haven't canceled the permit. Seems like there's always someone lost down there.
mj1angier;n90732 said:LOL
In the late 80's I went up and camped by Wilson Creek. Left Raleigh at lunch on a Friday and got camp set before night. At 12:30 I see lights around the tent, then hear "Hello in the tent!"
I look out and it is the ranger. Told me I need to pack up and move to high ground. It was raining up in mountain and flash floods were coming. A few weeks before I think 5 campers drown from flash floods so they were not taking any chances. I get packed and it is 1:30. I said F it and drove back home. Learn never camp beside river
Thinking about going up there, the Gorge, the 3rd or 4th week in May for a few days.
Probably just 2 nights as, even though I have all week off either of those weeks, I have a few other things I want to do while off....
Go up to Demascus VA and hike a few miles north or south on the AT and camp in peace. Grayson highlands are even better and with wild ponies! Yay for ponies!