Pilot Mountain State Park Campground — Pilot Mountain State Park

Park gates are closed and locked at posted closing times for your protection. There will be no exiting or entering the gates after the closing time. All visitors who are not spending the night need to be out by closing time.

If you leave the park and do not return before closing time, you will not be able to re-enter. Check with the park during office hours for the after-hours emergency phone number. Please notify the campground host for emergencies only.

For paddle-in campers, the Shoals boating and canoe access is open 24 hours.

Check-in at Pilot Mountain State Park is 4:00pm and check-out is at 3:00pm.

Some parks can accommodate early check-in, depending on the reservation schedule and site availability. Please contact the park to make such arrangements: pilot.mountain@ncparks.gov or 336-444-5100. There are no late check outs at Pilot Mountain.

For the tent and trailer campsites: If the road is open past the traffic circle, proceed to the campground and check in with the campground host at site #36. If the road is closed, check in at the visitor center if you arrive prior to 5 p.m., and if you arrive after the visitor center has closed, please call the number posted outside the visitor center for instructions.

For paddle-in campsites: Do not come to the visitor center to check in. Please proceed directly to the river section after 4 p.m. (there is no early check in for paddle-in campsites). Campers cannot drive to the site. The distance to paddle is 1 mile, or you can carry your supplies on a 0.5-mile hike.