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Gaston County North Carolina Campgrounds
Crowders Mountain State Park Backcountry
Camping
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Crowders Mountain State Park offers backcountry camping which is
reached by traveling a mile along a trail. Each site of the forested
camping area offers grill, tent pad and a picnic table. Drinking water
and pit toilets are also available.
To reach Crowders Mountain State Park from I-85 southbound, take
exit 13 to Edgewood Road. Turn left onto Edgewood Road, continue to
the first stoplight and turn right onto Franklin Boulevard (Highway
74). Follow Highway 74 for about 2 miles to Sparrow Springs Road and
turn left. Continue along Sparrow Springs Road for less than a mile to
the park entrance on the right. |
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From I-85 northbound, take exit 8 and turn right onto NC 161. Follow NC
161 for about 0.25 mile and turn left onto Lake Montonia Road/Pinnacle
Road. Continue along Lake Montonia Road to it's end at Sparrow Springs.
Turn left onto Sparrow Springs Road and continue less than a mile to
Crowders Mountain State Park.
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