The camp in the woods near Exit 290 from Interstate 40 is crowded with cans of food, broken furniture, bulging trash bags and tents where people sleep or seek shelter from the rain.
But there are also unexpected comforts, including gas-powered generators, a microwave oven and a window air conditioner protruding from the side of a make-shift cabin.
All of it will disappear soon. The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to clear the camp next week, once state officials are satisfied that everyone has left…