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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Tennessee

Cherokee National Forest

Here, 6% take walk-ups.

36Campgrounds
2Take walk-ups
2Free to camp
$7–$20A night, across 13
424Sites, from 29
760–3,080 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 36 of these 36 campgrounds

Where they are

36 of 36 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

36 campgrounds
Chilhowee CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TNfrom $1210 hike-in sites1 pull-through site61 sitesrigs to 90 ft2,100 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsIndian BoundaryReservableCherokee National Forest · TNfrom $201 pull-through site88 sitesrigs to 26 ft1,790 fthookupsdrinking waterLittle Oak CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TNfrom $1266 with a tent pad66 sites1,750 fttoiletsCardens Bluff CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TNfrom $1230 walk-in sites2 hike-in sites41 sitesrigs to 30 ft2,060 fttoiletsRock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, TN)ReservableCherokee National Forest · TNfrom $2023 with a tent pad1 group site34 sitesrigs to 50 ft2,330 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsPaint Creek CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TNfrom $105 hike-in sites21 sites1,680 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsHorse Creek Recreation AreaReservableCherokee National Forest · TNfrom $1013 walk-in sites14 hike-in sites17 sites1,760 ftParksville Lake RV CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TNfrom $202 pull-through sites16 sites860 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsDennis Cove CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TNfrom $101 hike-in site13 with a tent pad14 sites2,580 fttoiletsBackbone Rock CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TNfrom $1010 with a tent pad10 sites2,150 fttoiletsChilhowee Group CampReservableCherokee National Forest · TNSites from $501 group site1 site2,070 ftdrinking watertoiletsDonley CabinReservableCherokee National Forest · TN1 hike-in site1 site2,330 fttoiletsHouston ValleyReservableCherokee National Forest · TN1 pull-through site1 siterigs to 18 ft1,830 ftMcNabb Creek GroupReservableCherokee National Forest · TN1 pull-through site1 group site1 siterigs to 35 ft1,850 fttoiletsHorse Creek Pavilion DAY USEReservableCherokee National Forest · TNSites from $301,760 ftdrinking watertoiletsWatauga Point Recreation AreaReservableCherokee National Forest · TNSites from $301 hike-in site1,980 ftdrinking watertoiletsBig Oak Cove CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TN4 sites2,530 ftBirch Branch CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TN4 sites2,590 ftDavis Branch CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TN4 sites2,250 ftHolder Cove CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TN4 sites2,480 ftHolly Flats CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TN4 sites1,890 ftJake Best CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TN4 sites1,060 ftLost Corral Horse CampReservableCherokee National Forest · TN4 sites760 ftNorth River CampgroundReservableCherokee National Forest · TN4 sites1,910 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Big Frog Addition369 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Beaver Dam Creek1,135 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Bald Mountain11,743 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Upper Bald River9,202 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Beaver Dam Creek5,070 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Sycamore Creek6,984 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Who answers for this land

Cherokee National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Chuck Fleischmann, official portrait
Chuck Fleischmann (R)TN 3rd · 21 campgrounds · grade F
Diana Harshbarger, official portrait
Diana Harshbarger (R)TN 1st · 15 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly