U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Tennessee
Cherokee National Forest
38 federal campgrounds, 2 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 2 free to camp.
38Campgrounds
2With first-come sites
2Free to camp
$7A night at the one priced
434Sites, from 31
760–3,080 ftElevation
Where they are
38 of 38 mappedDrawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshadeSource: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026
The campgrounds · 38
38 campgrounds
ReservableChilhowee Campground
ReservableIndian Boundary
ReservableLittle Oak Campground
ReservableCardens Bluff Campground
ReservableRock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, TN)
ReservablePaint Creek Campground
ReservableHorse Creek Recreation Area
ReservableParksville Lake RV Campground
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Big Oak Cove Campground4 sites · 2,530 ftReservableBirch Branch Campground4 sites · 2,590 ftReservableDavis Branch Campground4 sites · 2,250 ftReservableHolder Cove Campground4 sites · 2,480 ftReservableHolly Flats Campground4 sites · 1,890 ftReservableJake Best Campground4 sites · 1,060 ftReservableLost Corral Horse Camp4 sites · 760 ftReservableNorth River Campground4 sites · 1,910 ftReservableOld Forge Campground4 sites · 1,870 ftReservableRough Ridge Campground4 sites · 2,560 ftReservableRound Mountain Campground4 sites · 3,080 ftReservableSpivey Cove Campground4 sites · 1,940 ftReservableState Line Campground4 sites · 2,580 ftReservableChilhowee Recreation Area2,130 ftDam Creek Walk-In Campground and Picnic Area1,840 ftFirst-comeDennis Cove Recreation Area2,600 ftLittle Oak Campground1,910 ftLost Creek CampgroundFree · 950 ftOld Forge Recreation Areafrom $7 · 2,070 ftFirst-comeTumbling Creek CampgroundFree · 1,490 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026
This land
measured from the nearest campground in the unitRoadless
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
Roadless
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 (R)
Diana Harshbarger (R)
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