Campgrounds in Cherokee National Forest

12 campgrounds in Cherokee National Forest with checked official data. Places outside the park are not listed here.

Relief map of Tennessee — campgrounds in Cherokee National Forest · faded dots: other campgrounds in Tennessee. Tennessee relief map by SANtosito, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Wikimedia Commons, resized. Campground dots added by Campground Planner.

Cherokee National Forest at a glance

Electric hookups: 6 of 12 confirmed
Drinking water: 5 of 12 confirmed (7 not listed)
Flush toilets: 7 of 12 confirmed (3 not listed)
Showers: 5 of 12 confirmed (7 not listed)
Dump station: 2 of 12 confirmed (10 not listed)
Reservable online: 12 of 12 confirmed
Campsites in total: 397
Listed nightly fees: $15 - $20 (1 of 12 list a fee)
Elevation: 859 - 2,585 ft
Longest listed RV sites: Rock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, TN) (50 ft), Mcnabb Creek Group (35 ft)

Counts use only what the official sources confirm; “not listed” is not counted as yes or no.

Campgrounds

Backbone Rock Campground
Tennessee·11 sites·2,154 ft
- Electric hookups: no
- Drinking water: not listed
- Showers: not listed
- Flush toilets: yes
View details of Backbone Rock Campground
Chilhowee Campground
Tennessee·61 sites·2,097 ft
- Electric hookups: yes
- Drinking water: yes
- Showers: yes
- Flush toilets: yes
View details of Chilhowee Campground
Dennis Cove Campground
Tennessee·14 sites·2,585 ft
- Electric hookups: no
- Drinking water: not listed
- Showers: not listed
- Flush toilets: yes
View details of Dennis Cove Campground
Horse Creek Recreation Area
Tennessee·18 sites·1,761 ft
- Electric hookups: no
- Drinking water: not listed
- Showers: yes
- Flush toilets: not listed
View details of Horse Creek Recreation Area
Indian Boundary
Tennessee·88 sites·1,795 ft
- Electric hookups: yes
- Drinking water: yes
- Showers: not listed
- Flush toilets: not listed
- RV up to 26 ft at some sites
View details of Indian Boundary
Jacobs Creek Campground (TN)
Tennessee·29 sites·1,731 ft
- Electric hookups: no
- Drinking water: not listed
- Showers: yes
- Flush toilets: yes
View details of Jacobs Creek Campground (TN)
Little Oak Campground
Tennessee·66 sites·1,751 ft
- Electric hookups: no
- Drinking water: not listed
- Showers: yes
- Flush toilets: no
View details of Little Oak Campground
Mcnabb Creek Group
Tennessee·1 sites·1,854 ft
- Electric hookups: no
- Drinking water: not listed
- Showers: not listed
- Flush toilets: not listed
- Group sites only
- RV up to 35 ft at some sites
View details of Mcnabb Creek Group
Paint Creek Campground
Tennessee·21 sites·1,683 ft
- Electric hookups: yes
- Drinking water: yes
- Showers: not listed
- Flush toilets: no
View details of Paint Creek Campground
Parksville Lake RV Campground
Tennessee·16 sites·859 ft
- Electric hookups: yes
- Drinking water: yes
- Showers: not listed
- Flush toilets: yes
View details of Parksville Lake RV Campground
Rock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, TN)
Tennessee·34 sites·2,325 ft
- Electric hookups: yes
- Drinking water: not listed
- Showers: yes
- Flush toilets: yes
- RV up to 50 ft at some sites
View details of Rock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, TN)
Thunder Rock Campground
Tennessee·38 sites·1,127 ft·from $15/night per site
- Electric hookups: yes
- Drinking water: yes
- Showers: not listed
- Flush toilets: yes
View details of Thunder Rock Campground