Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
1 camping site
Tennessee Camping
Dispersed (free) and developed (reservable) camping across Tennessee’s National Forests and BLM land. Ranked by access type, terrain, and seasonal window with your rig factored in.
New to camping without hookups? Start with What Is Boondocking. Not sure what your vehicle can handle? See High Clearance vs 4×4.
Before you camp outside a campground, check who is allowed to camp where. Dispersed camping on state land, state by state covers what each state allows on its own land. Where dispersed camping is restricted tracks the National Forest orders now in force, each one cited and dated.
Tennessee camping at a glance
Tennessee has 3 camping sites in the Camprtron dataset: 3 developed campgrounds, across 3 areas.
- Camping sites
- 3
- Developed campgrounds
- 3
- Areas covered
- 3
- Distinct nearby towns
- 3
- Passenger-car accessible
- 3
Type
Access
Camping areas (3)
All sites
Bandy Creek
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
Passenger car accessibleDeveloped campgroundFee siteNear Helenwood
Chilhowee Campground
Cherokee National Forest
Passenger car accessibleDeveloped campgroundFee siteNear Benton
Abram's Creek Campground
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Passenger car accessibleDeveloped campgroundFee siteNear Maryville