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Camping near

Etowah, Tennessee

18 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Etowah in McMinn County: 18 Forest Service.

18
federal places to camp
18 Forest Service
6.9 mi
to the nearest one
Lost Corral Horse Camp
2,586 ft
at the highest of them
Birch Branch Campground. The lowest, Parksville Lake Rv Campground, sits at 859 ft
201
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Etowah, nearest first

18 places

  1. Lost Corral Horse Camp horse camp Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Polk County 6.9 miaway 761 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  2. Chilhowee Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Polk County 13.5 miaway 2,097 ftelevation 59sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Chilhowee Group Camp group campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Polk County 13.5 miaway 2,067 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Parksville Lake Rv Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Polk County 15.5 miaway 859 ftelevation 16sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Thunder Rock Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Polk County 18.3 miaway 1,127 ftelevation 38sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Holly Flats Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 20.1 miaway 1,890 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  7. Mcnabb Creek Group group campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 22.5 miaway 1,854 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Birch Branch Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 22.7 miaway 2,586 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  9. North River Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 22.7 miaway 1,906 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  10. Spivey Cove Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 23.5 miaway 1,937 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  11. Indian Boundary Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 24.1 miaway 1,560 ftelevation 86sites 26 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Donley Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 24.5 miaway 2,000 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Davis Branch Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 24.7 miaway 2,254 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  14. Jake Best Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 24.7 miaway 1,063 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  15. Big Oak Cove Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 25.4 miaway 2,527 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  16. Holder Cove Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 25.4 miaway 2,477 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  17. Rough Ridge Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 25.6 miaway 2,562 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  18. State Line Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Monroe County 25.8 miaway 2,578 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival