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Camping near

Gainesboro, Tennessee

10 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Gainesboro in Jackson County: 10 Army Corps.

10
federal places to camp
10 Army Corps
9.3 mi
to the nearest one
Salt Lick Creek
855 ft
at the highest of them
Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping. The lowest, Long Branch (Center Hill Lake), sits at 512 ft
876
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 Gainesboro, nearest first

10 places

  1. Salt Lick Creek Army Corps · Cordell Hull Lake · Jackson County 9.3 miaway 549 ftelevation 145sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Defeated Creek Park Army Corps · Cordell Hull Lake · Smith County 15.1 miaway 530 ftelevation 148sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Dale Hollow Damsite Army Corps · Dale Hollow Lake · Clay County 16.1 miaway 546 ftelevation 76sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping Army Corps · Dale Hollow Lake · Clay County 17 miaway 855 ftelevation 76sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas Army Corps · Center Hill Lake · DeKalb County 20.7 miaway 543 ftelevation 21sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Long Branch (Center Hill Lake) Army Corps · Center Hill Lake · DeKalb County 20.9 miaway 512 ftelevation 55sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Floating Mill Park Army Corps · Center Hill Lake · DeKalb County 22.9 miaway 691 ftelevation 98sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Willow Grove Campground Army Corps · Dale Hollow Lake · Clay County 23 miaway 694 ftelevation 81sites 75 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Ragland Bottom Army Corps · Center Hill Lake · DeKalb County 27 miaway 723 ftelevation 54sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Obey River Park Army Corps · Dale Hollow Lake · Pickett County 29.2 miaway 682 ftelevation 122sites 78 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov