A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping near

Parrottsville, Tennessee

7 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Parrottsville in Cocke County: 5 Forest Service, 2 Park Service.

7
federal places to camp
5 Forest Service, 2 Park Service
8.8 mi
to the nearest one
Houston Valley
3,083 ft
at the highest of them
Round Mountain Campground. The lowest, Paint Creek Campground, sits at 1,760 ft
194
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 30 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

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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.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

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 Parrottsville, nearest first

7 places

  1. Houston Valley Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Cocke County 8.8 miaway 1,800 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Paint Creek Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Greene County 14 miaway 1,760 ftelevation 20sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Round Mountain Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Cocke County 14 miaway 3,083 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  4. Cosby Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Cocke County 18.7 miaway 2,295 ftelevation 157sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Cosby Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Cocke County 18.8 miaway 2,315 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Old Forge Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Greene County 23.6 miaway 1,875 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  7. Horse Creek Recreation Area horse camp Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Greene County 25.2 miaway 1,761 ftelevation 14sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov