Camping near
Watauga, Tennessee
8 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Watauga in Carter County: 8 Forest Service.
- 8
- federal places to camp
- 8 Forest Service
- 10.6 mi
- to the nearest one
- Cardens Bluff Campground
- 2,650 ft
- at the highest of them
- Dennis Cove Campground. The lowest, Katy Branch, sits at 1,500 ft
- 195
- campsites you can book ahead
- On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 50 feet
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Within 30 miles of Watauga, nearest first
8 places
- Cardens Bluff Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Carter County 10.6 miaway 2,000 ftelevation 42sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Dennis Cove Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Carter County 12.7 miaway 2,650 ftelevation 14sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Rock Creek Recreation Area Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Unicoi County 16.2 miaway 2,300 ftelevation 32sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Little Oak Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Sullivan County 16.6 miaway 1,751 ftelevation 66sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Katy Branch Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Washington County 18.7 miaway 1,500 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
- Jacobs Creek Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Sullivan County 21 miaway 1,730 ftelevation 27sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Horse Creek Recreation Area horse camp Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Greene County 27.1 miaway 1,761 ftelevation 14sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
- Old Forge Campground Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest · Greene County 29 miaway 1,875 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
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