Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
A.T. Double Springs Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TN · 36.50913, -81.98610
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at A.T. Double Springs Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,073 ft.
Fire & smoke — around A.T. Double Springs ShelterNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from A.T. Double Springs Shelter · Cherokee National Forest · TN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- WWater15 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- DDump36 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — A.T. Double Springs Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,073 ft
State
TN
Coordinates
36.50913, -81.98610
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around A.T. Double Springs Shelter · Cherokee National Forest · TN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Stony Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCamp Tom Howard · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~9.6 mi
- Propane / LPGAirgas · ~13.2 mi
- GroceriesMarathon · ~10.7 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~12.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicMountain Youth Academy · ~9.0 mi
- HardwareMuse Hardware · ~10.4 mi
EV charging — from A.T. Double Springs Shelter · Cherokee National Forest · TN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.6 mi straight-line E — GPM INVESTMENTS 3416 DC 2, Mountain City, TN · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 12:00am-11:59pm; Tue: 12:00am-11:59pm; Wed: 12:00am-11:59pm; Thu: 12:00am-11:59pm; Fri: 12:00am-11:59pm; Sat: 12:00am-11:59pm; Sun: 12:00am-11:59pm · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach21 within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 159 within 100 · 423 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO10.6 mi — GPM INVESTMENTS 3416 DC 1, Mountain City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.2 mi — Orchard Bog Preserve, Shadey Valley, TN (at a public site) · RIVIAN_WAYPOINTS · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 449919 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around A.T. Double Springs Shelter · Cherokee National Forest · TN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomJacobs Creek Campground · ~4.2 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomLittle Oak Campground · ~4.4 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomBackbone Rock Campground · ~11.1 mi NE · USFS
- Highway rest areaAbingdon Truck-Only Safety Rest Area North · ~12.3 mi N
Open A.T. Double Springs Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near A.T. Double Springs Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jacobs Creek Campground~4.2 mi · fee
- Little Oak Campground~4.4 mi · fee
- A.T. Iron Mountain Shelter~5.1 mi
- A.T. Abington Gap Shelter~6.8 mi
The unit that manages A.T. Double Springs Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at A.T. Double Springs Shelter are set by Cherokee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — A.T. Double Springs Shelter
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about A.T. Double Springs Shelter
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — A.T. Double Springs Shelter
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