Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
A.T. No Business Knob Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TN · 36.06663, -82.43359
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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. No Business Knob Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,186 ft.
Fire & smoke — around A.T. No Business Knob 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. No Business Knob Shelter · Cherokee National Forest · TN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- WWater22 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- DDump42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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. No Business Knob Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,186 ft
State
TN
Coordinates
36.06663, -82.43359
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around A.T. No Business Knob Shelter · Cherokee National Forest · TN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLong Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townUnaka Springs · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~10.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~21.5 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~3.8 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~6.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicUnicoi County Hospital · ~3.6 mi
- HardwareTrue Value · ~5.5 mi
EV charging — from A.T. No Business Knob Shelter · Cherokee National Forest · TN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger17.2 mi straight-line N — Johnson City, TN - Tesla Supercharger (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-21 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach11 within 25 mi · 66 within 50 · 212 within 100 · 408 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS17.9 mi — BRIGHTRIDGE EV STATION 2 (R), Johnson City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.9 mi — BRIGHTRIDGE EV STATION 1 (L), Johnson City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.7 mi — FBEMC BURNSVILLE EV1 · ChargePoint Network · 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 450790 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around A.T. No Business Knob Shelter · Cherokee National Forest · TN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChestoa Launch · ~2.6 mi N · USFS
- Highway rest areaNHS Welcome Center, I-26 · ~4.4 mi W
- Flush restroomRock Creek Recreation Area · ~6.8 mi NE · USFS
- Highway rest areaWeigh Scale Complex, No Facilities · ~10.4 mi SW
Open A.T. No Business Knob Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near A.T. No Business Knob Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- A.T. Curley Maple Gap Shelter~3.3 mi
- Unicoi County~4.8 mi
- A.T. Bald Mountain Shelter~5.2 mi
- Rock Creek Recreation Area~6.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages A.T. No Business Knob Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at A.T. No Business Knob Shelter are set by Cherokee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — A.T. No Business Knob 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. No Business Knob 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. No Business Knob Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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