Agency-listedUSFSFee
Birch Branch Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TN · 35.28251, -84.09710
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Birch Branch Campground
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,170 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Birch Branch CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Birch Branch Campground · Cherokee National Forest · TN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump3 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery10 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- OOutfitter18 mi
- WWater20 mi
- AAir-up27 mi
- PPropane43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Birch Branch Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,170 ft
State
TN
Coordinates
35.28251, -84.09710
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Birch Branch Campground · Cherokee National Forest · TN (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townCoker Creek · ~10.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationNorth River Checking Station · ~2.7 mi
- GroceriesHanging Dog Store & Cafe · ~10.3 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~14.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicDaVita Smoky Mountain Dialysis · ~12.9 mi
- HardwareEddie Cook Supply Center · ~12.4 mi
EV charging — from Birch Branch Campground · Cherokee National Forest · TN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.9 mi straight-line S — DOWNTOWN MURPHY MPB STATION 1 · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 41 within 50 · 284 within 100 · 579 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.9 mi — DOWNTOWN MURPHY MBP STATION 2, Murphy
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.5 mi — Fort Loudoun State Park, Vonore, 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
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Snowbird Mountain Lodge - Tesla Destination, Robbinsville, 12.3 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 355858 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Birch Branch Campground · Cherokee National Forest · TN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBirch Branch Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletDavis Branch Cg · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHolder Cove Campground · ~1.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Oak Cove Cg · ~1.4 mi SE · USFS
Open Birch Branch Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Birch Branch Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Davis Branch Cg~0.3 mi · fee
- Sourwood Campground~1.2 mi
- Holder Cove Campground~1.2 mi · fee
- Big Oak Cove Cg~1.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages Birch Branch Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Birch Branch Campground are set by Cherokee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Birch Branch Campground
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Birch Branch Campground
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 — Birch Branch Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →