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Boswell Landing Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TN · 36.51841, -88.02491
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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 Boswell Landing Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 381 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Boswell Landing CampgroundNIFC · 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 Boswell Landing Campground · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · TN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump2 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- WWater15 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Boswell Landing Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
381 ft
State
TN
Coordinates
36.51841, -88.02491
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Boswell Landing Campground · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · TN (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDover · ~10.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLBL One Stop · ~7.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.3 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~6.7 mi
- PharmacyWalter's Family Pharmacy · ~17.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicVillage Medical Primary Care · ~17.0 mi
- HardwareMurray Lumber Company · ~16.5 mi
EV charging — from Boswell Landing Campground · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · TN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.9 mi straight-line W — Parker Ford, Murray, KY (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 29 within 50 · 146 within 100 · 285 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.5 mi — PARIS BPU STATION 2(R), Paris
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.5 mi — PARIS BPU STATION 1(L), Paris
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.3 mi — Paris Landing State Park - Marina, Buchanan, 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 390403 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Boswell Landing Campground · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · TN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBoswell Landing Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletB.L. Boating Ramp · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomPiney Campground · ~2.3 mi S · USFS
- Flush restroomSouth Welcome Station · ~5.9 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Boswell Landing Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Piney Campground~2.3 mi · fee
- Brandon Spring Group Camp~6.7 mi · fee
- Gatlin Point Campground at Land Between The Lakes~7.2 mi
- Ginger Bay Backcountry Camping~7.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Boswell Landing Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Boswell Landing Campground are set by Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Boswell Landing 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 Boswell Landing 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 — Boswell Landing Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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