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Brandon Spring Group Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TN · 36.55931, -87.91581
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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 Brandon Spring Group Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Brandon Spring Group CampNIFC · 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 Brandon Spring Group Camp · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · TN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- DDump8 mi
- WWater13 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Brandon Spring Group Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
State
TN
Coordinates
36.55931, -87.91581
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Brandon Spring Group Camp · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · TN (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDover · ~6.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelLBL One Stop · ~5.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.4 mi
- GroceriesPiggly Wiggly · ~5.6 mi
- PharmacyWalter's Family Pharmacy · ~22.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicFresenius Kidney Care · ~22.2 mi
- HardwareMurray Lumber Company · ~21.5 mi
EV charging — from Brandon Spring Group Camp · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · TN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.9 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 30 within 50 · 147 within 100 · 280 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.0 mi — PARIS BPU STATION 2(R), Paris
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.0 mi — PARIS BPU STATION 1(L), Paris
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.4 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 Brandon Spring Group Camp · Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · TN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomBrandon Spring Group Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletG.T. Boating Ramp · ~0.6 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGatlin Point Campground · ~0.7 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomSouth Welcome Station · ~2.7 mi S · USFS
Open Brandon Spring Group Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Brandon Spring Group Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gatlin Point Campground at Land Between The Lakes~0.6 mi
- Neville Bay Backcountry Camping~3.8 mi · fee
- Boswell Landing Campground~6.7 mi · fee
- Ginger Bay Backcountry Camping~8.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Brandon Spring Group Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Brandon Spring Group Camp are set by Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Brandon Spring Group Camp
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 Brandon Spring Group Camp
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 — Brandon Spring Group Camp
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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