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Indian Boundary Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TN · 35.39991, -84.10690
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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 Indian Boundary Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,799 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Indian Boundary Recreation AreaNIFC · 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 Indian Boundary Recreation Area · Cherokee National Forest · TN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump6 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- WWater18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
- PPropane35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Indian Boundary Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,799 ft
State
TN
Coordinates
35.39991, -84.10690
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Indian Boundary Recreation Area · Cherokee National Forest · TN (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townTellico Plains · ~11.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~10.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationNorth River Checking Station · ~6.0 mi
- GroceriesDollar General Market · ~11.2 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~16.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicSmoky Mountain Urgent Care · ~17.8 mi
- HardwareElder's Ace Hardware of Robbinsville · ~18.0 mi
EV charging — from Indian Boundary Recreation Area · Cherokee National Forest · TN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.0 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 43 within 50 · 241 within 100 · 594 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.0 mi — DOWNTOWN MURPHY MBP STATION 2, Murphy
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.7 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 — Deal's Gap Motorcycle Resort - Tesla Destination, Robbinsville, 11.5 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 Indian Boundary Recreation Area · Cherokee National Forest · TN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomIndian Boundary Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJake Best Cg · ~3.2 mi N · USFS
- Portable toiletMcnabb Group Camp · ~5.1 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth River Cg · ~5.8 mi S · USFS
Open Indian Boundary Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Indian Boundary Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Citico Creek Dispersed Campsites~2.3 mi
- Jake Best Cg~3.2 mi · fee
- Mcnabb Group Camp~5.1 mi · fee
- North River Dispersed Campsites~5.2 mi
The unit that manages Indian Boundary Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Indian Boundary Recreation Area are set by Cherokee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Indian Boundary Recreation Area
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 Indian Boundary Recreation Area
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 — Indian Boundary Recreation Area
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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