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Jacobs Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TN · 36.56691, -82.01080
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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 Jacobs Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,776 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Jacobs Creek 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 Jacobs Creek Campground · Cherokee National Forest · TN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- EVEV fast charger8 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- WWater13 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- DDump34 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- PPropane37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Jacobs Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,776 ft
State
TN
Coordinates
36.56691, -82.01080
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Jacobs Creek Campground · Cherokee National Forest · TN (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBristol · ~8.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMarathon · ~7.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~7.3 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~9.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicWashington County Health Clinic · ~7.2 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~7.4 mi
EV charging — from Jacobs Creek Campground · Cherokee National Forest · TN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.0 mi straight-line NW — Sam's Club 6518 (Bristol, VA) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach16 within 25 mi · 37 within 50 · 150 within 100 · 426 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)8.8 mi — Bristol, VA - Tesla Supercharger, Bristol
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.3 mi — Orchard Bog Preserve, Shadey Valley, 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 122837 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Jacobs Creek Campground · Cherokee National Forest · TN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomJacobs Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomLittle Oak Campground · ~4.3 mi SW · USFS
- Highway rest areaAbingdon Truck-Only Safety Rest Area North · ~8.2 mi N
- Flush restroomBackbone Rock Campground · ~10.9 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near Jacobs Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- A.T. Double Springs Shelter~4.2 mi
- Little Oak Campground~4.3 mi · fee
- A.T. Abington Gap Shelter~6.1 mi
- A.T. Iron Mountain Shelter~9.2 mi
The unit that manages Jacobs Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Jacobs Creek Campground are set by Cherokee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Jacobs Creek 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 Jacobs Creek 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 — Jacobs Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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