Agency-listedUSFSFee
Little Oak Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TN · 36.52141, -82.06460
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 Little Oak Campground
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,750 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little Oak 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 Little Oak Campground · Cherokee National Forest · TN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- WWater11 mi
- AAir-up20 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- DDump38 mi
- PPropane41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Little Oak Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,750 ft
State
TN
Coordinates
36.52141, -82.06460
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Little Oak Campground · Cherokee National Forest · TN (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBristol · ~8.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~5.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFood City · ~6.9 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~8.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicBristol Health Clinic · ~8.4 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~8.3 mi
EV charging — from Little Oak Campground · Cherokee National Forest · TN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.6 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 reach21 within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 140 within 100 · 428 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)8.8 mi — Bristol, VA - Tesla Supercharger, Bristol
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.6 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 Little Oak Campground · Cherokee National Forest · TN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomLittle Oak Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomJacobs Creek Campground · ~4.3 mi NE · USFS
- Highway rest areaNHS Welcome Center, I-81 · ~11.4 mi NW
- Highway rest areaAbingdon Truck-Only Safety Rest Area North · ~11.4 mi N
Open Little Oak Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Little Oak Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jacobs Creek Campground~4.3 mi · fee
- A.T. Double Springs Shelter~4.4 mi
- Low Gap Camp~6.5 mi
- A.T. Iron Mountain Shelter~7.2 mi
The unit that manages Little Oak Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little Oak Campground are set by Cherokee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Little Oak 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 Little Oak 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 — Little Oak Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Gear & rig loadout →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 →