Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Little Stoney Creek Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TN · 36.31421, -82.07310
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Stoney Creek Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,956 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Little Stoney Creek 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 Little Stoney Creek Camp · Cherokee National Forest · TN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- WWater10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- DDump42 mi
- PPropane55 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 Stoney Creek Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,956 ft
State
TN
Coordinates
36.31421, -82.07310
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Little Stoney Creek Camp · Cherokee National Forest · TN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLittle Stony Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFish Springs · ~0.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~6.9 mi
- GroceriesQuickStop · ~5.9 mi
- PharmacyHampton Pharmacy · ~5.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicRoan Mountain Medical Center · ~8.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~7.4 mi
EV charging — from Little Stoney Creek Camp · Cherokee National Forest · TN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.8 mi straight-line W — Elizabethton Ford (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 8:00am-7:00pm; Tue: 8:00am-7:00pm; Wed: 8:00am-7:00pm; Thu: 8:00am-7:00pm; Fri: 8:00am-7:00pm; Sat: 8:00am-7:00pm · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach22 within 25 mi · 47 within 50 · 190 within 100 · 429 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.7 mi — Johnson City, TN - Tesla Supercharger, Johnson City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO15.4 mi — BRIGHTRIDGE EV STATION 1 (L), Johnson City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.4 mi — EEDEV ELIZ DOWNTOWN, Elizabethton, TN · ChargePoint Network · 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 416859 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Little Stoney Creek Camp · Cherokee National Forest · TN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomWatauga Point Recreation Area · ~0.8 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomCardens Bluff Cg · ~2.4 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomDennis Cove Recreation Area · ~4.5 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomLittle Oak Campground · ~14.3 mi N · USFS
Open Little Stoney Creek Camp elsewhere
Other camps near Little Stoney Creek Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Carter County~2.5 mi · fee
- A.T. Vandeventer Shelter~3.7 mi
- A.T. Laurel Fork Shelter~4.3 mi
- Dennis Cove Recreation Area~4.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Little Stoney Creek Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Little Stoney Creek Camp are set by Cherokee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Little Stoney Creek 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Stoney Creek 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 — Little Stoney Creek Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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