Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TN · 35.95215, -82.89136
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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 Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,303 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Paint Creek Dispersed CampsitesNIFC · 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 Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites · Cherokee National Forest · TN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- WWater18 mi
- DDump22 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- ShShower30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,303 ft
State
TN
Coordinates
35.95215, -82.89136
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites · Cherokee National Forest · TN (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePaint Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townLanceville · ~1.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.4 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~14.8 mi
- Dump station~22.3 mi
- GroceriesRound Mountain Market · ~7.5 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~14.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicPrimary Care of Greeneville · ~14.0 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~16.9 mi
EV charging — from Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites · Cherokee National Forest · TN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.6 mi straight-line N — GEA-1 STATION 1 (L), Greeneville, TN · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 63 within 50 · 196 within 100 · 430 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO15.6 mi — GEA-1 STATION 2 (R), Greeneville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.5 mi — Iris Books Overflow Parking - Tesla Destination, Greeneville, TN · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 335698 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites · Cherokee National Forest · TN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPaint Creek Campground · ~3.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRound Mountain Campground · ~8.5 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomVisitor Center Comfort Station · ~10.4 mi N · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletRound Knob Picnic Area · ~14.1 mi NE · USFS
Open Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites elsewhere
Other camps near Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Greene County~1.3 mi
- Houston Valley Campground~3.0 mi
- Paint Creek Campground~3.2 mi · fee
- A.T. Spring Mountain Shelter~5.7 mi
The unit that manages Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites are set by Cherokee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites
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 Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites
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 — Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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