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Thunder Rock Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TN · 35.07611, -84.48560
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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 Thunder Rock Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,126 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Thunder Rock CgNIFC · 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 Thunder Rock Cg · Cherokee National Forest · TN
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- AAir-up5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- WWater17 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- DDump24 mi
- PPropane56 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 — Thunder Rock Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,126 ft
State
TN
Coordinates
35.07611, -84.48560
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Thunder Rock Cg · Cherokee National Forest · TN (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDucktown · ~6.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.9 mi
- GroceriesCircle K · ~6.4 mi
- PharmacyTallent Drugs · ~8.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicGrace Health Services · ~6.5 mi
- HardwareCurt's Ace Hardware · ~13.7 mi
EV charging — from Thunder Rock Cg · Cherokee National Forest · TN — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.7 mi straight-line NW — Cleveland, TN - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 16 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 39 within 50 · 328 within 100 · 630 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.4 mi — Cleveland Ford, Cleveland
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.6 mi — DOWNTOWN MURPHY MPB STATION 1, Murphy
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)6.5 mi — Ducktown Clinic (formerly City Hall) · Blink 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 397008 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Thunder Rock Cg · Cherokee National Forest · TN — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOwc Visitors Center · ~1.4 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomParksville Campground · ~5.8 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomMac Point Recreation Area · ~6.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletParksville Boat Launch Complex · ~6.6 mi W · USFS
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Other camps near Thunder Rock Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tumbling Creek Campground~4.2 mi
- Parksville Campground~5.8 mi · fee
- Lost Creek Campground~5.9 mi
- Sylco Campground~7.2 mi
The unit that manages Thunder Rock Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Thunder Rock Cg are set by Cherokee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Thunder Rock Cg
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 Thunder Rock Cg
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 — Thunder Rock Cg
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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