Free and paid camping in Tennessee

64 camps in Tennessee: 36 free, 28 charge a fee. Every camp that charges is marked fee in the list below — or press Free only to hide them.

Every camp we have found on public land in Tennessee, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →

U.S. Forest Service28 camps

• A.T. Jerry Cabin Shelter
• Birch Branch Campground2,170 ft · fee
• Boswell Landing Campground381 ft · fee
• Brandon Spring Group Campfee
• Chilhowee Recreation Area1,963 ft · fee
• Davis Branch Cg2,254 ft · fee
• Dennis Cove Recreation Area2,590 ft · fee
• Ginger Bay Backcountry Camping393 ft · fee
• Holly Flats Cg1,890 ft · fee
• Horse Creek Recreation Area1,761 ft · fee
• Indian Boundary Recreation Area1,799 ft · fee
• Jacobs Creek Campground1,776 ft · fee
• Jake Best Cg1,063 ft · fee
• Little Oak Campground1,750 ft · fee
• Lost Corral Horse Camp763 ft · fee
• Mcnabb Group Camp1,830 ft · fee
• Neville Bay Backcountry Camping359 ft · fee
• North River Cg1,906 ft · fee
• Old Forge Campground1,875 ft · fee
• Paint Creek Campground1,689 ft · fee
• Parksville Campground861 ft · fee
• Piney Campground387 ft · fee
• Rock Creek Recreation Area2,268 ft · fee
• Round Mountain Campground3,106 ft · fee
• Rushing Creek Camping Area372 ft · fee
• Spivey Cove Cg1,936 ft · fee
• Thunder Rock Cg1,126 ft · fee
• Young Branch Horse Camp910 ft · fee

Cherokee National Forest23 camps

• A.T. Abington Gap Shelter3,792 ft
• A.T. Clyde Smith Shelter4,427 ft
• A.T. Curley Maple Gap Shelter3,047 ft
• A.T. Double Springs Shelter4,073 ft
• A.T. Iron Mountain Shelter4,098 ft
• A.T. Laurel Fork Shelter
• A.T. Moreland Gap Shelter3,825 ft
• A.T. No Business Knob Shelter3,186 ft
• A.T. Vandeventer Shelter3,559 ft
• A.T. Walnut Mountain Shelter4,216 ft
• Citico Creek Dispersed Campsites1,218 ft
• Conasauga River Campground955 ft
• Houston Valley Campground1,748 ft
• Little Stoney Creek Camp1,956 ft
• Lost Creek Campground946 ft
• Low Gap Camp3,875 ft
• North River Dispersed Campsites1,942 ft
• Paint Creek Dispersed Campsites1,303 ft
• Quinn Springs Campground763 ft
• Sourwood Campground1,955 ft
• Sylco Campground1,090 ft
• Sylco Campground1,146 ft
• Tumbling Creek Campground1,462 ft

Other public land5 camps

• Carter County1,992 ft · fee · notes
• Cocke County2,500 ft · notes
• Greene County1,417 ft · notes
• Rhea County743 ft · notes
• Unicoi County3,493 ft · notes

Elsewhere in Tennessee8 camps

• A.T. Flint Mountain Shelter3,561 ft
• A.T. Overmountain Shelter4,555 ft
• Chuck Swan State Forest - Primitive Camping Site (north)1,487 ft · notes
• Chuck Swan State Forest - Primitive Camping Site (south)1,311 ft · notes
• Eagle Creek WMA - Primitive Camping Area922 ft · notes
• Gatlin Point Campground at Land Between The Lakes384 ft
• North Cumberland WMA - Dispersed Camping (Royal Blue Unit access)1,704 ft · notes
• Stewart County364 ft · notes