Free camping in Tennessee

27 free and low-cost camps 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 →

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

Elsewhere in Tennessee4 camps

• A.T. Flint Mountain Shelter3,561 ft
• A.T. Jerry Cabin Shelter
• A.T. Overmountain Shelter4,555 ft
• Gatlin Point Campground at Land Between The Lakes384 ft