Free camping near Tellico Plains, TN
Within 25 straight-line miles of Tellico Plains, TN there are 31 camps: 11 free, 20 fee. The closest is Holly Flats Cg, 8.8 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is North River Dispersed Campsites, 9.7 miles out. The circle crosses a state line: NC and TN.
Who manages them: 31 on the Forest Service.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Flats Cg | 8.8 | Fee | — | 6.4 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| North River Dispersed Campsites | 9.7 | Free | North River (river) | 3.1 mi to Waucheesi | — |
| Mcnabb Group Camp | 9.9 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Tellico Plains | — |
| North River Cg | 10 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Indian Boundary Recreation Area | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Tellico Plains | — |
| Spivey Cove Cg | 11 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Sourwood Campground | 12 | Free | Tellico River (river) | 5.7 mi to Waucheesi | — |
| Citico Creek Dispersed Campsites | 12 | Free | Citico Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Citico | — |
| Jake Best Cg | 12 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Kahite | — |
| Birch Branch Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Young Branch Horse Camp | 13 | Fee | — | 8.7 mi to Kahite | — |
| Davis Branch Cg | 13 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Coker Creek | — |
| Holder Cove Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Marble | — |
| Big Oak Cove Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Marble | — |
| Rough Ridge Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Marble | — |
| State Line Cg | 14 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Marble | — |
| Lost Corral Horse Camp | 17 | Fee | — | 1.4 mi to Delano | — |
| Quinn Springs Campground | 17 | Free | — | 2.1 mi to Delano | — |
| Lost Creek Campground | 17 | Free | Big Lost Creek (stream) | 1.8 mi to Probst | — |
| Bear Creek Hunt Camp | 20 | Free | Jane Branch (stream) | 1.7 mi to Tapoco | — |
| Santeetlah Creek Campsites | 21 | Free | Santeetlah Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Jenkins Meadow | — |
| Horse Cove Campground | 21 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| Rattler Ford Group Camp | 22 | Fee | — | 2.8 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
| Hanging Dog Campground | 22 | Free | Hanging Dog Creek (stream) | 0.7 mi to Grape Creek | — |
| Deep Creek Hunt Camp | 22 | Free | Indian Grave Branch (stream) | 2.0 mi to Tapoco | — |
| Big Snowbird Rd USFS Free Campground | 23 | Free | Polecat Branch (stream) | 1.7 mi to Dentons | — |
| Thunder Rock Cg | 23 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Ducktown | — |
| Snowbird Camping | 23 | Free | Polecat Branch (stream) | 1.9 mi to Dentons | — |
| Chilhowee Recreation Area | 23 | Fee | — | 2.9 mi to Benton | — |
| Parksville Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 5.9 mi to Benton | — |
| Cheoah Point Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 0.5 mi to Lake Santeetlah | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Tellico Plains, TN, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.