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Tennessee
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What we do know
Inside Cherokee National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Cardens Bluff Campground
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Located on a bluff overlooking the 6,430-acre Watauga Lake, Cardens Bluff Campground offers more than 40 sites, primarily for tent camping. There is a bathhouse with showers and flush toilets. No electrical hookups are provided. Day use areas are located

DENNIS COVE CAMPGROUND
~7 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Tennessee.

Rock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, TN)
~30 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Tennessee.
CARDENS BLUFF CG
~0 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Georgia.
Little Stoney Creek Camp
~4 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Georgia.
Little Stoney Creek Campground
~4 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Tennessee.
A.T. Laurel Fork Shelter
~4 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Georgia.
Dennis Cove Campground
~7 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Tennessee.
DENNIS COVE RECREATION AREA
~7 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Georgia.
The Hamptons RV Park
~8 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Tennessee.
A.T. Vandeventer Shelter
~9 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Georgia.