Free Camping
35 mi Curated
35.4535°N, 83.8402°W
FREE CAMPING · NEAR YOU
Free Camping near Knoxville
37 No-Fee Sites Within 75 Miles Tennessee USFS & BLM Stay 14 Days
37 free camping sites within 75 miles of Knoxville, Tennessee. Closest: Free Camping (35 mi), BEAR CREEK HUNT CAMP (37 mi), DEEP CREEK HUNT CAMP (37 mi). Land type: 35 National Forest. No reservation, no camp host, no fee — dispersed sites and no-fee campgrounds on public land. 14-day stay limits apply.
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37 Free Camping Sites near Knoxville, TN
BEAR CREEK HUNT CAMP
37 mi USFS
35.4210°N, 83.9496°W
DEEP CREEK HUNT CAMP
37 mi USFS
35.4190°N, 83.9169°W
CABLE COVE CAMPGROUND
38 mi USFS
35.4316°N, 83.7536°W
A.T. CABLE GAP SHELTER
39 mi USFS
35.4153°N, 83.7734°W
A.T. BROWN FORK GAP SHELTER
42 mi USFS
35.3743°N, 83.7339°W
SANTEETLAH CREEK CAMPSITES
43 mi USFS
35.3402°N, 83.9345°W
A.T. SASSAFRAS GAP SHELTER
46 mi USFS
35.3309°N, 83.6669°W
A.T. RUFUS MORGAN SHELTER
48 mi USFS
35.3242°N, 83.5905°W
A.T. WESSER BALD SHELTER
51 mi USFS
35.2825°N, 83.5821°W
A.T. COLD SPRING SHELTER
54 mi USFS
35.2312°N, 83.5600°W
HOUSTON VALLEY CAMPGROUND
55 mi USFS
35.9650°N, 82.9433°W
A.T. WALNUT MOUNTAIN SHELTER
56 mi USFS
35.8362°N, 82.9364°W
NANTAHALA LAKE DISPERSED CAMPING SITE - LAKE ACCESS
57 mi USFS
35.1683°N, 83.6698°W
A.T. WAYAH BALD SHELTER
57 mi USFS
35.1895°N, 83.5644°W
PAINT CREEK DISPERSED CAMPSITES
58 mi USFS
35.9521°N, 82.8914°W
Free Camping
59 mi Curated
35.2500°N, 84.5000°W
A.T. SILER BALD SHELTER
60 mi USFS
35.1443°N, 83.5725°W
HANGING DOG CAMPGROUND
60 mi USFS
35.1056°N, 84.0833°W
TRACE BRANCH CAMPING AREA
62 mi USFS
36.6736°N, 84.5963°W
QUINN SPRINGS CAMPGROUND
62 mi USFS
35.2289°N, 84.5478°W
A.T. SPRING MOUNTAIN SHELTER
63 mi USFS
35.9518°N, 82.7901°W
A.T. ROCK GAP SHELTER
64 mi USFS
35.0916°N, 83.5230°W
A.T. LONG BRANCH SHELTER
66 mi USFS
35.0700°N, 83.4981°W
A.T. LITTLE LAUREL SHELTER
66 mi USFS
36.0150°N, 82.7361°W
A.T. MUSKRAT CREEK SHELTER
68 mi USFS
35.0207°N, 83.5813°W
LICKSTONE DISPERSED CAMPSITES
68 mi USFS
35.3709°N, 82.9451°W
A.T. STANDING INDIAN SHELTER
68 mi USFS
35.0398°N, 83.4749°W
LAKE CHATUGE RECREATION AREA
70 mi USFS
34.9547°N, 83.7794°W
A.T. CARTER GAP SHELTER
70 mi USFS
35.0010°N, 83.4965°W
A.T. JERRY CABIN SHELTER
71 mi USFS
36.0564°N, 82.6573°W
TUMBLING CREEK CG
72 mi USFS
35.0174°N, 84.4664°W
A.T. PLUM ORCHARD SHELTER
73 mi USFS
34.9458°N, 83.5883°W
ROCKCASTLE CAMPGROUND - INACTIVE
73 mi USFS
36.9624°N, 84.3479°W
A.T. FLINT MOUNTAIN SHELTER
74 mi USFS
36.0348°N, 82.5968°W
PANTHERTOWN SHELTER
74 mi USFS
35.1671°N, 83.0333°W
SYLCO CAMPGROUND
75 mi USFS
35.0281°N, 84.6024°W