Free Sites,
Pay Sites
Cherokee National Forest
Sites: 6
Lots of room for horse trailers. It is very quiet during the week but is full of riders on the weekends.
Supermarket – Courtesy of MovinSue
Contact the Manager.
Laurel Hill Lake Wildlife Management Area
Multiple locations – see map
Some Tennessee WMAs require permission from the WMA’s manager in order to camp. Please contact the manager to be sure.
Manager: Al Pollock (931) 762-5749
In Lawrence County. 14,000 acres. Good deer and turkey hunting with lots of standing hardwoods, but also many foodplots and crops. [...]
Natchez Trace Parkway mile post 385.
Monument and grave site of Meriwether Lewis (Lewis and Clark).
32 Sites (about1/2 are pull thru)
No water hookups at sites.
Watch your speed on The Trace as it has a 45-50 max speed limit and it is watched close.
This was the busiest, biggest, and laid out best campground we visited on The [...]
Poole Knobs Campground is located on J. Percy Priest Lake 15 miles from Nashville, TN, and close to Lavergne and Smyrna, TN. There is also a TN Wildlife Resource Agency’s Management area close by. Many types of wildlife can be seen including white-tailed deer, and occasional skunks and raccoons. The campground offers 87 overnight sites [...]
This is a great place to camp, hike, bike, and off road. There is parking/camping at the gates. The forest is open dawn to dusk. Ranger lives in Forest, so if you get locked in, you either wait till the morning or pay a fine to let you out.
Forest is very active [...]
Cherokee National Forest
This beautiful remote area offers mountain vistas, waterfalls and clear mountain streams and is a sanctuary for black bears.
The 8,358-acre Big Frog Mountain Wilderness / Wilderness Study Area offers about 35 miles of backcountry trails. This natural setting provides outstanding opportunities for solitude and primitive camping, fishing and backpacking.
Sites:12
Vault toilets.
$5/night per person. Children under 4yrs are free.
Topsey Turvey is a family owned and oriented business offering canoeing and camping. Sixty acres with 3/4 mile of river frontage on the Buffalo River.
Primitive camping with bathhouse access. No specific sites – space for 100+ tents or campers.
Horseshoe area, volleyball, picnic tables. Canoe & kayak rentals, [...]
Yanahli Wildlife Management Area
Some Tennessee WMAs require permission from the WMA’s manager in order to camp. Please contact the manager to be sure.
I see a closed gate on google maps street view. Ask the manager about accessibility when you call.
Manager: Thomas Edwards (931) 840-4042
From I-65, the area can be accessed from either US 412 or [...]
Yanahli Wildlife Management Area
Some Tennessee WMAs require permission from the WMA’s manager in order to camp. Please contact the manager to be sure.
Manager: Thomas Edwards (931) 840-4042
From I-65, the area can be accessed from either US 412 or state Hwy. 50. This is the former TVA property along the Duck River, east of Columbia. [...]