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Pull-thru
USFSCherokee National Forest · Tennessee
Chilhowee Campground
Overview Located in the Chilhowee Recreation Area, Chilhowee Campground offers a multitude of camping opportunities for both RV and tent sites, many with electric hookups.
Sites6159 reservable
Elev.2,149ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rig90 ft1 pull-thru
Electric3510×50-amp
From Chattanooga1h34real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 2,149 ft, Chilhowee Campground has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 32°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 61 sites total: 59 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 10 walk-in, 10 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 90-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 11 named hiking routes, 6 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Feb-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
66%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 4
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 1.
66°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Chattanooga
53 mi
1h34
02
Knoxville
87 mi
2h10
03
Nashville
183 mi
4h00
04
Memphis
388 mi
7h42
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 61 SITES
Color byShow only
61 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
10
Walk-in
10
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
61
Sites
★ The standout
Site 19
B Loop · walk-in · shaded.
To neighbor
146 ft
Max rig
60 ft
Type
Walk-in
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
11
Trail segments
98
Peaks
6
Viewpoints
4
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.7 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.