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Pull-thru
USFSCherokee National Forest · Tennessee
Rock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, TN)
Overview Rock Creek Recreation Area is named for the small creek that runs alongside this recreation site.
Sites3432 reservable
Elev.2,392ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig50 ft
Electric3312×50-amp
From Knoxville2h13real 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 2,392 ft, Rock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, TN) has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 34 sites total: 32 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 12 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 50-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 3 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.
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
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 22
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 30.
64°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Knoxville
105 mi
2h13
02
Chattanooga
215 mi
4h18
03
Nashville
283 mi
5h29
04
Memphis
495 mi
9h20
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 34 SITES
0
Walk-in
12
50-amp
30
Accessible
24
Prime
34
Sites
★ The standout
Site 015
B Loop · prime location · shaded.
Location
Prime
Max rig
38 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
45
Peaks
3
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.3 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.