Bitter End-Lacy Trap (FR 293) in TN -- Camping Rules & Access
Bitter End-Lacy Trap (FR 293) in TN
Road corridorCherokee NF
8.6 mi from Hampton
Maps 3,435 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 7/12–12/15Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 10 mi · Then stay away at least 7 days
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Road Access
Rough
- 5.6 of this road’s 5.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 5.8 miles through 13 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 27%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
- Hays Branch runs 0.7 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Hump Mountain stands 2,147 ft above the map pin, 5.4 miles south.
Climate averages
October normals 41–63°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.