Laurel Fork (FR 50) in TN -- Camping Rules & Access
Laurel Fork (FR 50) in TN
Road corridorCherokee NF
4.1 mi from Hampton
Maps 2,876 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.3, 3–4.5 and 4.8–5.6 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 3/20–12/15Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 10 mi · Then stay away at least 7 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkPOOR
Road Access
Rough
- All 7.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, mostly gravel with 1.8 miles of graded dirt.
- Near Dennis Cove Waterfall.
- Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 7.4 miles through 22 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 21%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.0 miles off.
- Little Pond Mountain stands 1,097 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles north.
- A pond lies 0.3 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 41–65°F, 2.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.