Wildcat Creek (FR 384) in TN -- Camping Rules & Access

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Wildcat Creek (FR 384) in TN

Road corridorCherokee NF, Tellico Ranger District

5.1 mi from Tellico Plains

Maps 1,581 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3–3.3 and 6.8–7.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Cherokee National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 10 mi · Then stay away at least 7 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 0.3 of this road’s 8.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.3 miles of dirt.
  • Near Round Top.
  • Estimated climb: 2,300 ft over 8.9 miles through 13 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 51%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.

Known camping along this road at mile 5.9: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Gravelstand Top stands 1,520 ft above the map pin, 2.1 miles southeast.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 45–71°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.