Baker Creek (FR 55) in TN -- Camping Rules & Access
Baker Creek (FR 55) in TN
Road corridorCherokee NF, Ocoee Ranger District
7.1 mi from Benton
Maps 979 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.8–3.3 and 3.9–4.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 10 mi · Then stay away at least 7 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 0.4 of this road’s 8.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.4 miles of dirt.
- Near Devils Point Recreation Area.
- Estimated climb: 1,100 ft over 8.1 miles through 7 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 20%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- A gate 7 miles along the road, signed private.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
- The Ocoee Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
- Sugarloaf Mountain stands 659 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles north.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 47–72°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.