Chilhowee Group Camp in TN -- Campground & RV Camping

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Chilhowee Group Camp in TN

CampgroundUSFS

2.8 mi from Benton

Maps 2,071 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

423-338-3300

VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Moderate
  • Road difficulty 2 of 5: a moderate drive in.
  • Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved, pitching to 12%, 62% of it on a shelf.
Drinking waterVault toiletsElectric at some sites

Campground details

1 siteFires allowed

Setting

Fairly secluded

Located near the top of Chilhowee Mountain at 2,000 feet elevation, this group camp accommodates up to 75 people in a mixed hardwood and pine forest. The site features individual tent spaces scattered around an RV spot with electric hookups, picnic tables, a large grill, drinking water, and a year-round vault toilet, plus a seasonal bathhouse with flush toilets and showers. A short walk leads to 7-acre McKamy Lake for swimming and bank fishing, while 25 miles of hiking and biking trails weave through the surrounding area.

Getting there: From Highway 64/411 intersection, travel east 7 miles, turn onto Forest Road 77, drive 7.5 miles to campground/recreation area.

  • Well separated here, a single-site campground with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
  • Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
  • McCamy Lake lies 0.2 mi off.
  • A group campground.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 43–69°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 26 of 100.

Tree cover86%30m sat. est.
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