Bear Creek Road (FR 229) in TN -- Camping Rules & Access
Bear Creek Road (FR 229) in TN
Road corridorLand Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
5.0 mi from Dover
Maps 384 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.3–3.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area ↗
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Road Access
Unmeasured
- The road in has not been measured, which means unknown, not bad.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 3.7: .
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
- Bear Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
- Basic and dispersed camping requires a permit for each person ages 18 & older. The basic/dispersed camping permit is $50 for an annual permit or $10 for a three-day permit. Dispersed camping is permitted anywhere in Land Between the Lakes except in the Nature Watch Demonstration Areas, Brandon Spring Group Center, fee campgrounds, cemeteries, picnic areas, and within 200 yards of US Hwy 68/80, The Trace, Silver Trail Road, Mulberry Flat Road, and Fort Henry Road.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 48–71°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.