Jacobs Creek REC.AREA (FR 337) in TN -- Camping Rules & Access
Jacobs Creek REC.AREA (FR 337) in TN
Road corridorCherokee NF, Watauga Ranger District
8.9 mi from Bristol
Maps 1,760 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
Motor-vehicle season 5/12–10/15Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 10 mi · Then stay away at least 7 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Moderate
- All 1.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, 1.4 miles of it gravel.
- Near Camp Tom Howard Dam.
- Estimated climb: 140 ft over 1.4 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- The South Holston Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Delaney Mountain stands 1,641 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 44–69°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.