Clarks Creek (FR 25) in TN -- Camping Rules & Access

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Clarks Creek (FR 25) in TN

Road corridorCherokee NF

6.4 mi from Banner Hill

Maps 1,566 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Cherokee National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 10 mi · Then stay away at least 7 days
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AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkPOOR

Road Access

Moderate
  • All 2.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Hell Hollow Falls.
  • Estimated climb: 350 ft over 2.6 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 22%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.2 miles off.
  • Potato Hill stands 736 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles north.
  • Simmons Branch runs 0.8 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 46–71°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.