Rock Creek Picnic Area (FR 321) in TN -- Camping Rules & Access
Rock Creek Picnic Area (FR 321) in TN
Road corridorCherokee NF
3.4 mi from Erwin
Maps 2,250 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/1–10/31Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 10 mi · Then stay away at least 7 days
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Road Access
Easy
- All 0.3 miles of this road are fully maintained, paved the whole way.
- Near Beauty Spot.
- Estimated climb: 40 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Beauty Spot stands 2,183 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles southeast.
- Right Prong Rock Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 43–69°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.