Unaka Mountain (FR 230) in TN -- Camping Rules & Access in Tennessee
Unaka Mountain (FR 230) in TN
Road corridorCherokee NF
4.8 mi from Erwin
Maps 4,374 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 3/20–12/15Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · then move 10 mi · Then stay away at least 7 days
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Road Access
Rough
- 0.4 of this road’s 10 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.2 miles of graded dirt.
- Near Beauty Spot.
- Estimated climb: 1,900 ft over 10 miles through 11 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 24%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
7 known camp spots along this road, between mile 1.1 and mile 8.9: reported by travellers.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Unaka Mountain stands 795 ft above the map pin, 2.3 miles northeast.
Climate averages
September normals 48–69°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.