Boondocking in Tennessee Near the Water
Free and dispersed camping in Tennessee near the water. No hookups, no fees listed — pack out what you pack in. 115 places mapped.
Every pin is within 15 miles of a launch. The ⚓ anchors are the boat ramps — so you can see how far the water is from any stop.
Browns
- Davenport Gap Shelter directions
Chilhowee
- Cooper Road #1 · National Park Service directions
- Flint Gap #14 · National Park Service directions
- Forge Creek #12 · National Park Service directions
- Little Bottoms #17 · National Park Service directions
- Mollies Ridge Shelter directions
- Rabbit Creek #15 · National Park Service directions
- Scott Gap #16 · National Park Service directions
- Sheep Pen Gap #13 · National Park Service directions
Cosby
- Otter Creek #29 · National Park Service directions
- Settlers Camp #33 · National Park Service directions
- Sugar Cove #34 · National Park Service directions
Crab Orchard
- Black Mountain Campsite directions
Dayton
- Laurel Falls Campsite directions
- Richland Creek Campsite · Tennessee State Parks directions
- Snow Falls Campsite · Tennessee State Parks directions
Defeated
- Two Prong Backcountry Campground directions
East Point
- Backcountry Campsite 1 · Long Hunter State Park directions
- Backcountry Campsite 2 · Long Hunter State Park directions
Fairfield Glade
- Daddy's Creek Campsite directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- North Peavine Campsite directions
Gatlinburg
- Engine Creek #32 · National Park Service directions
Graysville
- Rock Creek Campsite · Cumberland Trail Conference directions
Hartford
- Gilliland Creek #35 · National Park Service directions
Lancing
- Alley Ford · NPS directions
- Bi-Color Campground directions
Lawrenceburg
- Laurel Hill Lake - TWRA directions
Lindsay Mill
- Backcountry Site 3 directions
Lynchburg
- Evans Backcountry Campsite directions
- Leatherwood Island Backcountry Campground #2 directions
- Lost Creek Campsite · Tims Ford State Park directions
Mars Hill
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Piney River Campsite 1 directions
- Piney River Campsite 2 directions
- Rockhouse Branch Campsite directions
- Stinging Fork Falls Campsite directions
maryville
- Anthony Creek #9 · National Park Service directions
- Beard Cane #11 · National Park Service directions
- Cane Creek #2 · National Park Service directions
- Hesse Creek #3 · National Park Service directions
- Ledbetter Ridge #10 · National Park Service directions
- Rich Mountain #5 · National Park Service directions
- Russell Field Shelter directions
- Turkeypen Ridge #6 · National Park Service directions
Monteagle
- Little Cove Campground · Fiery Gizzard State Park directions
Mooresburg
- Boy Scout Camp Davy Crockett directions
Norris
- Backcountry Site 1 directions
- Backcountry Site 2 directions
North Soddy
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Little Possum North Campsite · Cumberland Trail Conference directions
- Little Possum South Campsite · Cumberland Trail Conference directions
Oak Grove
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Newby Branch Campsite 1 directions
- Newby Branch Campsite 2 directions
- Pond Cove Creek Campsite directions
Old Farm
- Hemlock Branch Campsite directions
Pickwick Dam
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
- Pickwick Landing SP - Trail Camps directions
Pocahontas
- Big Hill Pond SP - Grassy Point Shelter directions
Powells Crossroads
- Dispersed Camping directions
Ridenour
- Dark Hollow East Backcounty Campsite directions
- Dark Hollow West Backcounty Campsite directions
- Sharps Station Backcounty Campsite directions
Sequatchie
- Father Adamz Backcountry Campground directions
- Father Adamz Backcountry Campground directions
- Small Wilds Backcountry Campground directions
- Small Wilds Backcountry Campground directions
Signal Mountain
- North Suck Creek Campsite directions
Soddy Daisy
- Cable Crossing Campsite · TN State Parks directions
- Cooper Creek Campsite · Tennessee State Parks directions
- North Chickamauga Campsite · TN State Parks directions
- Stevenson Branch Campsites · Tennessee State Parks directions
Soddy-Daisy
- Board Camp Creek Campsite · Friends of the Cumberland Trail directions
- Dispersed Camping directions
Sparta
- Cable Crossing Campsite · Virgin Falls State Natural Area directions
- Camping Site 4 directions
- Camping Site 5 directions
- Camping Site 6 directions
- Camping Site 7 directions
- Martha's Pretty Point Backcountry Campground directions
- Virgin Falls Campsite · Virgin Falls State Natural Area directions
Spencer
- Backcountry Camp 1 · Fall Creek Falls State Park directions
- Backcountry Camp 2 · Fall Creek Falls State Park directions
- Backcountry Camp 3 · Fall Creek Falls State Park directions
- CAMPGROUND W (WALK-IN) directions
- W1 Campsite directions
- W2 Campsite directions
- W3 Campsite directions
- W4 Campsite directions
- W5 Campsite directions
- W6 Campsite directions
- W7 Campsite directions
- W8 Campsite directions
- W9 Campsite directions
Spring City
- Dispersed Camping directions
Walden
- Holly Branch Campsite · Friends of the Cumberland Trail directions
Wartburg
- Coffin Springs Campsite · Frozen Head State Park directions
- Mart Fields Campsite · Frozen Head State Park directions
- North Old Mac Campsite · Frozen Head State Park directions
- Panther Gap Rockhouse · Frozen Head State Park directions
- Tub Spring Campsite · Frozen Head State Park directions
Whiteside
- McNabb Gulf Campsite directions
Whitwell
- Dispersed Camping directions
Wilhoite Mills
- Henry Horton Backcountry Campground directions
Winchester
- Leatherwood Island Backcountry Camp #1 directions