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.

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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.

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Browns

Chilhowee

Cosby

  • Otter Creek #29 · National Park Service directions
  • Settlers Camp #33 · National Park Service directions
  • Sugar Cove #34 · National Park Service directions

Crab Orchard

Dayton

Defeated

East Point

  • Backcountry Campsite 1 · Long Hunter State Park directions
  • Backcountry Campsite 2 · Long Hunter State Park directions

Fairfield Glade

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

Lawrenceburg

Lindsay Mill

Lynchburg

Mars Hill

maryville

Monteagle

  • Little Cove Campground · Fiery Gizzard State Park directions

Mooresburg

Norris

North Soddy

Oak Grove

Old Farm

Pickwick Dam

Pocahontas

  • Big Hill Pond SP - Grassy Point Shelter directions

Powells Crossroads

Ridenour

Sequatchie

Signal Mountain

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

Sparta

Spencer

Spring City

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

Whitwell

Wilhoite Mills

Winchester

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