FS · Cherokee National Forest

Backbone Rock Campground

10 of 11 sites fit 42 ft

Book one of 03, 07, 04, 01, 10, 05 and 4 more

Longest for your rig: 90 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: 11
Elevation: 2,154 ft
Vehicles: up to 4

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

The 10 sites that take a 42 ft rig, drawn where they sit.

Fits your 42 ft rig — 10 sites

0390 ft driveway · back · gravel · 14 ft wide · 4 vehicles 0785 ft driveway · back · gravel · 14 ft wide · 2 vehicles 0484 ft driveway · back · gravel · 17 ft wide · 2 vehicles 0168 ft driveway · back · gravel · 17 ft wide · 2 vehicles 1060 ft driveway · back · gravel · 12 ft wide · 2 vehicles 0552 ft driveway · back · gravel · 16 ft wide · 2 vehicles 0250 ft driveway · back · gravel · 14 ft wide · 2 vehicles 0650 ft driveway · back · gravel · 14 ft wide · 2 vehicles 0850 ft driveway · back · gravel · 14 ft wide · 4 vehicles 0950 ft driveway · back · gravel · 14 ft wide · 2 vehicles

Length never published — 1 site

Hostno length given · back · gravel · 2 vehicles

fits 42 ft (10) too short (0) not published (1)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s; roads, water and terrain are not shown, so this says where the sites are and not how you drive between them.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Jacobs Creek Campground (TN) TN	11 mi W	27	—	none
2	Beartree VA	11 mi NE	45	99 ft	none
3	Little Oak Campground TN	15 mi W	66	70 ft	none
4	Fox Creek Horse Camp VA	19 mi NE	21	—	none
5	Old Virginia Group Horse Camp VA · group	19 mi E	1	—	none
6	Hurricane Campground VA	20 mi NE	21	110 ft	none · pull-through

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 11
Longest driveway: 90 ft
Max occupancy per site: 10
Reservable sites: 10
Coordinates: 36.5939, -81.8150
Nearest place: Unicoi
Phone: 423-735-1500
Elevation: 2,154 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/251757 · retrieved 2026-08-12 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-13 · public-domain