FS · Cherokee National Forest

Cardens Bluff Campground

Nothing here fits 42 ft of 42 sites

Longest for your rig: 40 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: 7
Elevation: 2,059 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

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

Every bookable site

No site here takes a 42 ft rig. The layout, for what it is worth.

Too short for 42 ft — 6 sites

02740 ft driveway · back · paved · 16 ft wide 02835 ft driveway · back · paved · 16 ft wide 02930 ft limit · back · paved · 16 ft wide 02525 ft limit · back · paved · 16 ft wide 00220 ft limit · back · paved · 15 ft wide 01620 ft limit · back · paved · 16 ft wide

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 36 sites

fits 42 ft (0) too short (40) not published (0)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. 2 sites have no published coordinate and are in the lists but not on the map.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Dennis Cove Campground TN	4 mi S	14	50 ft	none
2	Little Oak Campground TN	15 mi N	66	70 ft	none
3	Rock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, TN) TN	18 mi SW	32	50 ft	electric
4	Jacobs Creek Campground (TN) TN	19 mi N	27	—	none
5	Johns River Road Backcountry Camping NC	24 mi SE	2	—	none
6	Julian Price Campground NC	24 mi SE	192	92 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: 42
Non-site records excluded: 1
Longest driveway: 57 ft
Max occupancy per site: 5
Reservable sites: 37
Coordinates: 36.3097, -82.1153
Nearest place: Unicoi
Phone: 423-735-1500
Elevation: 2,059 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/122390 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain