Big Oak Cove Campground

Overview

Looking to camp where you can wake at the crack of dawn and start fishing? The cool waters of the Tellico River just feet away will ease you to sleep each night. This is one of several small campgrounds on Tellico River Road (FS Rd 210).

Operator

National Forest

Camping types

Tent

Sites

11 campsites

Reservations

No online reservations listed

Amenities

No amenity details published by the sources yet.

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around Big Oak Cove Campground, shown on the map above. Distances are straight-line from the campground, so driving or walking will be longer; trail details are approximate. Confirm access and conditions with the land manager.

Hikes and trailheads

• Benton MacKaye TrailHike · 279.6 mi long · Long-distance trail · 1.6 mi from camp

  The Benton MacKaye Trail or BMT is a footpath nearly 300 miles in length in the Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States and is blazed by a white diamond, 5″ across by 7″… Wikipedia

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• Benton MacKaye TrailHike · 279.6 mi long · Long-distance trail · 1.6 mi from camp

  The Benton MacKaye Trail or BMT is a footpath nearly 300 miles in length in the Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States and is blazed by a white diamond, 5″ across by 7″… Wikipedia

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• Benton MacKaye TrailHike · 279.6 mi long · Long-distance trail · 1.6 mi from camp

  The Benton MacKaye Trail or BMT is a footpath nearly 300 miles in length in the Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States and is blazed by a white diamond, 5″ across by 7″… Wikipedia

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• Falls Branch Falls HikeHike · 6.0 mi from camp

  Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act by taking a day hike to Falls Branch Falls located in the Citico Creek Wilderness. Recreation.gov

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• Swan Meadows #81GHike · 8.0 mi from campShow on map
• Hike to Twentymile CascadeHike · 18.3 mi from camp

  Hike 1.2 miles (1.9 km) roundtrip along a wide gravel roadbed that follows a mountain stream to a cascade surrounded by moss-covered rocks and mixed hardwood forest. National Park Service

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Scenic sights

• Jenks KnobPeak · 3,842 ft · 1.1 mi from campShow on map
• Lookingglass MountainPeak · 3,406 ft · 1.2 mi from campShow on map
• Tellico FallsWaterfall · 2.1 mi from campShow on map
• Sunset OverlookViewpoint · 4.5 mi from campShow on map
• Mitchell Lick FallsWaterfall · 4.7 mi from campShow on map

Climbing and snow sports

• Cope & ClimbingClimbing · 23.3 mi from campShow on map
• Starr MountainClimbing · 25.0 mi from campShow on map

Trail and sight data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Recreation.gov and National Park Service. Text marked Wikipedia is from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, lightly shortened.

Reviews

Data sources

• Recreation.gov (RIDB) — Public domain (U.S. Government work)
• OpenStreetMap — ODbL 1.0 — © OpenStreetMap contributors

Listing details come from the sources above and may be out of date. Confirm fees, dates and closures with the operator before you travel.