Cherokee National Forest
Backbone Rock Campground
Campground10 sitesReservable
Photo: US Forest Service
Site map
10 campsites at their real positions, from the agency's own site coordinates.
- Campsite
- Loop, in site-number order
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About this campground
Backbone Rock Campground will open for the 2026 season on 4/27/26. The pavilion and vault toilets in the day-use area will open on 3/16/26. Backbone Rock is a small campground situated along the beautiful Beaverdam Creek at an elevation of 2,100 feet in northern Johnson County.
Sites and hookups
- Campsites
- 10
- Waterfront sites
- 8
- Accessible sites
- 10
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed
- Booking
- Reservable on Recreation.gov
Amenities
- Flush toilets
More federal campgrounds nearby
- Jacobs Creek Campground10.5 mi · Forest Service29 sites
- Beartree11.2 mi · Forest Service132 sites · RVs to 70+ ft
- Little Oak Campground14.6 mi · Forest Service66 sites · Waterfront sites
- Grindstone16.5 mi · Forest Service135 sites · RVs to 70+ ft
- Fox Creek Horse Camp18.7 mi · Forest Service21 sites · RVs to 50 ft · Waterfront sites
- Old Virginia Group Horse Camp19.5 mi · Forest Service1 site · RVs to 70+ ft
- Hurricane Campground20.2 mi · Forest Service27 sites · RVs to 70 ft · 2 pull-through
- Raccoon Branch Campground24.1 mi · Forest Service20 sites · 30 amp electric · RVs to 60 ft
Public recreation nearby
Trailheads, access points and public lands within 25 miles.
- Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Damascus Trail CenterVisitor center · 3.2 mi · National Park Service · Appalachian National Scenic TrailDetails
- Whitetop Station Visitor CenterVisitor center · 11 mi · Forest Service · George Washington & Jefferson National ForestDetails
- Keller Interpretive Center, Abingdon Muster GroundVisitor center · 12.5 mi · National Park Service · Overmountain Victory National Historic TrailDetails
- Pat Jennings Visitor CenterVisitor center · 26.5 mi · Forest Service · George Washington & Jefferson National ForestDetails
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park Visitor CenterVisitor center · 29.8 mi · National Park Service · Overmountain Victory National Historic TrailDetails
Data Source: Recreation.gov
