Cherokee National Forest
Cardens Bluff Campground
Campground43 sitesReservable
Photo: US Forest Service
Site map
41 of 43 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
Cardens Bluff Campground is now re-opened as of Thursday 9/3/26. If you have reservations starting Thursday 9/3/26, or after, your reservations are still active and good to go. At nearly 2,000 feet elevation, Cardens Bluff Campground is located on a peninsula overlooking the 6,430-acre Watauga Lake in Carter County, TN.
Sites and hookups
- Campsites
- 43
- Sites by type
- 36 tent
- Max RV length
- 30 ft
- Waterfront sites
- 14
- Walk-in sites
- 32
- Accessible sites
- 6
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed
- Booking
- Reservable on Recreation.gov
Amenities
- Showers
- Flush toilets
More federal campgrounds nearby
- Dennis Cove Campground3.6 mi · Forest Service14 sites · Waterfront sites
- Little Oak Campground14.8 mi · Forest Service66 sites · Waterfront sites
- Rock Creek Recreation Area17.6 mi · Forest Service34 sites · 50 amp electric · RVs to 50 ft · Waterfront sites
- Jacobs Creek Campground18.5 mi · Forest Service29 sites
- Johns River Road Backcountry Camping24 mi · National Park Service2 sites
- Julian Price Campground24.5 mi · National Park Service194 sites · RVs to 70+ ft · 40 pull-through
- Katy Branch24.8 mi · Forest Service1 site · Electric sites
- Linville Falls Campground25.7 mi · National Park Service66 sites · RVs to 50 ft · 4 pull-through
Public recreation nearby
Trailheads, access points and public lands within 25 miles.
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park Visitor CenterVisitor center · 8 mi · National Park Service · Overmountain Victory National Historic TrailDetails
- Linn Cove Viaduct Visitor Center (Milepost 304)Visitor center · 22.6 mi · National Park Service · Blue Ridge ParkwayDetails
- Moses Cone Manor House and Visitor Center (Milepost 294)Visitor center · 26 mi · National Park Service · Blue Ridge ParkwayDetails
- Linville Falls Visitor Center (Milepost 316)Visitor center · 26.7 mi · National Park Service · Blue Ridge ParkwayDetails
- Appalachian Trail Conservancy - Damascus Trail CenterVisitor center · 28.9 mi · National Park Service · Appalachian National Scenic TrailDetails
Data Source: Recreation.gov
