Little Oak Campground
The managing agency’s description mentions a closure. Read it below and confirm before you drive out.
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- Not published
- Sites
- 66
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- No
- Paved access
- Yes
- Accessible sites
- 66
- Driveway grade
- Slight
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- Not published
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Little Oak Campground
LITTLE OAK CAMPGROUND IS CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO EFFECTS FROM HELENE. Looking to camp near a large lake? Try Little Oak Recreation Area, located on a peninsula along the eastern shore of South Holston Lake in Sullivan County. In this campground, most of the 68 universally-accessible sites have lake views and many have direct access. Little Oak is a designated Watchable Wildlife Area with two interpretive trails. A concrete boat ramp provides a popular launch site into South Holston Lake, and is for use by registered campers and their guests only . Many of the campsites are reservable by going to Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777 for your convenience. Little Oak Campground Map
Before you go
Season
4/1/2024 – 11/4/2024
Fees
Camping is $12 per site starting late April thru mid-October, including water and hot showers. $10 per site during shoulder seasons with limited facilities including no water, which includes showers (early thru late-April and mid-October thru end of season, or when water is not available).
Hours
LITTLE OAK CAMPGROUND IS CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO EFFECTS FROM HELENE. Gates are open at 7am and closed at 10pm. Guests are asked to leave the area before the gates are closed for the evening.
Restrictions
Sites are limited to a single family or not more than 5 people and 2 vehicles. • No alcoholic beverages are allowed in the area. • No burning of plastic or other non-wood products except local wood in campfires. • Food storage restrictions apply at all areas on the Cherokee National Forest. All food and beverages must be stored in an approved bear-proof container , your locked vehicle or hard-sided camper at all times unless being eaten, prepared, or transported. • It is your responsibility to read, know, understand, and follow all campground specific rules and regulations which are also posted at the campground.
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