Rough Ridge Campground
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- Not published
- Sites
- 4
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- Not published
- Paved access
- Not published
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Not published
- Shade
- Not published
- 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
Rough Ridge Campground
One of two group campgrounds located adjacent to Tellico River, each site in Rough Ridge Campground contains two picnic tables, two lantern posts, and a grill/firering. These sites can accommodate two 26 foot camping trailers and four cars.
Before you go
Reservations
First-come, first-served
Fees
Fee is $10 per site for 5 people or less per site, and $20 per site for more than 5 people per site.
Hours
Open year-round.
Restrictions
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.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.