About Cardens Bluff Campground
CARDENS BLUFF CAMPGROUND IS CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO EFFECTS FROM HELENE. Located on a bluff overlooking the 6,430-acre Watauga Lake, Cardens Bluff Campground offers more than 40 sites, primarily for tent camping. There is a bathhouse with showers and flush toilets. No electrical hookups are provided. Day use areas are located nearby for those wanting to take advantage of swimming, boating, and fishing opportunities. [Cardens Bluff Campground Map](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5275547.pdf)
- Fees: Camping is $12 per night.
- Season: 4/29/2024 – 10/15/2024
- Managed by: USFS - Cherokee National Forest
- Where: 4 mi northeast of Hampton, TN · 36.30925, -82.11524
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Propane: 4.6 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
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- The Hamptons RV Park 4.5 mi
- Doe River Campground 6.9 mi
- Riverside RV Park 7.2 mi