About Citico Creek Area
This area provides opportunities for solitude and backcountry experiences. You will find ample opportunities for fishing, horseback riding, camping, and hiking. With more than 20,000 acres of Wilderness in Citico Creek and Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock, this area provides ample opportunities for solitude and backcountry experiences. Catch both native and stocked trout in Citico Creek and its rugged tributaries, and fish for small-mouth bass and catfish in the creek’s lower reaches. - [Citico Creek Area Map](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5262813.pdf) - [Citico Creek Area Guide](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5275527.pdf)
- Managed by: Cherokee National Forest
- Where: 10 mi southeast of Kahite, TN · 35.45626, -84.11709
Things to do:
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G
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.Stargazing nearby: Obed Wild and Scenic River (Dark Sky Park), 52 mi.
Dump station: 9.8 mi
Water fill-up: 21.6 mi
Propane: 14.9 mi
Camps nearby
- Citico Site 9 0.1 mi
- Jake Best Campground 0.8 mi
- Citico Site 11 1.3 mi
- Young Branch Campground 1.9 mi
- Citico Site 5 2.2 mi
- Doublecamp Campground 3 mi