About Holston Mountain Area
Holston Mountain provides a scenic backdrop for South Holston Lake and is a venue for boating, water skiing, swimming, fishing and horseback riding. A horse trail complex winds for more than 30 miles along both sides of Holston Mountain. Visit the scenic Blue Hole waterfall located off TN Highway 91. Camp on the lakeshore at Jacob’s Creek and Little Oak Recreation Areas. - [Holston Mountain Area Map](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5262816.pdf) - [Holston Mountain Area Guide](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5275531.pdf)
- Managed by: Cherokee National Forest
- Where: 8 mi northeast of Hunter, TN · 36.49334, -82.07126
Things to do:
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 4G · T-Mobile 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.Propane: 10.6 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Little Oak Campground 1.9 mi
- Little Oak Campground 2.2 mi
- Jacobs Creek Recreation Area 6.2 mi
- Forest camp site 6.7 mi
- Bristol Campground & Event Parking 9.2 mi
- Campsite · 3 mi SW of Bristol 10.2 mi