Dispersed / primitivetype
12sites
Freeto camp
3,399 ftelevation
May–Sepbest months
About Three Forks #30
- Managed by: National Park Service
- Where: 9 mi south of Gatlinburg, TN · 35.59492, -83.51462
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
40°22°Jan
43°25°Feb
50°31°Mar
59°38°Apr
66°46°May
71°53°Jun
74°56°Jul
73°56°Aug
69°50°Sep
61°41°Oct
51°31°Nov
43°26°Dec
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
See Three Forks #30 from above
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Good to know
Cell signal
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.Night sky: Rural edge
The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) (Observatory), 45 mi.
RV essentials
Dump station: 6.3 mi
Propane: 21 mi
Camps nearby
- Rough Creek #24 1.7 mi
- Mount Collins Shelter 2.4 mi
- Double Spring Gap Shelter 2.6 mi
- Camp Creek #23 3 mi
- Mile 53 #21 3.4 mi
- Silers Bald Shelter 3.7 mi