USDA Forest Service · Tennessee
Davis Branch Campground
USDA Forest Service · Tennessee, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,313 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- TELLICO RIVER (NFSR 210) · asphalt · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Cherokee National Forest
- Nearest town
- Murphy
- Phone
- N/A
About
Overview
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 29° | 4° | 64° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 54° | 35° | 21° | 67° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 62° | 42° | 13° | 76° | 6 of 11 |
| April | 68° | 47° | 30° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 75° | 58° | 42° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 64° | 52° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 67° | 60° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 67° | 59° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 63° | 51° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 68° | 48° | 33° | 81° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 59° | 40° | 24° | 71° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 51° | 33° | 19° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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