USDA Forest Service · Tennessee
Old Forge Campground
USDA Forest Service · Tennessee, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- March 15 to December 20
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,919 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- JENNINGS CREEK (NFSR 331) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Cherokee National Forest
- Phone
- N/A
About
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (423) 638-4109.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 28° | 1° | 64° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 53° | 33° | 13° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 62° | 40° | 1° | 76° | 8 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 44° | 29° | 81° | 3 of 11 |
| May | 76° | 56° | 39° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 63° | 50° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 85° | 67° | 59° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 67° | 57° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 62° | 50° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 45° | 32° | 82° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 37° | 14° | 73° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 49° | 31° | 16° | 68° | 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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