USDA Forest Service · Tennessee
Mcnabb Creek Group
USDA Forest Service · Tennessee, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- January 22 to December 31
- Max RV length
- 35 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,965 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
- MCNABB PARKING (NFSR 217H) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Cherokee National Forest
- Nearest town
- TELLICO PLAINS
- Address
- 250 RANGER STATION RD., TELLICO PLAINS, TN, 37385
- Activities
- Backpacking, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hunting, Scenic Drive, Star Gazing, Swimming, Wildlife Viewing
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
McNabb Creek Group Campground is located on the North River in the Tellico River area. Fishing, swimming, hiking and hunting are popular activities.
Recreation
The North River offers plenty of fishing and swimming opportunities. Visitors also enjoy hiking local trails and seasonal hunting.
Facilities
The campground offers one group site that can accommodate from 10 to 60 people. It is equipped with picnic tables, grills and portable toilets.
Natural Features
The campground sits along the North River, a major tributary of the Tellico River, in the Smokey Mountains of the Cherokee National Forest in eastern Tennessee.
Cherokee is Tennessee's only national forest, covering 650,000 acres from Chattanooga to Bristol along the North Carolina border. The forest is in the heart of the Southern Appalachians and is home to more than 20,000 species of plants and animals, as well as many rivers, creeks and lakes. Elevations range from 750 to 5,500 feet.
Nearby Attractions
The mountain town of Tellico Plains, less than 20 miles away, is known for its arts and crafts.
The campground is 18 miles off the Cherohala Skyway, a 43-mile National Scenic Byway stretching from Tellico Plains, Tennessee, to Robbinsville, North Carolina.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 30° | 5° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 55° | 36° | 22° | 68° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 63° | 43° | 15° | 77° | 5 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 49° | 32° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 76° | 59° | 43° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 81° | 65° | 53° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 69° | 61° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 69° | 60° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 80° | 65° | 52° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 49° | 34° | 82° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 60° | 41° | 25° | 73° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 53° | 35° | 21° | 68° | 8 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- North River Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 4 sites
- Dam Creek Walk-In Campground and Picnic Area · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Spivey Cove Campground · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 4 sites
- Donley Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 2 mi · 1 sites
- Sourwood Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
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