USDA Forest Service · Tennessee
Big Oak Cove Campground
USDA Forest Service · Tennessee, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,592 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
- Address
- TN
- Activities
- Camping
About
Looking to camp where you can wake at the crack of dawn and start fishing? The cool waters of the Tellico River just feet away will ease you to sleep each night. This is one of several small campgrounds on Tellico River Road (FS Rd 210). This campground offers 11 campsites with a picnic table, fire ring, and lantern post.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 28° | 3° | 63° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 53° | 34° | 20° | 66° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 61° | 41° | 12° | 75° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 67° | 46° | 29° | 78° | 2 of 11 |
| May | 74° | 57° | 41° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 79° | 63° | 51° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 66° | 59° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 81° | 66° | 58° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 62° | 50° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 67° | 47° | 32° | 80° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 39° | 23° | 70° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 50° | 32° | 18° | 65° | 10 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
- Big Oak Cove Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 4 sites
- Rough Ridge Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 4 sites
- Holder Cove Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 4 sites
- State Line Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 4 sites
- Davis Branch Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 4 sites
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