Jacobs Creek Campground

US Forest Service · Tennessee

Jacobs Creek Campground in Tennessee. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 298 public campsites we map in Tennessee.

Jacobs Creek Recreation Area is located on a peninsula on the eastern shore of South Holston Lake in Sullivan County. The campground includes 27 single-unit campsites, a trailer dump station, and a lakeside trail.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Fee: $12/night
Booking: first-come, first-served
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Number of sites: 255
Coordinates: 36.56690, -82.01080

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Nearest sites we map

Jacobs Creek Campground (Tn)1 km · US Forest Service
A.T. Double Springs Shelter7 km · US Forest Service
Little Oak Campground7 km · US Forest Service
Holston Mountain Area10 km · US Forest Service
Iron Mountains14 km · US Forest Service
Low Gap Camp17 km · US Forest Service

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2026-08-06, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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