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Thursday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected. 39 of 88 openings detected in the last 90 days occurred on a Thursday (44.3%), with Saturday (22) and Monday (7) next in line.
The largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 06:00 and 20:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 38 of 88 detected openings (43.2%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Eastern Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 21.5 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 12–33.2 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 14 | 15.9% |
| 15 | 10 | 11.4% |
| 24 | 8 | 9.1% |
| 56 | 7 | 8.0% |
| 01 | 6 | 6.8% |
Site 50 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 14. One free watch covers every site here.
Of the 3,481 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Nov 15, 2026): 2,288 open for online reservation · 1,061 reserved · 132 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative).
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 1,516 fall on weekdays and 772 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
October holds the most room. 1,137 of 1,829 site-nights are still open there.
| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 0 | None open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 0 | None open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 0 | None open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: no online availability on any tracked night.
| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 27 | 52 |
| 31 | 52 |
| 40 | 52 |
| 30 | 50 |
| 43 | 50 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
The next bookable night is Sep 22; the first open weekend starts Sep 25. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Multi-night stays. 301 2-night, 276 3-night, 101 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 22 at site 41.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 90 ft. 58 sites take 25 ft, 58 sites take 35 ft, 57 sites take 40 ft.
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 70 ft | None | 52 | 39 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +40 more |
| 31 | 75 ft | None | 52 | 30 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +40 more |
| 40 | 90 ft | None | 52 | 36 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +40 more |
| 30 | 65 ft | None | 50 | 30 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +38 more |
| 43 | 75 ft | None | 50 | 36 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +38 more |
| 57 | 65 ft | None | 50 | 29 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5 +38 more |
| 28 | 55 ft | None | 49 | 22 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +37 more |
| 36 | 70 ft | None | 49 | 22 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +37 more |
| 41 | 80 ft | None | 49 | 24 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +37 more |
| 60 | 75 ft | None | 49 | 22 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +37 more |
| 37 | 50 ft | None | 48 | 30 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +36 more |
| 42 | 80 ft | None | 48 | 19 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +36 more |
| 38 | 70 ft | None | 47 | 20 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +35 more |
| 62 | 60 ft | None | 47 | 22 nights | Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +35 more |
| 39 | 70 ft | None | 46 | 19 nights | Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +34 more |
| 45 | 50 ft | None | 46 | 29 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +34 more |
| 58 | 65 ft | None | 46 | 22 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +34 more |
| 59 | 80 ft | None | 46 | 22 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +34 more |
| 01 | 40 ft | Yes | 45 | 22 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +33 more |
| 08 | 20 ft | Yes | 45 | 12 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +33 more |
| 20 | 40 ft | Yes | 45 | 15 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +33 more |
| 29 | 65 ft | None | 45 | 19 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +33 more |
| 44 | 40 ft | None | 45 | 16 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +33 more |
| 63 | 50 ft | Yes | 43 | 15 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +31 more |
| 32 | 60 ft | None | 42 | 12 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +30 more |
| 11 | 85 ft | Yes | 41 | 23 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +29 more |
| 12 | 45 ft | Yes | 40 | 22 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +28 more |
| 33 | 60 ft | None | 40 | 12 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +28 more |
| 02 | 38 ft | Yes | 38 | 16 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +26 more |
| 14 | 70 ft | Yes | 38 | 22 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +26 more |
| 21 | 55 ft | Yes | 38 | 15 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +26 more |
| 46 | 60 ft | None | 38 | 22 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +26 more |
| 61 | 50 ft | None | 38 | 11 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +26 more |
| 15 | 70 ft | Yes | 37 | 17 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 17, Oct 18 +25 more |
| 25 | 75 ft | Yes | 37 | 8 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +25 more |
| 09 | 90 ft | Yes | 36 | 15 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 15, Oct 16 +24 more |
| 16 | 75 ft | Yes | 36 | 14 nights | Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17 +24 more |
| 34 | 60 ft | None | 36 | 9 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +24 more |
| 03 | 60 ft | Yes | 34 | 8 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +22 more |
| 06 | 60 ft | Yes | 34 | 11 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 18 +22 more |
| 35 | 60 ft | None | 34 | 8 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 14, Oct 15 +22 more |
| 04 | 60 ft | Yes | 33 | 8 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +21 more |
| 49 | 85 ft | Yes | 33 | 15 nights | Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18 +21 more |
| 22 | 60 ft | Yes | 32 | 8 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +20 more |
| 52 | 55 ft | Yes | 32 | 21 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 26 +20 more |
| 17/18 | 60 ft | Yes | 31 | 10 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +19 more |
| 05 | 60 ft | Yes | 30 | 8 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 6, Oct 8, Oct 13, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +18 more |
| 55 | 65 ft | Yes | 30 | 13 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21 +18 more |
| 48 | 65 ft | Yes | 29 | 15 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +17 more |
| 54 | 70 ft | Yes | 29 | 15 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 26, Oct 27 +17 more |
| 56 | 75 ft | Yes | 29 | 10 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +17 more |
| 07 | 60 ft | Yes | 28 | 8 nights | Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 19 +16 more |
| 53 | 85 ft | Yes | 28 | 15 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 12, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 +16 more |
| 10 | 90 ft | Yes | 27 | 15 nights | Sep 22, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 +15 more |
| 19 | 60 ft | Yes | 27 | 19 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 2, Oct 5, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29 +15 more |
| 23 | 65 ft | Yes | 23 | 8 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 10, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18, Oct 19 +11 more |
| 51 | 80 ft | Yes | 23 | 11 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2 +11 more |
| 50 | 65 ft | Yes | 22 | 10 nights | Sep 22, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 19 +10 more |
| 24 | 80 ft | Yes | 21 | 8 nights | Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 11, Oct 25, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5 +9 more |
Located in the Chilhowee Recreation Area, Chilhowee Campground offers a multitude of camping opportunities for both RV and tent sites, many with electric hookups. The day-use area includes McKamy Lake, a swim area with sand beach, picnic sites, a group picnic area, and a bathhouse.
Be Aware; Do not use GPS directions: GPS coordinates will direct you up Benton Springs Rd. This route is not recommended. We recommend using Forest Service Road 77 to reach the recreation area. It's important to note, this facility requires driving 7 miles up to Chilhowee Campground on a narrow, winding road. Do not use the Benton Springs Access Road to the campground as this is an unpaved and dangerous road for RVs. Inexperienced RV drivers may have difficulties getting to and around the site.
Chilhowee Recreation Area is an excellent hub for hiking and mountain biking in the Chilhowee Trails System, fishing in McKamy Lake, and wildlife viewing without having to get in your car. The 7-acre McKamy Lake offers a swim area with a sand beach, and fishing from the bank. Boats are allowed, but gasoline motors are not. Within the recreation area are approximately 25 miles of hiking and biking trails, and a scenic waterfall. The views and lake are beautiful, especially hiking to Benton Falls via a 1.5 mile in and out moderate trail. On the drive up to the campground, stop at one of the many observation overlooks to see beautiful mountain settings. Wildlife is abundant in this area, so have your camera ready and tread lightly.
Chilhowee Recreation Area Map and Guide
Picnic tables, grills, and lantern posts are located at each site. Bathhouses providing flush toilets and warm showers are available in each loop, as well as in the day use area. Water hydrants are located throughout the campground. An RV dump station is located at the end of E Loop. Loops A and B offer walk-in tent sites with electricity.
Be Aware; Do not use GPS directions: GPS coordinates will direct you up Benton Springs Rd. This route is not recommended. We recommend using Forest Service Road 77 to reach the recreation area. It's important to note, this facility requires driving 7 miles up to Chilhowee Campground on a narrow, winding road. Do not use the Benton Springs Access Road to the campground as this is an unpaved and dangerous road for RVs. Inexperienced RV drivers may have difficulties getting to and around the site.
The Cherokee National Forest is located in eastern Tennessee and stretches from Chattanooga to Bristol along the North Carolina border. The 650,000-acre swath of land is Tennessee's only national forest. It lies 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.
In addition to the immediate local activities, world class whitewater rafting opportunities are nearby on the Ocoee and Hiwassee Rivers.
The campground is located on FDR 77/Oswald Dome Road. Be Aware; Do not use GPS directions: GPS coordinates will direct you up Benton Springs Rd. This route is not recommended. We recommend using Forest Service Road 77 to reach the recreation area . It's important to note, this facility requires driving 7 miles up to Chilhowee Campground on a narrow, winding road. Do not use the Benton Springs Access Road to the campground as this is an unpaved and dangerous road for RVs. Inexperienced RV drivers may have difficulties getting to and around the site. From Highway 64/411 intersection travel east 7 miles, turn onto Forest Road 77, drive 7.5 miles to campground/recreation area. Do not use Benton Springs Road for access to the mountain.
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Reservations for Chilhowee Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 2,288 of 3,481 tracked site-nights are currently open (65.7%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 88 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
Campsite Sniper detected 30 site-date openings at Chilhowee Campground in the last 7 days, 80 over 30 days and 88 over the last 90.
Thursday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected in the last 90 days: 39 of 88 (44.3%). Days reflect when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, not when the change occurred upstream.
276 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 22 at site 41. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
58 of the 59 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 90 ft.
October 2026, with 1,137 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 1,829.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 21.5 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 12-33.2 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Tue, Sep 22 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 25. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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