Openings · last 7 days
10
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 10 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-251938
When Thunder Rock Campground reopens
Thunder Rock Campground's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
27
Openings · last 90 days
27
Only 27 openings in the last 90 days: not enough recent activity for a reliable pattern. A free Campsite Sniper alert watches around the clock instead, and pings you the moment one opens.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027 · of 38 monitored sites
Of the 5,814 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 5,217 open for online reservation · 489 reserved · 108 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative).
Where the open windows are
10.3% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 5,217 of 5,814 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027Not open online10.3%
Open site-nights5,217 / 5,814
Reserved (of online inventory)489 / 5,706
Weekday openings3,062
Weekend openings2,155
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 3,062 fall on weekdays and 2,155 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Mar 2027December holds the most room. 1,177 of 1,178 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 38 sites| 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 | 37 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 37 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 37 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 38 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 38 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 38 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 38 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: 37 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 38 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 38 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 032 | 148 |
| 022 | 146 |
| 023 | 146 |
| 031 | 146 |
| 037 | 145 |
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.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateTue · Sep 22
Next open weekendFri · Sep 25
The next bookable night is Sep 22; the first open weekend starts Sep 25. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
5,217 open site-nights across 38 sites at Thunder Rock Campground, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 188 2-night, 175 3-night, 104 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 22 at site 023.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 80 ft. 34 sites take 25 ft, 34 sites take 35 ft, 31 sites take 40 ft. 4 sites of 38 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
All 38 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 032 | 45 ft | None | 148 | 120 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 +136 more |
| 022 | 55 ft | None | 146 | 100 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 +134 more |
| 023 | 40 ft | None | 146 | 106 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 +134 more |
| 031 | 35 ft | None | 146 | 106 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 +134 more |
| 037 | 70 ft | None | 145 | 106 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 +133 more |
| 039 | 45 ft | None | 145 | 106 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 +133 more |
| 040 | 40 ft | None | 145 | 106 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 +133 more |
| 029 | 45 ft | None | 143 | 106 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +131 more |
| 030 | 40 ft | None | 143 | 106 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +131 more |
| 035 | 40 ft | None | 143 | 115 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +131 more |
| 003 | Not recorded | None | 142 | 92 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 +130 more |
| 017 | 55 ft | None | 142 | 92 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +130 more |
| 028 | 55 ft | None | 142 | 106 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +130 more |
| 042 | 45 ft | None | 142 | 99 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +130 more |
| 001 | Not recorded | None | 141 | 106 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 11 +129 more |
| 027 | 55 ft | None | 141 | 106 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11 +129 more |
| 013 | 40 ft | None | 140 | 107 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +128 more |
| 026 | 60 ft | None | 140 | 99 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +128 more |
| 033 | 35 ft | None | 140 | 106 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12 +128 more |
| 034 | 40 ft | None | 139 | 106 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +127 more |
| 018 | 70 ft | None | 138 | 92 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12 +126 more |
| 024 | 70 ft | None | 138 | 92 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +126 more |
| 036 | 80 ft | None | 138 | 106 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +126 more |
| 038 | 80 ft | None | 138 | 106 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +126 more |
| 041 | 40 ft | None | 138 | 106 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +126 more |
| 016 | 55 ft | None | 136 | 92 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +124 more |
| 025 | 65 ft | None | 136 | 85 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12 +124 more |
| 002 | Not recorded | None | 135 | 106 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17 +123 more |
| 015 | 55 ft | None | 135 | 93 nights | Sep 22, Sep 27, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +123 more |
| 020 | 47 ft | None | 132 | 78 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +120 more |
| 019 | 35 ft | None | 131 | 78 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +119 more |
| 021 | 55 ft | None | 131 | 78 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +119 more |
| 014 | 45 ft | None | 128 | 37 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 17, Oct 18 +116 more |
| 011 | 60 ft | None | 125 | 71 nights | Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 23 +113 more |
| GROUP | Not recorded | None | 125 | 70 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21 +113 more |
| 012 | 65 ft | None | 122 | 78 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 8, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 26 +110 more |
| 010 | 65 ft | None | 120 | 78 nights | Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 +108 more |
| 009 | 70 ft | Yes | 112 | 57 nights | Oct 11, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 23, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27 +100 more |
About Thunder Rock Campground
Overview
Thunder Rock Campground is located 1.8 miles northwest of the Ocoee Whitewater Center, just behind TVA Ocoee Powerhouse Number 3. Nestled alongside the Ocoee River, this facility provides 37 regular campsites for popups and RVs less than 20 feet with no elctricity , ONLY site 9 is an electric site for less than 20 feet at 30 amp, and one group campsite. Thunder Rock is a popular destination for both whitewater and trail enthusiasts.
Recreation
Trailhead parking is available for the nearby Tanasi trail system, which includes approximately 30 miles of hiking and mountain biking trails. This system can be reached via Thunder Rock Express, Dry Pond Lead, or the Rhododendron Trail. Thunder Rock also provides access to the Benton-McKaye Trail.
Facilities
Picnic tables, grills, and lantern posts are located at each campsite. Water hydrants are located throughout the campground. Bathhouses provide flush toilets and warm showers. The campground host is located at the campground entrance next to the main bathhouse.
Thunder Rock Campground Map and Guide
Natural Features
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.
Nearby Attractions
The nearby Ocoee River put-in and Ocoee Whitewater Center, home of the 1996 Olympic Canoe/Kayak-Slalom Competition, makes this an ideal location for rafters and kayakers alike.
38 monitored sitesRVs up to 80 ft1 with hookupsWaterfrontRiverfrontPets OKFire pitsMax party 10
Getting there
From the Ocoee Ranger Station, turn left onto Highway 64 eastbound and travel 10.9 miles to the TVA Ocoee Powerhouse Number 3. Turn right and cross the bridge to reach the campground on the right.
3171 Hwy 64, Benton, TN 37307423-338-3300
BackpackingBoatingCampingCanoeingFishingHikingKayakingMountain BikingNon-Motorized BoatingRaftingRiver TripsScenic DriveWhitewater Rafting
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03 · Field Photos · roll CS-251938 · facility + sites
Photo gallery
Roll CS-251938 · Thunder Rock Campground · Benton TN12 frames · facility + sites
FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Thunder Rock Campground?
Reservations for Thunder Rock Campground are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 5,217 of 5,814 tracked site-nights are open (89.7%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 27 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.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
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.
How often do new openings appear at Thunder Rock Campground?
Campsite Sniper detected 10 site-date openings at Thunder Rock Campground in the last 7 days, 27 over 30 days and 27 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Thunder Rock Campground?
175 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 023. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Thunder Rock Campground fit a 35-foot RV?
34 of the 38 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 80 ft. 34 of those 38 sites have a recorded maximum length and 4 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
Which month has the most availability at Thunder Rock Campground?
December 2026, with 1,177 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 1,178.
When is the next open date at Thunder Rock Campground?
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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