Rock Creek Recreation Area

Near Erwin, Tennessee

36.13706, -82.35211

Campground Camping — Cherokee National Forest — Rock Creek Recreation Area is named for the creek that runs alongside this developed recreation site. The picnic facilities, stream-fed swimming pool and bathhouse were originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the early 1930s. Camping facilities were constructed by the US Forest Service in the early 1960s. Rock Creek is a welcome respite from the summer heat in the valley, cooled by cold air flowing down from Unaka Mountain and protected from the hot sun by large trees. Situated among tall oaks, maples, hemlocks and rhododendron, these sites give the feel of deep woods privacy while offering electric hookups, RV sites, double sites, walk-in tent sites, and multiple bathhouses. A creek-fed swimming hole, seasonal campfire program