Indian Boundary Campground
Cherokee National Forest · Tennessee · 86 sites
Photos: USDA Forest Service via Recreation.gov
Overview
Indian Boundary Campground is a USDA Forest Service campground in Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, with 86 sites in 4 loops. Very shady: nearly every site is under trees. No carrier reports coverage at any site.
86 of 86 sites shaded
0 of 86 sites in full sun
0 of 86 sites with clear sky
Map of the campground
Every site from the Recreation.gov listing. Choose a layer to see it across the campground; tap a site to open it in Roam.
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Questions
Which sites at Indian Boundary Campground are the shadiest?
Nearly all of them. All 86 sites at Indian Boundary Campground have good shade from the trees, including from the hot afternoon sun.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Indian Boundary Campground get the most sun?
None are truly sunny; the sunniest still have trees over most of the site.
See the tree canopy in RoamWill Starlink work at Indian Boundary Campground?
Hard. No site has a fully clear gap; 9 have a partial one where Starlink may drop out. Satellite texting on a phone needs less open sky, but still works best from the most open spot you can find. This is our estimate from tree heights — check with the Starlink app's obstruction check when you arrive.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Indian Boundary Campground are the most level?
8 of 86 sites are flat, and 15 more have a gentle slope most RVs can level with blocks; 63 are steeper, better for tents. Sites that take RVs or trailers fit rigs up to 26 ft.
See the slope at each site in RoamDoes Indian Boundary Campground have cell service?
Not really. None of T-Mobile, Verizon or AT&T reports coverage at any site at Indian Boundary Campground, so plan to be offline here. That's the coverage each carrier reports to the FCC, not a measured signal, so under trees or below a ridge it can be weaker.
See the coverage map in RoamWhen is the best time to see fall color at Indian Boundary Campground?
October. In a typical year the leaves around Indian Boundary Campground are at their best in mid to late October, though any one fall can run a week or two early or late. Roam’s fall foliage map shows how far the color has come this week, free every September through November.
See this week’s fall color in RoamWhat’s the weather like at Indian Boundary Campground in October?
In October, expect highs around 69°F and lows around 47°F, with about 3.9 inches of rain over the month. Every month’s averages are in Roam Premium.
Open Indian Boundary in RoamCampground facts
- Sites
- 86 in 4 loops
- Kinds
- 86 for RVs or trailers
- Hookups
- 86 with electric
- Longest rig
- 26 ft
- Accessible
- 1 site
- Elevation
- 1,789–1,830 ft
- Every site
- Picnic table · Pets allowed · Campfires allowed
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Booking
- Reserve on Recreation.gov
How we know Sources and limits
Shade, sun and Starlink are our estimates from Meta and the World Resources Institute’s canopy-height model (about 2 m pixels, from satellite imagery calibrated with space lidar; CC BY 4.0). From 2 m above each site we trace 72 lines out to 60 m and note the tallest tree in each direction. Shade counts trees overhead, the canopy within 30 m and how much of the afternoon sky is blocked. Sun counts how open the southern sky is. Starlink needs open sky above 35°, with the northern half counted twice because US dishes tilt north, and we keep the best spot within 8 m of the site’s post. The model sees tree heights only, not trunks, buildings or hills, so check with the Starlink app when you arrive.
Slope is the ground at each site’s post over about 4 m, from USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar: level under 2%, gentle to 4% (most rigs level on blocks), sloped to 8% (fine for a tent), steep beyond.
Cell coverage is from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (carrier filings as downloaded May 2026): each site is tested against each carrier’s modelled outdoor 4G/5G coverage. It is what the carriers report, not a measured signal.
Fall color is the typical peak from NASA’s MODIS satellite record of when leaves change (2001–2023), limited to deciduous and mixed forest with USGS land cover (NLCD), calibrated to the USA National Phenology Network’s ground reports of colored leaves (CC BY 4.0). It is an average of many autumns, so the page gives a window, not a date.
Weather is NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals for the campground. Sites and facts are from Recreation.gov’s open data (July 2026). Map imagery: USGS The National Map. Photos: Recreation.gov.
From the campground’s Recreation.gov listing: “The 87-site campground has electric hookups, water faucets throughout the campground, grills, picnic tables and lantern posts. Modern restrooms add to the comfort of visitors in this natural setting. An on-site campground store sells bread, ice, milk, ice cream and other camping supplies. Indian Boundary Recreation Area Map Indian Boundary Lake covers 96 acres at an elevation of 1,560 feet, and sits among hardwoods and pines. At the lake, visitors enjoy watching beaver that inhabit an adjacent pond, identifying several species of ducks and other waterfowl and trying their luck at catching bass, sunfish and catfish. The Cherokee National Forest is located in eastern Tennessee and stretches from Chattanooga to Bristol along the North Carolina border.”
Page data as of October 15, 2026. Full source notes are in each layer’s info in the app.