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BACKBONE ROCK CAMPGROUND
BACKBONE ROCK CAMPGROUND
10585-10711 Tennessee 133
Shady Valley, Tennessee   37688
(lat:36.5968 lon:-81.8189) map location
Backbone Rock Campground is open for the 2021 season. Backbone Rock Campground is a small campground situated along the beautiful Beaverdam Creek at an elevation of 2,100 feet in northern Johnson County. This developed campground is popular with those visiting the nearby Backbone Rock, a tunnel originally blasted through the rock ridge for the railway. The creek side location with popular swim area and lush forest surroundings make Backbone Rock Campground particularly desirable during hot summer months. With 10 campsites and an adjacent large Civilian Conservation Corps- built reservable pavilion with lawn, Backbone Rock is a great option for a group to reserve the whole campground for retreats and other events.

There are 10 single campsites, including two double sites within Backbone Rock Campground. The campground has flush toilets. Each site contains a table, fire ring and lantern holder.Backbone Rock Campground is located along the beautiful Beaverdam Creek nestled in the mountains of the Southern Appalachians.The trailhead for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail 1 is approximately a quarter mile south of the campground on TN Highway 133. Damascus, VA is approximately 5 minutes North of the campground.

Along with camping, Beaverdam Creek is stocked with trout. The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is accessed via the nearby Backbone Rock Recreation Area parking.
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Backbone Rock Campground is located near Abingdon, Bristol and Elizabethton


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Highway TN 133 north from Highway 91. The campsite is on Highway 133, just north of Backbone Rock.

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