Black Bear Cove, Tennessee Camping Information <<< Back to Black Bear Cove main page Hotels near Black Bear Cove, Tennessee: Athens-Days Inn, Athens 14.5 miles away Athens Super 8 Motel, Athens 14.5 miles away Econo Lodge Athens, Athens 14.6 miles away Holiday Inn Express Athens, Tn, Athens 14.8 miles away Comfort Inn Athens, Athens 15 miles away Travelodge Athens TN, Athens 16.1 miles away Quality Inn & Suites, Sweetwater 21 miles away Econo Lodge Sweetwater, Sweetwater 21 miles away Hilltop Hotel, Sweetwater 21 miles away Sweetwater-Days Inn, Sweetwater 21 miles away Comfort Inn West, Sweetwater 21 miles away Ramada Limited Cleveland, Cleveland 22 miles away Quality Hotel, Cleveland 22.1 miles away Super 8 Motel - Cleveland, Cleveland 22.1 miles away Classic Suites, Cleveland 22.1 miles away Americas Best Inns and Suites Cleveland TN, Cleveland 22.7 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Gee Creek Trail Nice trail... Oswald Dome Trail Four miles uphill..followed by four miles back down.  Fairly strenuous with great views along the way.... Benton Falls Trail Trail starts below the dam, nice walk or bike to top of falls then a little steep or rough to bottom, plus side trails along the way....Great short hike, potentially dangerous at top of falls - no fence or warning signs. Rocks are wet and slimy. Keep going past the top, especially if you have children with you....Trail starts below the dam, nice walk or bike to top of falls. Then a little steep or rough to bottom, plus side trails along the way.... Ocoee River 2 years ago copperbasin water treatment plant dumped over 430000 gallons of sewage sludge in the ocoee river exposing all that use this river to MRSA,OVER 200 GUIDES INFECTED documents show plant pled guilty and was fined over 40000 dallors with two emplayees being fined 1500 and 750 dollars if you use this river know your exposing yourself to mrsa... Parksville Lake 10 miles away When me and my three brothers were growing up we were poor, so my dad and my stepmother Eunice Howard would take us from cleveland tn to parksville lake every evening after they would get off from their jobs to a place called The Rock, where we woul swim till sundown. I am now 52 ,and I have ever since cherished those moments.... Yeller Nugget Lake 15 miles away 1 PHOTO A private lake in the Cherokee National forest, Yeller Nugget has bass, bream and shell crackers.... Tennessee Country Campground 17 miles away 5 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery, Gameroom... - 18 RV hookups... RV's... Playground... tent... Camping... Wildcat Creek 22 miles away Is there a guided rafting trip on Wildcat Creek?... Ober Gatlinburg 73 miles away 8 PHOTOS I went there 2 days ago. It was so fun.... Ober Gatlinburg doesn't have a lot of different runs to choose from but it's pretty ok based on the area.... Sky Valley 83 miles away Sky Valley only has snow tubing at the moment.... Other campgrounds near Black Bear Cove, Tennessee:    Gee Creek Campground, Polk County, 0 miles away    Mc Clary Bend, Delano, 4 miles away    A and B Campground, Polk County, 6 miles away    Ocoee River Rats, Benton, 8 miles away    Sylco Campground, Polk County, 12 miles away    Over-Niter RV Park, Athens, 12 miles away    Price-Rite of Tennessee, Riceville, 13 miles away    Athens I-75 Campground, Athens, 15 miles away    Golden Chain Campground, Charleston, 15 miles away    Tennessee Country Campground, Niota, 17 miles away        5 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery, Gameroom... Paddling Rivers Near Black Bear Cove, Tennessee:    Gee Creek, PolkCounty, 1 miles away        Class IV-V - 1 miles long (hike up back to parking area)    Little Loss Creek, PolkCounty, 6 miles away        Class -blank- - 2 miles long (into Big Loss Creek)    Ocoee River, PolkCounty, 8 miles away        Class III+ - 5 miles long (#2 Dam to #2 Powerhouse) ...ments show plant pled guilty and was fined over 40000 dallors with two emplayees...    Goforth Creek, PolkCounty, 8 miles away        Class IV-V - 5 miles long (to Ocoee)    Big Creek, PolkCounty, 9 miles away        Class III-IV+ - 5.9 miles long (FR221/Peavine Road to US64) National Parks near Black Bear Cove, Tennessee:    Obed Wild & Scenic River, Wartburg - TN, 47 miles away Trails near Black Bear Cove, Tennessee:    Spanking Stump Trail, Polk County, 1 miles away    Lowry Falls Trail, Polk County, 1 miles away    Gee Creek Trail, Polk County, 1 miles away        Nice trail...    Lowry Cove Trail, Polk County, 1 miles away    Fishermans Trail, Polk County, 2 miles away    Chestnut Mountain Trail, Polk County, 3 miles away    Oswald Dome Trail, Polk County, 3 miles away        Four miles uphill..followed by four miles back down.  Fairly strenuous with grea... Lakes Near Black Bear Cove, Tennessee:    Delano Mill Pond, Polk CountyCounty, 2 miles away    Mountain View Lake, McMinn CountyCounty, 5 miles away