Johnson City, Tennessee Metropolitan Area Local camping, hiking, backpacking, lakes, beaches, whitewater, skiing and snowboarding information. Johnson City, Tennessee, what a great place for outdoors people. Take a look at the list of nearby outdoors places below, and find the perfect spot. The list of nearby nature is quite long as you can see. Spending some time picking the right spot will make you trip more enjoyable. Find a Business in the Johnson City, Tennessee Metropolitan Area Business TypeOR Business Name Books about Johnson City Books from Amazon.com about Johnson City, Tennessee. High Quality Topo Map of the Area Hikercentral outdoors article of the week.   Campgrounds near Johnson City, Tennessee: Bigrock Campground, Tennessee, 8 miles away Bristol Campground and Event Parking, Tennessee, 7 miles away North Indian Creek Campground, Tennessee, 7 miles away Happy Valley Campground, Tennessee, 8 miles away Nolichucky Gorge Campground, Tennessee, 9 miles away Limestone Cove Campground, Tennessee, 9 miles away Unaka Mountain Campground, Tennessee, 10 miles away Bristol-Kingsport KOA, Tennessee, 13 miles away Bristol-kingsport Koa Kampground, Tennessee, 13 miles away Rocky Top Campground, Tennessee, 13 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro to the center of the zips of the campgrounds, actual driving distance may be different. Trails near Johnson City, Tennessee: Hemlock Forest Trail, Unicoi County, Tennessee, 9 miles away Limestone Cove Trail, Unicoi County, Tennessee, 9 miles away Little Dark Hollow Trail, Unicoi County, Tennessee, 8 miles away Pinnacle Tower Trail, Unicoi County, Tennessee, 4 miles away Rattlesnake Ridge Trail, Unicoi County, Tennessee, 9 miles away Rattlesnake Trail, Unicoi County, Tennessee, 9 miles away Rock Creek Bicycle Trail, Unicoi County, Tennessee, 9 miles away Rock Creek Falls Trail, Unicoi County, Tennessee, 9 miles away Whitewater paddling spots near Johnson City, Tennessee: Nolichucky River, Tennessee, Big Rocks 8 miles away, class II+(III), 0 miles long. Watauga, Tennessee, Watauga Reservoir to Boone Lake 8 miles away, class I-II, 20.6 miles long. Nolichucky River, North Carolina, Rt 197 Poplar to 19/23 Close to Erwin 11 miles away, class III-IV, 8.1 miles long. Nolichucky River, Tennessee, Nolichucky Gorge Campground to Jackson Love Bridge 11 miles away, class I-II(III), 3 miles long. Nolichucky River, Tennessee, Poplar North to Nolichucky Gorge Campground 12 miles away, class III-IV, 8 miles long. Doe River, Tennessee, Hampton to Elizabethton 12 miles away, class II-III, 8.5 miles long. Doe River, Tennessee, Blevins Bridge on Bear Cage Road to Highway 19E bridge 15 miles away, class III-IV, 5.7 miles long. Doe River - Laurel Fork, Tennessee, Dennis Cove to Hampton 17 miles away, class IV-V(V+), 5 miles long. Holston River, Tennessee, South Holston Dam to Boone Lake 16 miles away, class I-II, 10 miles long. Spivey Creek, Tennessee, Little Bald Creek to Tumbling Rich Gap Brook 16 miles away, class V+, 1.8 miles long. * Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro area to the middle of the river section listed, actual driving distance is longer. Ski Resorts near Johnson City, Tennessee: Wolf Laurel, North Carolina, 21 miles, vertical drop 700 feet Hawksnest, North Carolina, 39 miles, vertical drop 619 feet Ski Beech, North Carolina, 35 miles, vertical drop 830 feet Sugar Mountain, North Carolina, 37 miles, vertical drop 1200 feet Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina, 50 miles, vertical drop 365 feet Cataloochee, North Carolina, 64 miles, vertical drop 740 feet Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 88 miles, vertical drop 600 feet Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, 97 miles, vertical drop 225 feet Sky Valley, Georgia, 101 miles, vertical drop 210 feet Winterplace, West Virginia, 112 miles, vertical drop 603 feet * Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro area to the ski areas listed, actual driving distance is longer. Hotels in or near Johnson City, Tennessee: Best Western Johnson City Hotel & Conference Center, Johnson City, Tennessee, 3 miles away Comfort Inn Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee, 3 miles away Comfort Suites Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee, 4 miles away Econo Lodge Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee, 3 miles away Holiday Inn Johnson City, Tn, Johnson City, Tennessee, 3 miles away Johnson City-Days Inn, Johnson City, Tennessee, 3 miles away La Quinta Kingsport, Kingsport, Tennessee, 9 miles away Red Roof Inn Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee, 3 miles away Sleep Inn Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee, 3 miles away Super 8 Motel - Erwin, Erwin, Tennessee, 9 miles away Ramada Limited Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee, 3 miles away Johnson City Super 8 Motel, Johnson City, Tennessee, 3 miles away Jameson Inn Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee, 5 miles away American Classic Suites Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee, 2 miles away Carnegie Hotel, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1 miles away Quality Inn & Suites, Johnson City, Tennessee, 2 miles away Golf Courses near Johnson City, Tennessee: Crockett's Ridge Golf Club, Kingsport, Tennessee, 15 miles away Elizabethton Golf Course, Elizabethton, Tennessee, 11 miles away Graysburg Hills Golf Course, Chuckey, Tennessee, 18 miles away Tri-Cities Golf Club, Blountville, Tennessee, 13 miles away Twin Creeks Golf Course, Chuckey, Tennessee, 18 miles away Lakes near Johnson City, Tennessee: Boone Lake, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 9 miles away Moffett Pond, Carter County, Tennessee, 8 miles away Sampson-Wood Lake, Washington County, Tennessee, 6 miles away Walker Pond, Washington County, Tennessee, 9 miles away Waller Pond, Washington County, Tennessee, 9 miles away Fort Patrick Henry Lake, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 14 miles away Halls Mill Pond, Sullivan County, Tennessee, 11 miles away Moore Lake, Washington County, Tennessee, 14 miles away Beaches near Johnson City, Tennessee: National Parks near Johnson City, Tennessee: Blue Ridge Parkway, 41 miles Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 85 miles Bluestone National Scenic River, 121 miles Gauley River National Recreation Area, 121 miles New River Gorge National River, 121 miles * Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro area to the parks listed, actual driving distance is longer. 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Best Western Johnson City Hotel & Conference Center, Johnson City, Tennessee 3 miles away Comfort Inn Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee 3 miles away Comfort Suites Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee 4 miles away Econo Lodge Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee 3 miles away Holiday Inn Johnson City, Tn, Johnson City, Tennessee 3 miles away Johnson City-Days Inn, Johnson City, Tennessee 3 miles away La Quinta Kingsport, Kingsport, Tennessee 9 miles away Red Roof Inn Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee 3 miles away Sleep Inn Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee 3 miles away Super 8 Motel - Erwin, Erwin, Tennessee 9 miles away Ramada Limited Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee 3 miles away Johnson City Super 8 Motel, Johnson City, Tennessee 3 miles away Jameson Inn Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee 5 miles away American Classic Suites Johnson City, Johnson City, Tennessee 2 miles away Carnegie Hotel, Johnson City, Tennessee 1 mile away Quality Inn & Suites, Johnson City, Tennessee 2 miles away