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Running Water Creek

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· Guild, Marion, Tennessee
120 acres hosted by Thomas M.
2 lodging sites · 20 RV/tent sites
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Running Water Creek is a unique, fully off grid campground just 20 minutes to downtown Chattanooga. We have 80+ campsites spread out over 120 acres. Most of the roads are accessible in any small car, but some roads require 4x4 (they're marked with a sign). We have a bath house with toilets, showers, and sinks and even offer hot water! Our well and cabins are all solar powered as we are not on the electric grid. Some info about the property: -we DO NOT have water or power hookups -we have gravel roads with a 5 MPH speed limit on the property (if you drive too fast the roads will seem rough) -we are right next to a highway and train tracks so there will be some noise (some days are better than others and we have no way of predicting how many trains will/will not go by) -none of our campsites have picnic tables (please plan accordingly) -most campsites have fire rings built, but if you choose a site without one you need to build your own
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282 ratings · 208 reviews
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Andrew B.recommends
January 5, 2025
Running Water Creek Campgroud
Plenty of space/area to camp. Nice hot shower which felt great after camping in 18* temps in VA the night before.
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Christy D.
December 20, 2024
Running Water Creek Campgroud
Train noise is awful
Not sure we recommend this place. The noise from the trains was awful. About every 2 hours all night long. Only got a couple hours of sleep from the noise. Actually made our travel trailer shake.
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Andrew N.
November 20, 2024
Running Water Creek Campgroud
Decent Place to Bed Down
I didn't spend too much time at the campground, got in late and left early as I was passing through. What stuck out to me was that the campground facilities were well kept, and the host was very easy to work with. One thing that would keep me from rating it higher would be the several trains that came through rather noisily waking me up a few times. Maybe bring some ear plugs if you are noise sensitive. Another thing to consider when visiting is that the road leading up to the campground crosses a raised railroad that is steep on both sides. You should exercise some caution. The night I came and the morning I left were both dark, foggy and with occasional rain which made driving more hazardous. When approaching the railroad tracks I couldn't see the road over the hood of my mid size truck once I began to get half way.
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Chris G.recommends
November 19, 2024
Running Water Creek Campgroud
Tomas’s land was perfect, after 10+ of driving Only five minutes from 24. Lots of train traffic, but was acceptable for the price.
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Aimee S.recommends
November 18, 2024
Running Water Creek Campgroud
Great place! Will definitely be back! We had a big campsite, plenty of room. Bathhouse was really clean and nice also!
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V W.doesn't recommend
November 14, 2024
Running Water Creek Campgroud
It was okay! Close to Chattanooga but the location was kind of sketchy (roads were in bad shape, no way out quickly in event of emergency, sites were not well marked and my poor fat van was having trouble with all the rocks and roots) overall not worth how expensive it was.
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Guild, Marion, Tennessee, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East), S’atsoyaha (Yuchi), and Miccosukee First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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Hosted by Thomas M.

Joined in September 2021
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