A cozy hostel and gorgeous campground surrounded by old growth trees in the Cherokee National Forest offering unique lodging options. 142 Shook Branch Road, Hampton, TN. A cozy, rustic hostel and gorgeous campground surrounded by large old growth trees in the Cherokee National Forest. Nestled up on a ridge in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Appalachian Mountain Range. Only a five
minute walk to the beautiful clear blue waters of Watauga Lake and the Appalachian Trail. hikers, families, short term and long term campers, and anyone traveling across the U.S. that wants to experience something different than the standard hotel/motel. Offering clean, affordable group lodging, rustic, cozy tiny cabins that sleep up three people, and quiet, wooded primitive campsites available in our “walk-down” campground.