Cherokee National Forest · Tennessee

Katy Branch — how to get a site when it's sold out

Overview Katy Branch, a former Youth Conservation Corp Camp, is a private outdoor pavilion surrounded by beautiful Tennessee woodlands in the Cherokee National Forest. Recreation Forested land is available for hiking and exploration and an open area is available for group activities. Facilities Rental facilities include an open pavilion with fireplace and three large picnic tables.

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Booking Katy Branch

Sites at Katy Branch are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.

Site facts

Total sites1
Site typesGroup
HookupsElectric hookups at some sites
LocationGreeneville, TN
Book throughRecreation.gov
Official listingRecreation.gov

The cancellation play at Katy Branch

Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.

itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Katy Branch around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.

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North River CampgroundCancellation alerts available
Old Forge CampgroundCancellation alerts available
Rough Ridge CampgroundCancellation alerts available
Round Mountain CampgroundCancellation alerts available
Spivey Cove CampgroundCancellation alerts available
State Line CampgroundCancellation alerts available
The Laurels Picnic Area PavilionsCancellation alerts available
Watauga Point Recreation AreaCancellation alerts available
Backbone Rock Recreation Area PavilionsCancellation alerts available
Chilhowee Group CampCancellation alerts available
Donley CabinCancellation alerts available
Horse Creek Pavilion DAY USECancellation alerts available
Houston ValleyCancellation alerts available
Mcnabb Creek GroupCancellation alerts available
Quinn Springs PavilionCancellation alerts available

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Katy Branch; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.