Big Creek Campground - Great Smoky Mountains

If you are looking for a remote tent campsite in Great Smoky Mountains National Park than you will love the Big Creek Campground. There are only 12 tent sites within the campground.

The campground is located in the Eastern portion of the park down a dirt road. Part of the adventure of this campground is reaching it. There is a gorgeous dirt road drive to reach the campground.

We were amazed at how beautiful the drive is and how peaceful it was. We only saw one car on our way to the campground and that was in June.

There is a bathroom with running water and flush toilets in the campground pretty close the campsites. There are no showers or hook-ups within the campground.

Big Creek Campground - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Season: 4/19-10/27, 2019

Number of Sites: 12 TENT ONLY campsites

Location in the park: Eastern side of the park.

Campsite Cost: $17.50

Payments accepted: Cash and Check

Reservations: Yes, Recreation.Gov

Latitude/Longitude:

Latitude:
35.7597222
35° 45' 34.9999" N

Longitude:
-83.1041667
83° 6' 15.0001" W

Elevation: 1,700

Accessible Sites: no

Pets Allowed: Pets are allowed in the campground but must be confined or on a leash (6' maximum).

Campground Reservations

Are campground Reservations Available? Yes

Phone Number?

Online? Recreation.gov

How Far Ahead can you make a reservation? Individual campsites are released on a 6-month rolling basis

First Come, First Served? No

Campground Amenities

Flush Toilets: Yes

Payphone: No

Is wifi Available? No

Is cellular Phone Service Available? No, we did not have any service in the campground

Is camp host available on site? Yes, They are located near the Group Campsites

Is firewood available for purchase? Firewood is available in town but not in the campground.

You must use fire-treated wood in Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Only heat-treated firewood bundled in its original packing and bearing a certification seal from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) or a state department of agriculture may be brought into the park.

Campers may also collect dead and down wood in the park for campfires.

Visit www.nature.org/firewoodmap for a list of available vendors near the park.

Amenities at each campsite:

Fire pit in the site? Yes

Picnic Table in the site? Yes

Bear Box in site/area? There is a communal bear box near the bathroom.

Potable Water? Yes

RV Camping at Campground - NO RV Camping

Generators: Generator use is prohibited from 8 pm to 8 am.

no hookups or showers at the campground

How to get to Campground

The campground is sixteen miles east of Newport, TN on I-40. Exit I-40 at exit 451 (Waterville). Follow the road past the Walters Power Generating Station to the 4-way intersection at Mt Sterling Gap. Follow the signs to Big Creek.