Site 3, Loop Horse Camp 1-5
Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Big Creek Horse Camp
Type: EQUESTRIAN NONELECTRIC
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Site Details
- Site Access: Drive-In
- Site Rating: Standard
- Checkout Time: 12:00 PM
- Checkin Time: 1:00 PM
- Condition Rating: Good
- Hike In Distance to Site: 0
- Location Rating: Good
- Min Num of People: 1
- Shade: Yes
- Campfire Allowed: Yes
- Capacity/Size Rating: Single
- Max Num of People: 6
- Pets Allowed: Domestic,Horse
Permitted Equipment
- Horse (Max length: 35 ft.)
Driveway Details
- Driveway Entry: Back-In
- Driveway Grade: Slight
- Driveway Length: 38
- Double Driveway: Y
- Max Vehicle Length: 35
- Tent Pad Width: 16
- Driveway Surface: Gravel
- Is Equipment Mandatory: Yes
- Max Num of Horses: 4
- Max Num of Vehicles: 4
- Min Num of Vehicles: 1
- Tent Pad Length: 16
Need to Know
- You MUST have a horse to camp in a horse camp. All horses must have a current Coggins test. Campers are responsible for cleaning their stalls before departure and placing waste in a manure trailer. Fires are allowed in fire rings only. Important Information: Food storage regulations are strictly enforced. Horse feed is also covered by food storage regulations. Pets are allowed in the horse camp but must be on a leash at all times and not left unattended. Pets are not allowed on trails.
- Caution: Bears and other wildlife frequent the area. All food and equipment used to prepare and store food must be kept in a sealed vehicle or camping unit of solid, non-pliable material AT ALL TIMES when not in use. All scented items, as well as all water containers MUST be stored. Dispose of garbage promptly in dumpsters provided. Unattended or improperly stored coolers, food and/or scented items may be impounded by campground staff. Violators are subject to fines.
- Firewood Restriction: 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. This rule is strictly enforced. Campers may also collect dead and down wood in the park for campfires.
