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Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area - Camping

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Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area

Alum Ford

Open
Open All Year

Phone
(606) 376-5073

Details
Alum Ford provides 6 primitive sites, portable toilets but no drinking water.

Bandy Creek Campground

Open
Open All Year

Reservations
Online or by Phone at 1-800-365-CAMP

Phone
(423) 286-8368

Details
Bandy Creek Campground offers 100 sites with water and electric, 50 tent sites and two group camping area, restrooms, showers, dump station and swimming pool. Bandy Creek Campground offers handicapped accessible sites. Reservations for the Bandy Creek Campground and group sites are available between April 1 and October 31, walk-ins are also permitted.

Bear Creek Horse Camp

Open
Open March through November

Phone
(423) 569-3321

Details
National Park Service Concessionaire with 23 developed campsites. Each site offers water and electricity, tables, grills, tie-outs for 4 horses, access to modern restrooms with hot showers as well as access miles of horse trails. For fee information and reservations, contact the concessionaire. Located on Bear Creek Road off Hwy. 742, west of Stearns, Kentucky

Blue Heron Campground

Open
Open From April to Mid-November

Reservations
Online or by Phone at 1-800-365-CAMP

Phone
(606) 376-2611

Details
Blue Heron Campground offers 45 sites with water and electric, restrooms, showers and dump station. The campground offers handicapped accessible sites. Reservations for the Blue Heron Campground are available between May 1 and October 31, walk-ins are also permitted.

Station Camp Horse Camp

Open
Open March through November

Phone
(423) 569-3321

Details
National Park Service Concessionaire with 24 developed campsites. Each site offers water and electricity, tables, grills, tie-outs for 4 horses, access to modern restrooms with hot showers as well as access miles of horse trails. For fee information and reservations, contact the concessionaire. Located on Station Camp Road off Hwy 297, west of Oneida, Tennessee.