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Blue Heron Campground

11 Reviews

About This Campground

National Park Service

Overview

Blue Heron Campground is a rustic and spacious campground, situated on the Kentucky side of The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area--a vast and scenic expanse of land that offers visitors countless recreational activities.

Recreation

Numerous trails snake through the…

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Location

Blue Heron Campground is located in Tennessee

Detail location of campground

Directions

For detailed directions, please visit: <http://www.nps.gov/biso/planyourvisit/directions.htm>

Address

5238 Mine 18 Road
Stearns, TN 42647

Coordinates

36.67805517 N
84.51888897 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

  • WiFi
    Unknown
  • Verizon
    Good
  • AT&T
    Fair
  • T-Mobile
    Good

Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)

Features

For Campers

  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • WiFi
  • Showers
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Water Hookups
  • Big Rig Friendly

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11 Reviews

Katrin M.
Reviewed Sep. 1, 2022

Quiet little campground

We camped here over the weekend with our dogs. The campground is actually not in Tennessee. It's located on the Kentucky side of Big South Fork. The campsites have a picnic table and a firepit. Our campsite was very nice and private with a big grassy area. The bathhouse was nice and clean. There…

Month of VisitJune
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Lawrence P.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Sep. 11, 2021

Quiet little state park!

Nice secluded place! Very well kept. Facilities are clean and love that they recycle. Sites ate well spaced apart. Pretty level. Each site has lots of room to entertain or just sit out and enjoy the wilderness. Water, electric, firepit and picnic tables at each site as well. Not too many large site…

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Month of VisitMay
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Reviewed Sep. 5, 2021

Beautiful eyes and quiet

We were hear on Labor Day weekend and really enjoyed it. It is quiet and our site was relatively private. Cool stuff to do nearby, hiking, overlooks and old mining community. We stayed at site 13 it is near a small pond and was quiet. Sites 20,21 &22 looked even more secluded. Will be…

Site13
Month of VisitOctober
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Location

Blue Heron Campground is located in Tennessee

Detail location of campground

Directions

For detailed directions, please visit: <http://www.nps.gov/biso/planyourvisit/directions.htm>

Address

5238 Mine 18 Road
Stearns, TN 42647

Coordinates

36.67805517 N
84.51888897 W

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