Established Camping
Blue Heron Campground
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…
Location
Blue Heron Campground is located in Tennessee
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
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonGood
- AT&TFair
- T-MobileGood
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

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…
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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…
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…
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Location
Blue Heron Campground is located in Tennessee
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