Established Camping
Big Creek Horse Camp — Great Smoky Mountains National Park
About
National Park Service
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Overview
The only horse camp in the Great Smoky Mountains with potable water and flushing toilets! Pack up your horses for a getaway at Big Creek Horse Camp, located on far northeastern side of Smoky Mountains National Park, approximately 16 miles from Newport, Tennessee. This campsite sits…
Fee Info
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Equestrian
Features
For Campers
- Picnic Table
- Fires
Stunning and quiet
Loved this getaway from the noise. Perfect in the fall. A photographers dream!
Location
Big Creek Horse Camp — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located in North Carolina
Directions
The campground is located off I-40 Exit 451 (Waterville). It sixteen miles east of Newport, TN. Follow Waterville road, crossing over the Pigeon River, past the Walters Power Generating Station and continue one mile to the 4-way intersection at Mt Sterling Gap.__ __Follow the signs to Big Creek. Drive up Big Creek Park Road. Shortly after passing the Ranger Station, take the first left turn into the horse camp.__ Coordinates: 35__45'15.7"N 83__06'25.8"W 35.754361, -83.107167 Mailing Address: (Do not use GPS directions by name) __ 236 Big Creek Park Road Newport, Tennessee, 37821
Coordinates
35.7597222 N
83.1041667 W