Big Creek Horse Camp

National Park Service · North Carolina

Big Creek Horse Camp in North Carolina. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 117 public campsites we map in North Carolina.

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 along the gently rolling waters of Big Creek and offers miles of horse trails with breathtaking scenic backdrops.

What we know about it

Managed by

National Park Service

Fee

$36/night

Booking

Reservation required

Site type

RV & Tent Campground

Suits an RV

Yes

Phone

865-436-1261

Coordinates

35.75427, -83.10734

Nearest sites we map

• Big Creek Group Camp0 km · National Park Service
• Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park)1 km · National Park Service
• Harmon Den Campground12 km · US Forest Service
• Cataloochee Group Camp12 km · National Park Service
• Cataloochee Campground14 km · National Park Service
• Cataloochee Horse Camp14 km · National Park Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-08-14, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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