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For Your Safety
Do not leave valuables in sight
inside your car. Do not leave a
note on your car indicating
how long you will be hiking.
Protect your valuables by
taking them with you or
hiding them in your car.
Leave No Trace
Your personal commitment to
ethical backcountry use is the
most important factor in
maintaining the park’s wilder-
ness character. Take pride in
leaving no trace of your
presence here.
• Abide by all backcountry use
regulations. They are designed
for resource protection.
• Use a stove and candle
lantern to minimize the tram-
pling and destruction of
vegetation that result from
collecting firewood.
• Never cook or burn food
in a campfire. Food residues
and odors remain and attract
wildlife that will become a
problem for future campers.
• Keep your group small to
preserve a sense of solitude.
• Camp where your campsite
already shows impacts. Don't
establish new tent sites.
• Pack out all leftover food
and trash.
• Avoid cutting across switch-
backs to prevent destructive
trail erosion.
If You Get Lost
Stay calm, do not leave
the trail, and do not travel
at night. Prevent getting
lost by keeping your group
together, staying on the
Great Smoky Mountains
Backcountry Campsites
Your Guide to the Wondrous Diversity of the Smokies Using the Chart at Right Site
Capacity
Elev. Map
No. (Feet) Key
One hundred and fifty trails extend for approxi- For those seeking more information, a variety of topographic maps and trail Backcountry campsites and shelters are listed by map pack animals is allowed only at those with a bold H.
mately 800 miles, crossing the ridges, peaks, and guides are available, including Hiking Trails of the Smokies, the comprehensive coordinates (7E, etc.), with their elevations in feet. Each site’s allowable capacities are shown in parenthe- Cades Cove Area 1200 2D
valleys of America’s most visited national park. park trail guidebook. To order a map or guide, call 865.436.7318, ext. 226, or Backcountry campsites are numbered and grouped by ses. For example, (12, 6H) means 12 hikers, 6 horses; 1 Cooper Road (12) 1320 2D
2 Cane Creek (4)
visit SmokiesInformation.org. the major access areas. All sites and shelters are (12) means 12 hikers, no horses. See “Camping Permits” 3 Hesse Creek (8, 2H)
1360 3D
3400 3D
available to hikers, but camping with horses and other for more information. 5 Rich Mountain (4, 2H) 3400 4D
6 Turkeypen Ridge (8) 3200 4E
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Ledbetter Ridge (8)
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1530
4E
2D
12 Forge Creek (12) 2600 3E
13 Sheep Pen Gap (15, 8H) 4640 2F
14 Flint Gap (8) 2050 2E
15 Rabbit Creek (12) 1550 2E
16 Scott Gap (10) 1700 2E
17 Little Bottoms (14) 1240 2D
Elkmont/Tremont Area
18 West Prong (12) 1600 4D
19 Upper Henderson (8, 2H) 2880 5D
20 King Branch (12, 4H) 2520 5D
21 Mile 53 (12) 2640 6D
23 Camp Creek (12) 3200 6D
24 Rough Creek (15) 2860 6D
26 Dripping Spring Mountain (10) 4400 6D
27 Lower Jakes Gap (12, 2H) 3520 5D
28 Marks Cove (12, 6H) 3490 5D
30 Three Forks (12) 3400 6E
Greenbrier/Cosby Area
29 Otter Creek (10) 4560 10B
31 Porters Flat (8) 3400 8D
32 Engine Creek (8) 2280 8C
33 Settlers Camp (8) 1960 9B
BILL LEA PHOTOGR APH BILL LEA PHOTOGR APH NPS PHOTOGR APH NPS PHOTOGR APH 34 Sugar Cove (10) 3240 10B
35 Gilliland Creek (12, 4H) 2680 10B
Into the Wild: Visiting the Smokies Backcountry Trip Planning and Permits Cataloochee/Big Creek Area
36 Upper Walnut Bottom (20, 20H) 3040 11C
If Someone Gets Injured can be hazardous. Never camp next humans are extremely rare, but they Keep your cooking and sleeping areas For trip planning assistance, visit or call specifically designated for horse use 37 Lower Walnut Bottom (20) 3000 11C
to a stream swollen by high water. have happened, inflicting serious injuries separate. Keep tents and sleeping bags the Backcountry Information Office at (see map on other side). Many horse 38 Mount Sterling (12) 5820 11C
If someone is injured and can't be Waterfalls can be extremely hazardous; and death. Treat bear encounters with free of food odors; do not store food, 865.436.1297. trails are very steep and narrow—a 39 Pretty Hollow (20, 10H) 3040 11D
moved to a trailhead, do the following: climbing on them has resulted in many extreme caution and follow the guide- garbage or other attractants (including challenge for even the most experienced 40 Big Hemlock (8) 3100 11D
Provide warmth and comfort; leave fatalities. lines below. The following equipment is considered horse and rider. Remoteness and
41 Caldwell Fork (12, 6H) 3360 11E
toothpaste and soap) in them. A clean 42 Spruce Mountain (4) 5480 10D
someone with the injured person; note essential for a safe backpacking trip:
camp is essential to reducing problems. difficulty of access often make continual
the exact location and circumstances; Drinking water. All water obtained in Encounters along the trail. Stay alert. If two flashlights, water, raingear,
and hike out and let rescuers know the backcountry should be treated you see a bear at a distance, do not
Pack out all food and litter; don’t bury it
comfortable ankle-supporting shoes,
trail clearing and care impractical. Oconaluftee Area
or try to burn anything. Expect to encounter rugged conditions. 44 McGee Spring (12, 4H) 5040 10D
where to go and what to prepare for. before drinking to protect you from approach it. If your presence causes the high-energy food, and extra clothing. Please report down trees or landslides to 47 Enloe Creek (8) 3620 10D
It is your responsibility to make sure you health hazards. The recommended bear to change its behavior (it stops Regulations require proper food Always carry a map and know how to a ranger. Off-trail or cross-country use is 48 Upper Chasteen (8) 3320 9D
don't get injured. Be careful and use treatment is to boil it for one minute. feeding, changes travel direction, storage. Secure all food and odorous use it. prohibited. Horse parties may use
49 Cabin Flats (12, 8H) 3060 9D
Many park waters are clear, cold, and watches you, etc.)—YOU’RE TOO items (e.g. toothpaste, lip balm) when 50 Lower Chasteen Creek (15, 6H) 2360 9E
common sense. Getting accident victims designated campsites open to their use
out of the backcountry is difficult and free-running. Nevertheless, they may CLOSE. Being too close may also not in use. Where food storage devices Rules and Regulations
often dangerous for all involved. not be safe to drink unless boiled. promote aggressive behavior from the are present, they must be used. Other-
(see chart). Horse parties are subject to Deep Creek Area
1. You must possess a valid backcountry all backcountry regulations. 46 Estes Branch (12) 2870 8F
Filters may not remove certain bacteria bear, like running toward you, making wise, place all odorous items in your
There are no cellular phone towers in permit while camping in the backcountry. 51 Georges Branch (12) 2800 8F
or viruses, and chemical disinfectants loud noises, or swatting the ground. The pack. Select two trees, 10–20 feet apart, Requirements: Horse parties must 52 Newton Bald (8, 2H) 5000 8E
the park so cell phones do not work 2. Camping is permitted only at desig-
require very long contact times for the bear is demanding more space. Don't with limbs 15 feet high. Using a rock for obtain a backcountry camping permit 53 Poke Patch (6) 3000 8E
from most locations. The tops of high nated sites and shelters. All sites require 54 Nettle Creek (6)
water temperatures found in these run but slowly back away, watching the a weight, toss a rope over a limb on the and reservation for any overnight 2600 8E
ridges near the park boundary are the advance reservations. 55 Pole Road (15, 15H) 2410 8E
mountains. Do not drink untreated bear. Try to increase the distance first tree; tie one end to the pack. backcountry camping. Horses must be 56
most likely spots for reception. For 3. You may not stay two nights in a row Burnt Spruce (6) 2405 8F
water! between you and the bear, and the bear Repeat this process with the second under physical control at all times; they 57 Bryson Place (10, 10H) 2360 8F
emergencies only, call 911 or will probably do the same. If a bear tree. Raise the pack about six feet via
in the same shelter or campsite 113. You
may not be left to water unattended; 58 Nicks Nest Branch (6) 2360 8F
865.436.9171. Trees and Limbs. Before you set up may not stay more than three consecu- 59 McCracken Branch (10) 2320 7F
persistently follows or approaches you, the first rope and tie it off. Then pull grazing is prohibited. All food for stock
camp, take a moment to look up and tive nights at any other campsite. 60 Bumgardner Branch (20, 4H) 2120 7F
typically without vocalizing or paw the second rope until the pack is must be packed in, and unused food
Hazards! around you for any trees or limbs that
swatting, try changing your direction. If suspended at least 10 feet high and
4. Maximum group size is eight persons,
must be packed out. At designated Noland Creek Area
may pose a hazard. Camp away from any except at the sites noted in the “Camp-
Wind. High winds associated with the bear continues to follow you, stand evenly spaced; it must be four feet or backcountry sites where stock are 61 3560 7E
areas that may be threatened by tree or ing Permits” section. Bald Creek (10, 6H)
approaching weather fronts can bring your ground. If the bear gets closer, talk more from the nearest limb. permitted, the number of animals in any 62 Upper Ripshin (8, 6H) 3160 7F
limb fall. 5. Open fires are prohibited except at
down trees and limbs on heavily forest- loudly or shout at it. Act aggressively one party is limited to one per person 63 Jerry Flats (8, 6H) 2920 7F
Camping Permits designated sites. Use only wood that is
ed trails. Plan accordingly. Special Equipment Concerns and try to intimidate the bear. Act
dead and on the ground. Never cut live or
plus one pack animal per person, but 64
65
Mill Creek (12, 10H)
Bear Pen Branch (8)
2540
2040
7F
6F
together as a group if you have compan- shall not exceed a total of ten (10) 66 Lower Noland Creek (Boats Only) (4) 1720 6G
Hypothermia. Hypothermia is when All backcountry camping requires a standing trees. Use only established fire
Clothing. One essential piece of equip- ions. Make yourselves look as large as animals for the same group or the stock 67 Goldmine Branch (6) 1840 6G
body temperature falls below the point permit which can be obtained online at rings. Do not leave fires lit or unattended.
ment for hiking in the Smokies is a possible (for example, move to higher capacity for that site. See chart at right.
at which the body can maintain its ground). Throw non-food items like
smokiespermits.nps.gov, by calling A fire is out when it is cold to the touch. Forney Creek Area
rain jacket. Bring it along even on
own heat. It is an all-season killer and 865.436.1297, or by visiting the 6. Use of tents and hammocks at In campsites with no hitch posts or racks, 68 Steeltrap (8) 3960 6E
sunny days when there’s not a cloud in rocks at the bear. Use a deterrent like a

trail, and using a map. Let
someone know your sched-
results from exposure to a combination Backcountry Information Office located shelters is prohibited. They may not be horses must be cross-tied so that they 69 Huggins (8) 2800 6F
the forecast. Sooner or later you’ll be stout stick. Don’t run and don’t turn 70 Jonas Creek (12, 8H) 2400 6F
in Sugarlands Visitor Center, two miles used inside or attached to shelters. cannot chew on or otherwise damage
of wind, rain, and cold. At higher thankful you did. away from the bear. Don’t leave food
south of Gatlinburg, TN, on U.S. 441 Tents may only be used within design- trees or other vegetation. Tying horses
71 CCC (12, 12H) 2180 6F

ule and travel plans, so they
can notify park authorities
if you are overdue.
Trail Map and Guide
elevations, a wet hiker can succumb
to hypothermia in mid-summer.
Be prepared for sudden weather
changes—and learn how to take care
of yourself in extremes of cold, heat,
for the bear; this only encourages 74 Lower Forney (12, 8H) 1720 6G
When hiking in the high country (Newfound Gap Road). Permits are $4 ated campsites. Hammocks may be used directly to trees is prohibited. 75 Poplar Flats (8) 2800 5F
further problems.
between September and May, always per person, per night, with a maximum at campsites as long as wide or tree-
carry warm clothing, including hat Most injuries from black bear attacks fee of $20 for up to 7 consecutive nights. saver straps are used and they are set
Horses are not permitted within 100 feet Hazel Creek Area
of trail shelters or in cooking or sleeping 82 Calhoun (8, 4H) 2720 5F
and gloves. are minor and result from the bear Trips exceeding seven nights require an up in areas where vegetation will not
areas of campsites. Their manure must 83 Bone Valley (20, 10H) 2280 5F
trying to get at people’s food. If the additional permit. Reservations may be be trampled.

and wetness. Always carry raingear; 84 Sugar Fork (6) 4F

Toilet Use
Improper human waste
disposal creates one of the
most disgusting conditions
in the backcountry. Regula-
tions require that human
feces be deposited in a
six-inch-deep hole and
covered with soil. No toilet
use may occur within 100
feet of a camp or water
source or within sight of a
trail. Defecating behind a
shelter or near a spring
creates very unhealthy
conditions and is clearly
bad manners. All toilet
paper, sanitary napkins,
and tampons must be
packed out. Do not bury
them. Please, take a little
extra care!
storms arise quickly. Hypothermia
Footwear. Truly waterproof boots can bear’s behavior shows that it is after made up to 30 days in advance of the 7. Food storage: When not being
be scattered away from the campsite. 85 Sawdust Pile (10, 6H)
2160
2000 4F
be a big plus in the Smokies. Not only Horses must not be tied closer than 100 86
your food, and you are physically first day of your trip. consumed or transported, all food, trash, Proctor (20, 8H) 1680 4F
symptoms can appear very rapidly, will they keep your feet drier during attacked, separate yourself from the and odorous items must be suspended at
feet to any stream or water source. 88 Possum Hollow (12) 1960 4F
even in mild weather. rainy weather, they also give you a You may not stay two nights in a row in
food and slowly back away. If the bear least 10 feet off the ground and four feet • Carry and use a collapsible bucket to Twentymile Area
Know hypothermia’s symptoms and little extra assistance when crossing the same shelter or campsite 113. You
shows no interest in your food, and you from the nearest limb or trunk or shall be water your horse—keep horses away
shallow streams. may not stay more than three consecu- 89 Lower Ekaneetlee (8) 1880 4F
treat them immediately: uncontrolled are physically attacked, fight back
tive nights at any other campsite. Using
stored as otherwise designated. See from springs. • Never leave feed where 90 Lost Cove (12, 6H) 1760 3F
shivering, slurred speech, memory Crampons. Small, clip-on crampons can aggressively with any available object— Bears and You! wildlife can get to it—wildlife attracted 91 Upper Lost Cove (4) 2040 3F
lapses, stumbling, fumbling hands, a tent or a hammock at any shelter is 92
be very helpful when hiking high the bear may consider you prey! Help 8. Toilet use must be at least 100 feet to feed can come into conflict with Upper Flats (10, 6H) 2520 3F
drowsiness, and the inability to get up prohibited. 93 Twentymile Creek (8) 1880 3F
elevation trails during cold weather. protect others: report all bear incidents from a campsite or water source and out people. • Use processed feed to elimi-
after a nap. Victims need dry clothing, to a park ranger immediately. Above all, of sight of the trail, campsite, or shelter.
95 Dalton Branch (12, 6H) 2360 2F
The maximum group size is eight nate introducing weed seeds into the 96 Eagle Creek Island (8) 2880 4F
warm fluids if conscious, and shelter Bears and You! keep your distance from bears! persons, except at the following camp- Human feces must be buried in a hole park—hay may contain seeds of exotic 97 Big Walnut (8) 2400 4E
from the elements. To prevent hypother- sites where parties of up to 12 are that is 6–8 inches deep. All toilet paper, plants, and some non-native plants can
113 Birch Spring Gap (12, 6H) 3680 3F
Bears in the park are wild, and their Encounters in camp. The best way to
mia, drink before thirsty, eat before
avoid bears is not to attract them to you.
permitted: 17, 20, 46, 60, 86, and 90. tampons, and sanitary items must be take over the habitat of native plants.
Lakeshore Area
hungry, rest before tired, and stay dry. behavior is unpredictable. Attacks on For parties greater than eight persons, packed out.
87 Jerry Hollow (Boats only) (6) 1720 3G
Travel and stay with a companion. Two reservations for these sites must be 9. All trash must be carried out. Auto-access Horse Camps 72 Gunter Branch (Boats only) (6) 1720 6G
people can look after each other better made through the Backcountry Informa- 10. All plants, wildlife, and natural and 73 Lone Pine (Boats only) (6) 1720 6G
than one can look after oneself! Cloth- historic features are protected by law. Limited auto-access horse camps provide 76 5G
tion Office. Kirkland Creek (6) 1770
ing should be worn in layers, an outer Do not carve, deface, or cut any stand- ready access to backcountry trails from 77 Pilkey Creek (12, 6H) 1800 5G
Under Title 36, Code of Federal April through October. Reservations are 78 Double Island (Boats only) (6) 1720 5G
layer to ward off wind and precipitation, ing trees or shrubs. 81 North Shore (12, 6H) 1800 4G
and inner layers to insulate. Keep your Regulations, failure to abide by park 11. Polluting park waters is prohibited; required and may be made up to five 98 Chambers Creek (12, 6H) 1720 5G
head warm and dry with a good hat. regulations may result in a fine or do not wash dishes or bathe with months in advance. For reservations call
imprisonment. 1.877.444.6777 between 10 a.m. and 10
Other cold weather hazards include Always secure brass soap in a stream. Biodegradeable soap Shelters
frostbite, icy trails, and deep snow. does not break down in water and is p.m. eastern time or visit recreation.gov.
clip to eye bolt in Davenport Gap (12, 12H) 2600 11B
bottom of tree Planning Your Trip a pollutant. Cosby Knob (12, 12H) 4700 10C
Stream crossings and waterfalls. Auto-access Horse Camp No. of Campsites Tricorner Knob (12, 12H) 5920 10C
For a safe and enjoyable backpacking 12. Pets, motorized vehicles, and bicycles
Rain-swollen streams can be unsafe to Pecks Corner (12, 12H) 5280 9D
experience, know your limitations. A are not permitted in the backcountry. Anthony Creek 3 Icewater Spring (12) 5920 8D
ford. Don't cross a stream unless you are
maximum trip length of eight to 10 miles 13. Hunting is prohibited. Big Creek 5 Mount Collins (12) 5870 7E
sure you can make it. As an additional Double Spring Gap (12) 5507 6E
a day is recommended. Group size, 14. Feeding or harassing any wildlife is Cataloochee 7
precaution, make sure your pack can be Food storage cable systems are Silers Bald (12, 12H) 5460 6E
elevation gain, weather, and availability prohibited. Round Bottom 5 4890 5E
discarded quickly, wear shoes to protect available at all backcountry sites. Derrick Knob (12)
your feet, use a stout stick for extra of good water may also affect the Tow String 2 Spence Field (12, 12H) 4900 4E

support, and, if you lose your footing,

We recommend that you hang success of your trip. Horse Use Russell Field (14, 12H) 4360 4E
your entire pack in a plastic bag to Mollies Ridge (12, 12H) 4570 3E
float with your feet downstream to protect it from wildlife and rain. Horses and other pack animals (i.e., Mount Le Conte (12) 6440 7D
Kephart (14, 12H) 3900 8D
protect your head. Walking near a mules and llamas) are permitted in the
All odorous items must be stored Laurel Gap (14, 12H) 5600 10D
stream on moss- and spray-covered rocks park, but they are restricted to trails
on the cables when not in use. Printed by GSMA 4-2021 Printed on recycled paper.