If
coming from the West, follow I-40 to TN62 in Monterey. Continue
east to a junction with US127. Turn north on US127 to Jamestown.
Continue north and then turn northeast on TN154. You’ll
come to TN297 where you’ll turn east to reach the Bandy
Creek Campground.
Description:
The Big South
Fork National River and Recreation Area is located on the TN/KY
line just northwest of Knoxville, about 3½ hours from Asheville,
NC. Some of the recreation activities available at Big South Fork
include backpacking, biking, camping, horseback riding, hiking,
kayaking and whitewater rafting.
The Bandy
Creek Visitor Center is a great place to begin your trip. You
will find park rangers eager to answer any questions you might
have, advice, or directions to anywhere in the area. You’ll
also find books and maps and a list of outfitters who can take
you on the river by raft and canoe and into the backcountry by
horse and mountain bike.
The Bandy Creek Campground
has bathroom and shower facilities with hot water, electric and
water hookups for RV’s and tent campsites, group camps,
handicapped accessible sites, horse-boarding stables and a swimming
pool.
The Big South Fork
National River and Recreation Area is a 123,000 acre park and
contains secluded coves, waterfalls, a deep river gorge, historic
sites, natural sandstone arches and a myriad of hiking, mountain
biking and horseback riding trails.
Rates:
The cost
is $20/night for electric hook-ups and $17/night without hook-ups
for both RV and tent camping. Reservations are available from
April 1 through October 1, but walk-ins are also permitted. Bandy
Creek Campground offices are open all year round from 8-4:30.
Visitor
Information Contact:
Visitor Information
Phone:
(423) 286-7275
(606) 376-5073
Headquarters:
(423) 569-9778
Fax:
(423) 569-5505
Correspondence:
4564 Leatherwood Road
Oneida, TN 37841
Email:
BISO_Information@nps.gov
Suggested
Maps:
National Geographic
Trails Illustrated Map of Big South Fork, $9.95, map #241 available
on our web site, in our store, and at the Bandy Creek Visitor
Center.
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