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Pull-thru
NPSBig South Fork National River & Recreation Area · Tennessee
Bear Creek Campground - KY
Overview Bear Creek Horse Camp is located in the Kentucky portion of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
Sites22all reservable
Elev.1,306ft
Comf.Mar-Dec10 months
Max rig100 ft2 pull-thru
Electric223×50-amp
From Knoxville2h03real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,306 ft, Bear Creek Campground - KY has a 10-month comfortable window (Mar-Dec). Winter nights average around 31°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 22 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 3 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 100-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 5 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Mar-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
67%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 12
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 4.
68°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Knoxville
84 mi
2h03
02
Chattanooga
153 mi
3h26
03
Nashville
181 mi
4h00
04
Memphis
393 mi
7h51
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 22 SITES
0
Walk-in
3
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
22
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
73
Peaks
5
Viewpoints
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4.9 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.