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NPSGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · Tennessee
Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
Overview Big Creek Campground is located in a remote portion of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Sites12all reservable
Elev.1,778ft
Comf.Feb-Dec11 months
Max rig18 ft
Electricnonesites
From Knoxville1h26real 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 1,778 ft, Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) has a 11-month comfortable window (Feb-Dec). Winter nights average around 33°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 12 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. This is bear country, and food-storage lockers are provided. Within about 4 miles: 3 named hiking routes, 11 peaks.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
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
Feb-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
66%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 13
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 1.
67°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Knoxville
67 mi
1h26
02
Chattanooga
177 mi
3h31
03
Nashville
245 mi
4h42
04
Memphis
457 mi
8h33
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 12 SITES
Color byShow only
12 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
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Accessible
12
Prime
12
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
BIG CREEK CAMPGROUND (GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK) · prime location · shaded.
To neighbor
77 ft
Location
Prime
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
3
Trail segments
31
Peaks
11
Water & Access
To nearest major road
1.9 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.