A35
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area › Tennessee
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› Campsite #A35
Campsite #A35 at Bandy Creek Campground, Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, TN
$20
Tent Site #A35
| Walk-In | 6 people |
| 48 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | fair |
8/28
8/29
Campsite #A35 Features: Walk-In access, Back-In parking, Fire ring, Fire ring w/ Grill, Food Storage Locker, Picnic Table, Tent Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (3)
4.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 33% |
| 4 star | | 67% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@TeddyBFFE03D65 · Camped on Jul 3, 2025 at Campsite #A35
Me and my wife visited Bandy creek in early July (weekend of the 4th). We had stayed in a cabin at the nearby Pickett CCC state memorial park about a year prior on our honeymoon, so we decided we wanted to try out tent camping at Big South Fork since we had heard that it was a nice park and we loved the atmosphere of Pickett. Also, we camped earlier this year at Rock Creek Campground in Obed Wild, which had primitive tent camping and facilities.The area around BSF and Bandy creek had many of the same things that we loved about Pickett (aside from proximity to natural water... yes, even though it is in the name, the campground is actually quite far from bandy creek). Obed Wild also had nearby water access, but its facilities were far inferior. My wife has been pregnant for both tent camping trips (at Obed - before we knew we should be expecting - and Bandy Creek), so the fully plumbed bathrooms at Bandy creek were much appreciated. The flushing toilets were far superior to the outhouses at Rock Creek, and there were also showers. Our campsite was EXTREMELY close to the bath house (intentionally), but if we return, I think I would reserve one of the sites A44-A48 because they have a bit more privacy, and the back of the site faces the woods rather than being sandwiched between another campsite, the road, and the bath house like we were in A35. I would also warn that there are limited free outdoor activities around Bandy creek. There are some trails, but they are either quite bland or rather long (the best trails seem to require a drive to visit). Nonetheless, there is a pool that only costs $3 for a day pass which we felt was reasonable, and the pool was kept very clean. It is a 3-5ft pool with a secondary, shallower "kiddie pool" but I don't know if it has a zero entry area, sorry. The camp store had everything we needed and more. Bandy Creek would be a 5 star site, but we encountered a lot of bugs on our visit, and we wanted to enjoy more outdoor activities.
@GaryS1862766 · Camped on Jul 24, 2023 at Campsite #A35
Stayed in the non-electric tent only area which is what I wanted the restrooms and showers were very clean the campsite was level and had shade. All personnel that I met were friendly and helpful.
@IanF1647611320 · Camped on Jul 13, 2023 at Campsite #A35
Awesome place to stay. They provide a bear box to store food. The tent pad is moss/packed gravel. The picnic table could use a cleaning or replacement of the boards. Seems like all of them are like that, except for the handicapped sites which have very nice table tops. This site is right next to the bathhouse which is cleaned often. A water pump is on both ends of the bathhouse. There is a nice camp store, and pool.
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