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Great Smoky Mountains National Park › Tennessee
› Sevier County
› Big Creek Campground
› Campsite #5
Campsite #5 at Big Creek Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
$30
Tent Site #5
| Drive-In | 6 people |
| 18 ft | Back-In |
| 1 | good |
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6/6
Campsite #5 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 18ft driveway, Fire ring, Food Storage Locker, Picnic Table, Tent Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (7)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 71% |
| 4 star | | 29% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@GenevaR3FECAD2 · Camped on Sep 24, 2023 at Campsite #5
I liked the darkness at night. Campground was large but not too many sites, relatively private. The trails leading out were good to explore, plus the water hole for swimming would be fun for older and younger kids in summer. I would go again.
@PatrickS396870 · Camped on May 15, 2023 at Campsite #5
Big Creek is a very beautiful campsite.
@MarkH724 · Camped on Oct 11, 2021 at Campsite #5
Good campsite, bathrooms were a little dirty other than that great stay
@MelissaC848 · Camped on Sep 18, 2021 at Campsite #5
I absolutely loved this campground. There are only 12 sites which means there are less people and noise. I stayed at Campsite 10 which was beautiful. It was close to the creek so I was able to hear the creek all night. The campground hosts were great. My battery died and they jumped my car off. And there are several trails near the campground. Baxter Creek if you want to get a workout in and Big Creek trail if you want an easier pace that rambles in ear shot of the creek with a few waterfalls along the way.
@WilliamH641 · Camped on Aug 27, 2021 at Campsite #5
It's a wonderful and beautiful campsite. The hosts did an excellent job. It's the best campsite I've been to in the Smokies.
@SariL301 · Camped on Jul 18, 2021 at Campsite #5
Great!
@JennieG368 · Camped on Jul 11, 2021 at Campsite #5
We camped here with four families for a week. We chose this campsite because it seemed secluded and had running water in the bathrooms. I was hesitant at first because it was in July and very rainy, so it smelled wet and moldy, and the bathrooms on Sunday didn’t smell good either. But they cleaned the bathrooms a couple times that week, and we got used to the mold smell. We didn’t see a Ranger at the station or a park host, but we did see a Ranger come patrol a couple times. We had a cell signal with AT&T, but not Verizon.
The campsite was peaceful, but the public parking lot by the bridge and trailhead was VERY busy almost every day. Oh, and there was a TON of poison ivy around the camp, but luckily none of our kids were allergic.
We were prepared to walk to our sites, and brought a wagon to haul our food stuff back and forth to the car each day. The site numbers were a little confusing. We thought 5&6 were next to each other, but they weren’t (5&7 were).
The Big Creek store was closed whenever we went, but they did have an honor system set up for ice and firewood ($3 for ice, $10 for firewood), with some lighter fluid and fire starters as well. This was super handy as the next closest place was 20 min away!
The creek by our sites was a bit stagnant and dirty, so we went to our favorite spot by the bridge and the kids played there for hours. The Midnight Hole trail was steep for us (with nine kids 5-11), but short and doable, and they loved swimming there too. After visiting other areas of the park, we were indeed grateful for the seclusion and dry ground (one campsite we went to - Cataloochee - had puddles everywhere). The trees also blocked any wind and kept the temperature pleasant.
We even had a bear visitor one night that wouldn’t go away, so a ranger drove all the way over at 11pm to trap and remove it, and let the kids help set the bait and taught us all about bears, so it turned out to be a wonderful experience!
The campsite was peaceful, but the public parking lot by the bridge and trailhead was VERY busy almost every day. Oh, and there was a TON of poison ivy around the camp, but luckily none of our kids were allergic.
We were prepared to walk to our sites, and brought a wagon to haul our food stuff back and forth to the car each day. The site numbers were a little confusing. We thought 5&6 were next to each other, but they weren’t (5&7 were).
The Big Creek store was closed whenever we went, but they did have an honor system set up for ice and firewood ($3 for ice, $10 for firewood), with some lighter fluid and fire starters as well. This was super handy as the next closest place was 20 min away!
The creek by our sites was a bit stagnant and dirty, so we went to our favorite spot by the bridge and the kids played there for hours. The Midnight Hole trail was steep for us (with nine kids 5-11), but short and doable, and they loved swimming there too. After visiting other areas of the park, we were indeed grateful for the seclusion and dry ground (one campsite we went to - Cataloochee - had puddles everywhere). The trees also blocked any wind and kept the temperature pleasant.
We even had a bear visitor one night that wouldn’t go away, so a ranger drove all the way over at 11pm to trap and remove it, and let the kids help set the bait and taught us all about bears, so it turned out to be a wonderful experience!
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