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74 2.2 R Hiking trail Mountains-To-Sea iv Trail Auto-access horse camp e r la a h Observation tower ta an Horse and hiking Benton MacKaye N trail Trail Shelter (Hiker only) Shelter (Horse and hiker) I 00 Hiker only campsite NANTA Roads in park are closed Trail distances are M HALA to commercial vehicles. 1.3 OUN MOUNT shown in miles be- 00 Horse and hiker campsite IRD TA 129 B INS AINS tween intersections OW SN This trail map is not intended 00 Boat-in only campsite Great Smoky Mountains Trail Map To Atlanta to show legal boundary of the national park. 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Backcountry Campsites Your Guide to the Wondrous Diversity of the Smokies Using the Chart at Right Site Elev. Map Capacity No. (Feet) Key One hundred and fifty trails extend for approxi- For those seeking more information, a variety of topographic maps and trail Backcountry campsites and shelters are listed by map pack animals is allowed only at those with a bold H. Cades Cove Area mately 800 miles, crossing the ridges, peaks, and guides are available, including Hiking Trails of the Smokies, the comprehensive coordinates (7E, etc.), with their elevations in feet. Each site’s allowable capacities are shown in parenthe- 1 Cooper Road (12) 1200 2D valleys of America’s most visited national park. park trail guidebook. To order a map or guide, call (865) 436-7318 x226 or visit Backcountry campsites are numbered and grouped by ses. For example, (12, 6H) means 12 hikers, 6 horses; 2 Cane Creek (4) 1320 2D www.SmokiesInformation.org. the major access areas. All sites and shelters are (12) means 12 hikers, no horses. See “Camping Permits” 3 Hesse Creek (8, 2H) 1360 3D 5 Rich Mountain (4, 2H) 3400 3D available to hikers, but camping with horses and other for more information. 6 Turkeypen Ridge (8) 3400 4D 9 Anthony Creek (12) 3200 4E 10 Ledbetter Ridge (8) 3000 4E For Your Safety 11 Beard Cane (6) 1530 2D 12 Forge Creek (12) 2600 3E Do not leave valuables in sight 13 Sheep Pen Gap (15, 8H) 4640 2F inside your car. Do not leave a 14 Flint Gap (8) 2050 2E 15 Rabbit Creek (12) 1550 2E note on your car indicating 16 Scott Gap (10) 1700 2E how long you will be hiking. 17 Little Bottoms (14) 1240 2D Protect your valuables by Elkmont/Tremont Area taking them with you or 18 West Prong (12) 1600 4D hiding them in your car. 19 Upper Henderson (8, 2H) 2880 5D 20 King Branch (12, 4H) 2520 5D 21 Mile 53 (12) 2640 6D Leave No Trace 23 Camp Creek (12) 3200 6D 24 Rough Creek (15) 2860 6D Your personal commitment to 26 Dripping Spring Mountain (10) 4400 6D 27 Lower Jakes Gap (12, 2H) 3520 5D ethical backcountry use is the 28 Marks Cove (12, 6H) 3490 5D most important factor in 30 Three Forks (12) 3400 6E maintaining the park's wilder- ness character. Take pride in Greenbrier/Cosby Area 29 Ottercreek (10) 4560 10B leaving no trace of your 31 Porters Flat (8) 3400 8D presence here. 32 Injun Creek (8) 2280 8C 33 Settlers Camp (8) 1960 9B BILL LEA PHOTOGRAPH BILL LEA PHOTOGRAPH NPS PHOTOGRAPH NPS PHOTOGRAPH 34 Sugar Cove (10) 3240 10B • Abide by all backcountry use 35 Gilliland Creek (12, 4H) 2680 10B regulations. They are designed Into the Wild: Visiting the Smokies Backcountry Trip Planning and Permits Cataloochee/Big Creek Area for resource protection. can be hazardous. Never camp next to a humans are extremely rare, but they avoid bears is not to attract them to you. the Backcountry Information Office at park, but they are restricted to trails 36 Upper Walnut Bottom (20, 20H) 3040 11C • Use a stove and candle If Someone Gets Injured 37 Lower Walnut Bottom (20) 3000 11C stream swollen by high water. Water- have happened, inflicting serious injuries Keep your cooking and sleeping areas (865) 436-1297. specifically designated for horse use (see lantern to minimize the tram- 38 Mount Sterling (12) 5820 11C If someone is injured and can't be falls can be extremely hazardous; and death. Treat bear encounters with separate. Keep tents and sleeping bags map on other side). Many horse trails are 39 Pretty Hollow (20, 10H) 3040 11D The following equipment is considered pling and destruction of moved to a trailhead, do the following: climbing on them has resulted in many extreme caution and follow the guide- free of food odors; do not store food, very steep and narrow—a challenge for 40 Big Hemlock (8) 3100 11D essential for a safe backpacking trip: 41 Caldwell Fork (12, 6H) 3360 11E vegetation that result from Provide warmth and comfort; leave fatalities. lines below. garbage, or other attractants (like even the most experienced horse and two flashlights, water, raingear, 42 Spruce Mountain (4) 5480 10D collecting firewood. someone with the injured person; note toothpaste, soap, etc.) in them. A clean rider. Remoteness and difficulty of Drinking water. All water obtained in Encounters along the trail. Stay alert. If comfortable ankle-supporting shoes, the exact location and circumstances; camp is essential to reducing problems. access often make continual trail • Never cook or burn food the backcountry should be treated you see a bear at a distance, do not high-energy food, and extra clothing. Oconaluftee Area and hike out and let rescuers know Pack out all food and litter; don't bury it clearing and care impractical. Expect to in a campfire. Food residues before drinking to protect you from approach it. If your presence causes the Always carry a map and know how to 44 McGee Spring (12, 4H) 5040 10D where to go and what to prepare for. or try to burn anything. encounter rugged conditions. Please 47 Enloe Creek (8) 3620 10D and odors remain and attract It is your responsibility to make sure you health hazards. The recommended bear to change its behavior (it stops use it. report down trees or landslides to a 48 Upper Chasteen (8) 3320 9D wildlife that will become a don't get injured. Be careful and use treatment is to boil it for one minute. feeding, changes travel direction, Regulations require proper food 49 Cabin Flats (12, 8H) 3060 9D ranger. Off-trail or cross-country use is 50 Lower Chasteen Creek (15, 6H) 2360 9E problem for future campers. common sense. Getting accident victims Many park waters are clear, cold, and watches you, etc.)—YOU’RE TOO storage. Secure all food and odorous Rules and Regulations prohibited. Horse parties may use free-running. Nevertheless, they may CLOSE. Being too close may also items (e.g. toothpaste, lip balm) when • Keep your group small to out of the backcountry is difficult and 1 You must possess a valid backcountry designated campsites open to their use not be safe to drink unless boiled. Filters promote aggressive behavior from the not in use. Where food storage devices Deep Creek Area often dangerous for all involved. permit while camping in the back-coun- (see chart). Horse parties are subject to preserve a sense of solitude. may not remove certain bacteria or bear, like running toward you, making are present, they must be used. Other- 46 Estes Branch (12) 2870 8F try. all backcountry regulations. 51 Georges Branch (12) 2800 8F • Camp where your campsite There are no cellular phone towers in viruses, and chemical disinfectants loud noises, or swatting the ground. The wise, place all odorous items in your 2 Camping is permitted only at desig- 52 Newton Bald (8, 2H) 5000 8E already shows impacts. Don't the park so cell phones do not work require very long contact times for the bear is demanding more space. Don't pack. Select two trees, 10-20 feet apart, Requirements: Horse parties must 53 Poke Patch (6) 3000 8E nated sites and shelters. All sites require establish new tent sites. from most locations. The tops of high water temperatures found in these run but slowly back away, watching the with limbs 15 feet high. Using a rock for obtain a backcountry camping permit 54 Nettle Creek (6) 2600 8E advance reservations. 55 Pole Road (15, 15H) 2410 8E ridges near the park boundary are the mountains. Do not drink untreated bear. Try to increase the distance a weight, toss a rope over a limb on the and reservation for any overnight • Pack out all leftover food and 3 You may not stay two nights in a row 56 Burnt Spruce (6) 2405 8F most likely spots for reception. For water! between you and the bear, and the bear first tree; tie one end to the pack. backcountry camping. Horses must be trash. in the same shelter or campsite 113. You 57 Bryson Place (10, 10H) 2360 8F emergencies only, call 911 or (865) will probably do the same. If a bear Repeat this process with the second tree. under physical control at all times; they 58 Nicks Nest Branch (6) 2360 8F Trees and Limbs. Before you set up may not stay more than three consecu- • Avoid cutting across switch- 436-9171. persistently follows or approaches you, Raise the pack about six feet via the first may not be left to water unattended; 59 McCracken Branch (10) 2320 7F camp, take a moment to look up and tive nights at any other campsite. 60 Bumgardner Branch (20, 4H) 2120 7F backs, to prevent destructive typically without vocalizing or paw rope and tie it off. Then pull the second grazing is prohibited. All food for stock around you for any trees or limbs that 4 Maximum group size is eight persons, trail erosion. Hazards! swatting, try changing your direction. If rope until the pack is suspended at least must be packed in, and unused food may pose a hazard. Camp away from any except at the sites noted in the “Camp- Noland Creek Area the bear continues to follow you, stand 10 feet high and evenly spaced; it must must be packed out. At designated Wind. High winds associated with areas that may be threatened by tree or ing Permits” section. 61 Bald Creek (10, 6H) 3560 7E your ground. If the bear gets closer, talk be four feet or more from the nearest backcountry sites where stock are If You Get Lost approaching weather fronts can bring limb fall. 5 Open fires are prohibited except at 62 Upper Ripshin (8, 6H) 3160 7F loudly or shout at it. Act aggressively limb. permitted, the number of animals in any 63 Jerry Flats (8, 6H) 2920 7F down trees and limbs on heavily forest- designated sites. Use only wood that is Stay calm, do not leave the and try to intimidate the bear. Act one party is limited to one per person 64 Mill Creek (12, 10H) 2540 7F ed trails. Plan accordingly. dead and on the ground. Never cut live 65 Bear Pen Branch (8) 2040 6F Special Equipment Concerns together as a group if you have compan- Camping Permits plus one pack animal per person, but trail and do not travel at or standing trees. Use only established 66 Lower Noland Creek (Boats Only) (4) 1720 6G Hypothermia. Hypothermia is when Clothing. One essential piece of equip- ions. Make yourselves look as large as shall not exceed a total of ten (10) 67 Goldmine Branch (6) 1840 6G night. Prevent getting lost All backcountry camping requires a fire rings. body temperature falls below the point ment for hiking in the Smokies is a rain possible (for example, move to higher animals for the same group or the stock by keeping your group reservation and a permit. Both reserva- 6 Use of tents and hammocks at at which the body can maintain its jacket. Bring it along even on sunny days ground). Throw non-food items like capacity for that site. See chart at right. Forney Creek Area tions and permits may be obtained shelters is prohibited. They may not be together, staying on the own heat. It is an all-season killer and when there’s not a cloud in the forecast. rocks at the bear. Use a deterrent like a 68 Steeltrap (8) 3960 6E online at www.smokiespermits.nps.gov, used inside or attached to shelters. Tents In campsites with no hitch posts or racks, 69 Huggins (8) 2800 6F trail, and using a map. Let results from exposure to a combination Sooner or later you’ll be thankful you stout stick. Don’t run and don’t turn by calling (865) 436-1297, or by visiting may only be used within designated horses must be cross-tied so that they 70 Jonas Creek (12, 8H) 2400 6F someone know your sched- of wind, rain, and cold. At higher did. away from the bear. Don’t leave food 71 CCC (12, 12H) 2180 6F the Backcountry Information Office campsites. Hammocks may be used at cannot chew on or otherwise damage elevations, a wet hiker can succumb to for the bear; this only encourages 74 Lower Forney (12, 8H) 1720 6G ule and travel plans, so they If hiking in the high country between located in Sugarlands Visitor Center, campsites as long as wide or tree saver trees or other vegetation. Tying horses 75 Poplar Flats (8) 2800 5F can notify park authorities hypothermia in mid-summer. Be further problems. prepared for sudden weather chang- September and May, always carry warm two miles south of Gatlinburg, TN on straps are used and they are set up in directly to trees is prohibited. if you are overdue. clothing, including hat and gloves. Most injuries from black bear attacks U.S. 441 (Newfound Gap Road). Permits areas where vegetation will not be Hazel Creek Area es—and learn how to take care of Horses are not permitted within 100 feet 82 are minor and result from the bear are $4 per person, per night, with a trampled. Calhoun (8, 4H) 2720 5F yourself in extremes of cold, heat, and of trail shelters or in cooking or sleeping 83 Bone Valley (20, 10H) 2280 5F Foot Wear. Truly water-proof boots can trying to get at people’s food. If the maximum fee of $20 for up to 7 consec- 7 Food storage: When not being wetness. Always carry raingear; storms areas of campsites. Their manure must 84 Sugar Fork (6) 2160 4F Toilet Use be a big plus in the Smokies. Not only bear’s behavior shows that it is after utive nights. Trips exceeding seven consumed or transported, all food, 85 Sawdust Pile (10, 6H) 4F arise quickly. Hypothermia symptoms be scattered away from the campsite. 2000 will they keep your feet drier during your food, and you are physically nights require an additional permit. trash, and odorous items must be 86 Proctor (20, 8H) 1680 4F Improper human waste can appear very rapidly, even in mild Horses must not be tied closer than 100 88 Possum Hollow (12) 4F rainy weather, they also give you a little attacked, separate yourself from the Reservations may be made up to 30 days suspended at least 10 feet off the 1960 weather. feet to any stream or water source. disposal creates one of the extra assistance when crossing shallow food and slowly back away. If the bear in advance of the first day of your trip. ground and four feet from the nearest streams. Twentymile Area most disgusting conditions Know its symptoms and treat them shows no interest in your food, and you limb or trunk or shall be stored as • Carry and use a collapsible bucket to You may not stay two nights in a row in 89 Lower Ekaneetlee (8) 1880 4F in the backcountry. Regula- immediately: uncontrolled shivering, are physically attacked, fight back otherwise designated. See Bears and Crampons. Small, clip-on crampons can the same shelter or campsite 113. You water your horse—keep horses away 90 Lost Cove (12, 6H) 1760 3F slurred speech, memory lapses, stum- aggressively with any available object— You! 91 Upper Lost Cove (4) 2040 3F tions require that human be very helpful when hiking high may not stay more than three consecu- from springs. • Never leave feed where bling, fumbling hands, drowsiness, and the bear may consider you prey! Help 8 Toilet use must be at least 100 feet wildlife can get to it—wildlife attracted 92 Upper Flats (10, 6H) 2520 3F feces be deposited in a elevation trails during cold weather. tive nights at any other campsite. Using 93 Twentymile Creek (8) 1880 3F the inability to get up after a nap. protect others: report all bear incidents from a campsite or water source and out to feed can come into conflict with a tent or a hammock at any shelter is 95 Dalton Branch (12, 6H) 2360 2F six-inch-deep hole and Victims need dry clothing, warm fluids if to a park ranger immediately. Above all, of sight of the trail, campsite, or shelter. Bears and You! prohibited. people. • Use processed feed to elimi- 96 Eagle Creek Island (8) 2880 4F covered with soil. No toilet conscious, and shelter from the keep your distance from bears! Human feces must be buried in a hole nate introducing weed seeds into the 97 Big Walnut (8) 2400 4E use may occur within 100 elements. To prevent hypothermia, drink Bears in the park are wild, and their The maximum group size is eight that is 6 – 8 inches deep. All toilet paper, park—hay may contain seeds of exotic 113 Birch Spring Gap (12, 6H) 3680 3F behavior is unpredictable. Attacks on Encounters in camp. The best way to feet of a camp or water before thirsty, eat before hungry, rest persons, except at the following camp- tampons, and sanitary items must be plants, and some non-native plants can Lakeshore Area source or within sight of a before tired, and stay dry. Travel and sites where parties of up to 12 are packed out. take over the habitat of native plants. stay with a companion. Two people can 9 All trash must be carried out. 87 Jerry Hollow (Boats only) (6) 1720 3G trail. Defecating behind a permitted: 17, 20, 46, 60, 86, and 90. For 72 Gunter Branch (Boats only) (6) 1720 6G shelter or near a spring look after each other better than one parties greater than eight persons, 10 All plants, wildlife, and natural and Auto-access Horse Camps 73 Lone Pine (Boats only) (6) 1720 6G can look after oneself! Clothing should reservations for these sites must be historic features are protected by law. 76 Kirkland Creek (6) 1770 5G Limited auto-access horse camps provide 77 Pilkey Creek (12, 6H) 1800 5G creates very unhealthy be worn in layers, an outer layer to ward made through the Backcountry Informa- Do not carve, deface, or cut any stand- ready access to backcountry trails from 78 Double Island (Boats only) (6) 1720 5G conditions and is clearly bad off wind and precipitation and inner tion Office. ing trees or shrubs. April through October. Reservations are 81 North Shore (12, 6H) 1800 4G manners. All toilet paper, layers to insulate. Keep your head warm 11 Polluting park waters is prohibited; 98 Chambers Creek (12, 6H) 1720 5G sanitary napkins, and and dry with a good hat. Other cold Under Title 36, Code of Federal do not wash dishes or bathe with soap required and may be made up to five weather hazards include frostbite, icy Always secure brass Regulations, failure to abide by park in a stream. Biodegradeable soap does months in advance. For reservations call Shelters tampons must be packed regulations may result in a fine or 1-877-444-6777 between 10 a.m. and 10 trails, and deep snow. clip to eye bolt in not break down in water and is a Davenport Gap (12, 12H) 2600 11B out. Do not bury them. bottom of tree imprisonment. pollutant. p.m. eastern time or visit www.recre- Cosby Knob (12, 12H) 4700 10C Stream crossings and waterfalls. Rain Please, take a little extra 12 Pets, motorized vehicles, and ation.gov. Tricorner Knob (12, 12H) 5920 10C swollen streams can be unsafe to ford. Pecks Corner (12, 12H) 5280 9D care! Planning Your Trip bicycles are not permitted in the Don't cross a stream unless you are sure Icewater Spring (12) 5920 8D backcountry. Auto-access Horse Camp No. of Campsites Mount Collins (12) 5870 7E you can make it. As an additional For a safe and enjoyable backpacking 13 Hunting is prohibited. Double Spring Gap (12) 5507 6E precaution, make sure your pack can be experience, know your limitations. A Anthony Creek 3 Silers Bald (12, 12H) 5460 6E Food storage cable systems are 14 Feeding or harassing any wildlife is discarded quickly, wear shoes to protect available at all backcountry sites. maximum trip length of eight to 10 miles Big Creek 5 Derrick Knob (12) 4890 5E prohibited. your feet, use a stout stick for extra a day is recommended. Group size, Cataloochee 7 Spence Field (12, 12H) 4900 4E We recommend that you hang elevation gain, weather, and availability Round Bottom 5 Russell Field (14, 12H) 4360 4E support, and, if you lose your footing, your entire pack in a plastic bag to Horse Use Mollies Ridge (12, 12H) 4570 3E float with your feet downstream to protect from wildlife and rain. of good water may also affect the Tow String 2 Mount Le Conte (12) 6440 7D protect your head. Walking near a success of your trip. Horses and other pack animals (i.e. Kephart (14, 12H) 3900 8D All odorous items must be stored Laurel Gap (14, 12H) 5600 10D Great Smoky Mountains Map and Guide Trail stream on moss- and spray-covered rocks on the cables when not in use. For trip planning assistance, visit or call mules and llamas) are permitted in the Printed by GSMA 2-2014 Printed on recycled paper.