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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. 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- Cades Cove Area 1200 2D valleys of America’s most visited national park. park trail guidebook. To order a map or guide, call 865.436.7318, ext. 226 or Backcountry campsites are numbered and grouped by ses. For example, (12, 6H) means 12 hikers, 6 horses; 1 Cooper Road (12) 1320 2D visit SmokiesInformation.org. the major access areas. All sites and shelters are (12) means 12 hikers, no horses. See “Camping Permits” 2 Cane Creek (4) 1360 3D 3 Hesse Creek (8, 2H) 3400 3D available to hikers, but camping with horses and other for more information. 5 Rich Mountain (4, 2H) 3400 4D 6 Turkeypen Ridge (8) 3200 4E 9 Anthony Creek (12) 3000 4E For Your Safety 10 Ledbetter Ridge (8) 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 Otter Creek (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 humans are extremely rare, but they Keep your cooking and sleeping areas For trip planning assistance, visit or call (see map on other side). Many horse 36 Upper Walnut Bottom (20, 20H) 3040 11C • Use a stove and candle If Someone Gets Injured 37 Lower Walnut Bottom (20) 3000 11C to a stream swollen by high water. have happened, inflicting serious injuries separate. Keep tents and sleeping bags the Backcountry Information Office at trails are very steep and narrow—a lantern to minimize the tram- 38 Mount Sterling (12) 5820 11C If someone is injured and can't be Waterfalls can be extremely hazardous; and death. Treat bear encounters with free of food odors; do not store food, 865.436.1297. challenge for even the most experienced 39 Pretty Hollow (20, 10H) 3040 11D pling and destruction of moved to a trailhead, do the following: climbing on them has resulted in many extreme caution and follow the guide- garbage or other attractants (including horse and rider. Remoteness and 40 Big Hemlock (8) 3100 11D The following equipment is considered 41 Caldwell Fork (12, 6H) 3360 11E vegetation that result from Provide warmth and comfort; leave fatalities. lines below. toothpaste and soap) in them. A clean difficulty of access often make continual essential for a safe backpacking trip: 42 Spruce Mountain (4) 5480 10D collecting firewood. someone with the injured person; note camp is essential to reducing problems. trail clearing and care impractical. Drinking water. All water obtained in Encounters along the trail. Stay alert. If two flashlights, water, raingear, the exact location and circumstances; Pack out all food and litter; don’t bury it Expect to encounter rugged conditions. • Never cook or burn food the backcountry should be treated you see a bear at a distance, do not comfortable ankle-supporting shoes, Oconaluftee Area and hike out and let rescuers know or try to burn anything. Please report down trees or landslides to in a campfire. Food residues before drinking to protect you from approach it. If your presence causes the high-energy food and extra clothing. 44 McGee Spring (12, 4H) 5040 10D where to go and what to prepare for. a ranger. Off-trail or cross-country use is 47 Enloe Creek (8) 3620 10D bear to change its behavior (it stops and odors remain and attract It is your responsibility to make sure you health hazards. The recommended Regulations require proper food Always carry a map and know how to prohibited. Horse parties may use 48 Upper Chasteen (8) 3320 9D feeding, changes travel direction, 49 Cabin Flats (12, 8H) 3060 9D wildlife that will become a don't get injured. Be careful and use treatment is to boil it for one minute. storage. Secure all food and odorous use it. designated campsites open to their use watches you, etc.)—YOU’RE TOO 50 Lower Chasteen Creek (15, 6H) 2360 9E problem for future campers. common sense. Getting accident victims Many park waters are clear, cold and items (e.g. toothpaste, lip balm) when (see chart). Horse parties are subject to free-running. Nevertheless, they may CLOSE. Being too close may also • Keep your group small to out of the backcountry is difficult and not in use. Where food storage devices Rules and Regulations all backcountry regulations. not be safe to drink unless boiled. promote aggressive behavior from the are present, they must be used. Other- Deep Creek Area often dangerous for all involved. 1. You must possess a valid backcountry preserve a sense of solitude. Filters may not remove certain bacteria bear, like running toward you, making wise, place all odorous items in your Requirements: Horse parties must 46 Estes Branch (12) 2870 8F permit while camping in the backcountry. 51 Georges Branch (12) 2800 8F • Camp where your campsite There are no cellular phone towers in or viruses, and chemical disinfectants loud noises or swatting the ground. The pack. Select two trees, 10-20 feet apart, obtain a backcountry camping permit 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 with limbs 15 feet high. Using a rock for and reservation for any overnight 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 a weight, toss a rope over a limb on the backcountry camping. Horses must be 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 first tree; tie one end to the pack. under physical control at all times; they • Pack out all leftover food 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 Repeat this process with the second may not be left to water unattended; and trash. in the same shelter or campsite 113. You 57 Bryson Place (10, 10H) 2360 8F emergencies only, call 911 or will probably do the same. If a bear tree. Raise the pack about six feet via grazing is prohibited. All food for stock 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- 865.436.9171. persistently follows or approaches you, the first rope and tie it off. Then pull must be packed in, and unused food 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 the second rope until the pack is must be packed out. At designated around you for any trees or limbs that 4. Maximum group size is eight persons, trail erosion. Hazards! swatting, try changing your direction. If suspended at least 10 feet high and backcountry sites where stock are 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 evenly spaced; it must be four feet or permitted, the number of animals in any 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 more from the nearest limb. one party is limited to one per person 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 plus one pack animal per person, but 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 and try to intimidate the bear. Act Camping Permits shall not exceed a total of ten (10) 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- animals for the same group or the stock the trail and do not travel All backcountry camping requires a 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 capacity for that site. See chart at right. 67 Goldmine Branch (6) 1840 6G at night. Prevent getting reservation and a permit. Both reserva- fire rings. body temperature falls below the point ment for hiking in the Smokies is a possible (for example, move to higher lost by keeping your group tions and permits may be obtained 6. Use of tents and hammocks at In campsites with no hitch posts or racks, at which the body can maintain its rain jacket. Bring it along even on ground). Throw non-food items like Forney Creek Area online at smokiespermits.nps.gov, by shelters is prohibited. They may not be horses must be cross-tied so that they together, staying on the own heat. It is an all-season killer and sunny days when there’s not a cloud in rocks at the bear. Use a deterrent like a 68 Steeltrap (8) 3960 6E calling 865.436.1297 or by visiting the used inside or attached to shelters. cannot chew on or otherwise damage 69 Huggins (8) 2800 6F trail and using a map. Let results from exposure to a combination the forecast. Sooner or later you’ll be stout stick. Don’t run and don’t turn Backcountry Information Office located Tents may only be used within design- trees or other vegetation. Tying horses 70 Jonas Creek (12, 8H) 2400 6F someone know your sched- of wind, rain and cold. At higher thankful you did. away from the bear. Don’t leave food 71 CCC (12, 12H) 2180 6F in Sugarlands Visitor Center, two miles ated campsites. Hammocks may be used elevations, a wet hiker can succumb for the bear; this only encourages directly to trees is prohibited. 74 Lower Forney (12, 8H) 1720 6G ule and travel plans, so they When hiking in the high country south of Gatlinburg, TN on U.S. 441 at campsites as long as wide or tree- 75 Poplar Flats (8) 2800 5F to hypothermia in mid-summer. further problems. Horses are not permitted within 100 feet can notify park authorities between September and May, always (Newfound Gap Road). Permits are $4 saver straps are used and they are set Be prepared for sudden weather of trail shelters or in cooking or sleeping Hazel Creek Area if you are overdue. changes—and learn how to take care of carry warm clothing, including hat Most injuries from black bear attacks per person, per night, with a maximum up in areas where vegetation will not are minor and result from the bear fee of $20 for up to 7 consecutive nights. be trampled. areas of campsites. Their manure must 82 Calhoun (8, 4H) 2720 5F yourself in extremes of cold, heat and and gloves. 83 Bone Valley (20, 10H) 5F trying to get at people’s food. If the Trips exceeding seven nights require an 7. Food storage: When not being be scattered away from the campsite. 2280 wetness. Always carry raingear; storms Horses must not be tied closer than 100 84 Sugar Fork (6) 2160 4F Toilet Use Foot Wear. Truly water-proof boots can bear’s behavior shows that it is after additional permit. Reservations may be consumed or transported, all food, trash 85 Sawdust Pile (10, 6H) 4F arise quickly. Hypothermia symptoms feet to any stream or water source. 2000 be a big plus in the Smokies. Not only your food, and you are physically made up to 30 days in advance of the and odorous items must be suspended 86 Proctor (20, 8H) 1680 4F Improper human waste can appear very rapidly, even in mild will they keep your feet drier during 88 Possum Hollow (12) 1960 4F attacked, separate yourself from the first day of your trip. at least 10 feet off the ground and four • Carry and use a collapsible bucket to weather. rainy weather, they also give you a disposal creates one of the food and slowly back away. If the bear feet from the nearest limb or trunk or water your horse—keep horses away little extra assistance when crossing You may not stay two nights in a row in Twentymile Area most disgusting conditions Know hypothermia’s symptoms and shows no interest in your food, and you shall be stored as otherwise designated. from springs. • Never leave feed where the same shelter or campsite 113. You 89 Lower Ekaneetlee (8) 1880 4F in the backcountry. Regula- treat them immediately: uncontrolled shallow streams. are physically attacked, fight back See Bears and You! may not stay more than three consecu- wildlife can get to it—wildlife attracted 90 Lost Cove (12, 6H) 1760 3F shivering, slurred speech, memory aggressively with any available object— 8. Toilet use must be at least 100 feet 91 Upper Lost Cove (4) 2040 3F tions require that human Crampons. Small, clip-on crampons can tive nights at any other campsite. Using to feed can come into conflict with lapses, stumbling, fumbling hands, the bear may consider you prey! Help from a campsite or water source and out people. • Use processed feed to elimi- 92 Upper Flats (10, 6H) 2520 3F feces be deposited in a be very helpful when hiking high a tent or a hammock at any shelter is 93 Twentymile Creek (8) 1880 3F drowsiness and the inability to get up protect others: report all bear incidents of sight of the trail, campsite or shelter. nate introducing weed seeds into the elevation trails during cold weather. prohibited. 95 Dalton Branch (12, 6H) 2360 2F six-inch-deep hole and after a nap. Victims need dry clothing, to a park ranger immediately. Above all, Human feces must be buried in a hole covered with soil. No toilet park—hay may contain seeds of exotic 96 Eagle Creek Island (8) 2880 4F warm fluids if conscious and shelter Bears and You! keep your distance from bears! The maximum group size is eight that is 6–8 inches deep. All toilet paper, plants, and some non-native plants can 97 Big Walnut (8) 2400 4E use may occur within 100 from the elements. To prevent hypother- persons, except at the following camp- tampons and sanitary items must be 113 Birch Spring Gap (12, 6H) 3680 3F Encounters in camp. The best way to take over the habitat of native plants. feet of a camp or water mia, drink before thirsty, eat before Bears in the park are wild, and their sites where parties of up to 12 are packed out. avoid bears is not to attract them to you. Lakeshore Area hungry, rest before tired and stay dry. behavior is unpredictable. Attacks on permitted: 17, 20, 46, 60, 86 and 90. 9. All trash must be carried out. Auto-access Horse Camps source or within sight of a 87 Jerry Hollow (Boats only) (6) 1720 3G Travel and stay with a companion. Two For parties greater than eight persons, 10. All plants, wildlife and natural and trail. Defecating behind a Limited auto-access horse camps provide 72 Gunter Branch (Boats only) (6) 1720 6G people can look after each other better reservations for these sites must be historic features are protected by law. 73 Lone Pine (Boats only) (6) 1720 6G shelter or near a spring ready access to backcountry trails from than one can look after oneself! Cloth- made through the Backcountry Informa- Do not carve, deface or cut any standing 76 Kirkland Creek (6) 1770 5G creates very unhealthy ing should be worn in layers, an outer trees or shrubs. April through October. Reservations are 77 Pilkey Creek (12, 6H) 1800 5G tion Office. 78 Double Island (Boats only) (6) 1720 5G conditions and is clearly layer to ward off wind and precipitation 11. Polluting park waters is prohibited; required and may be made up to five Under Title 36, Code of Federal months in advance. For reservations call 81 North Shore (12, 6H) 1800 4G bad manners. All toilet and inner layers to insulate. Keep your do not wash dishes or bathe with 98 Chambers Creek (12, 6H) 1720 5G head warm and dry with a good hat. Regulations, failure to abide by park soap in a stream. Biodegradeable soap 1.877.444.6777 between 10 a.m. and 10 paper, sanitary napkins regulations may result in a fine or p.m. eastern time or visit recreation.gov. Other cold weather hazards include Always secure brass does not break down in water and is Shelters and tampons must be imprisonment. frostbite, icy trails and deep snow. clip to eye bolt in a pollutant. Davenport Gap (12, 12H) 2600 11B packed out. Do not bury bottom of tree 12. Pets, motorized vehicles and bicycles Auto-access Horse Camp No. of Campsites Cosby Knob (12, 12H) 4700 10C Stream crossings and waterfalls. Rain them. Please, take a little Planning Your Trip are not permitted in the backcountry. Tricorner Knob (12, 12H) 5920 10C swollen streams can be unsafe to ford. Anthony Creek 3 Pecks Corner (12, 12H) 5280 9D extra care! 13. Hunting is prohibited. Don't cross a stream unless you are sure For a safe and enjoyable backpacking Big Creek 5 Icewater Spring (12) 5920 8D experience, know your limitations. A 14. Feeding or harassing any wildlife is Cataloochee 7 Mount Collins (12) 5870 7E you can make it. As an additional Double Spring Gap (12) 5507 6E maximum trip length of eight to 10 miles prohibited. Round Bottom 5 precaution, make sure your pack can be Food storage cable systems are Silers Bald (12, 12H) 5460 6E discarded quickly, wear shoes to protect available at all backcountry sites. a day is recommended. Group size, Tow String 2 Derrick Knob (12) 4890 5E Horse Use Spence Field (12, 12H) 4900 4E your feet, use a stout stick for extra elevation gain, weather and availability We recommend that you hang of good water may also affect the Russell Field (14, 12H) 4360 4E support, and, if you lose your footing, Horses and other pack animals (i.e. Mollies Ridge (12, 12H) 4570 3E your entire pack in a plastic bag to success of your trip. float with your feet downstream to protect it from wildlife and rain. mules and llamas) are permitted in the Mount Le Conte (12) 6440 7D protect your head. Walking near a park, but they are restricted to trails 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 specifically designated for horse use on the cables when not in use. Printed by GSMA 3-2019 Printed on recycled paper.