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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 Engine 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 specifically designated for horse use 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 (see map on other side). Many horse 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. trails are very steep and narrow—a 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 challenge for even the most experienced 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 horse and rider. Remoteness and 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. difficulty of access often make continual 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 trail clearing and care impractical. • 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. Expect to encounter rugged conditions. 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. Please report down trees or landslides to 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 a ranger. Off-trail or cross-country use is 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. prohibited. Horse parties may 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 designated campsites open to their use 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 (see chart). Horse parties are subject to 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 all backcountry regulations. preserve a sense of solitude. Filters may not remove certain bacteria bear, like running toward you, making wise, place all odorous items in your 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, Requirements: Horse parties must 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 obtain a backcountry camping permit 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 and reservation for any overnight 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. backcountry camping. Horses must be • 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 under physical control at all times; they 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 may not be left to water unattended; 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 grazing is prohibited. All food for stock 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 in, and unused food 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 must be packed out. At designated 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 backcountry sites where stock are 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. permitted, the number of animals in any 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 one party is limited to one per person 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 plus one pack animal per person, but 64 Mill Creek (12, 10H) 2540 7F ed trails. Plan accordingly. dead and on the ground. Never cut live or 65 Bear Pen Branch (8) 2040 6F Special Equipment Concerns together as a group if you have compan- shall not exceed a total of ten (10) the trail, and do not travel All backcountry camping requires a standing trees. Use only established fire 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 animals for the same group or the stock 67 Goldmine Branch (6) 1840 6G at night. Prevent getting permit which can be obtained online at rings. Do not leave fires lit or unattended. body temperature falls below the point ment for hiking in the Smokies is a possible (for example, move to higher capacity for that site. See chart at right. lost by keeping your group smokiespermits.nps.gov, by calling A fire is out when it is cold to the touch. at which the body can maintain its rain jacket. Bring it along even on ground). Throw non-food items like Forney Creek Area 865.436.1297, or by visiting the 6. Use of tents and hammocks at In campsites with no hitch posts or racks, 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 Backcountry Information Office located shelters is prohibited. They may not be horses must be cross-tied so that they 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 in Sugarlands Visitor Center, two miles used inside or attached to shelters. cannot chew on or otherwise damage 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 south of Gatlinburg, TN, on U.S. 441 Tents may only be used within design- elevations, a wet hiker can succumb for the bear; this only encourages trees or other vegetation. Tying horses 74 Lower Forney (12, 8H) 1720 6G ule and travel plans, so they (Newfound Gap Road). Permits are $4 ated campsites. Hammocks may be used directly to trees is prohibited. 75 Poplar Flats (8) 2800 5F to hypothermia in mid-summer. When hiking in the high country further problems. can notify park authorities per person, per night, with a maximum at campsites as long as wide or tree- Be prepared for sudden weather between September and May, always Horses are not permitted within 100 feet if you are overdue. carry warm clothing, including hat Most injuries from black bear attacks fee of $20 for up to 7 consecutive nights. saver straps are used and they are set Hazel Creek Area changes—and learn how to take care of trail shelters or in cooking or sleeping 82 and gloves. are minor and result from the bear Trips exceeding seven nights require an up in areas where vegetation will not Calhoun (8, 4H) 2720 5F of yourself in extremes of cold, heat, areas of campsites. Their manure must 83 Bone Valley (20, 10H) 2280 5F trying to get at people’s food. If the additional permit. Reservations may be be trampled. and wetness. Always carry raingear; be scattered away from the campsite. 84 Sugar Fork (6) 2160 4F Toilet Use Footwear. Truly waterproof boots can bear’s behavior shows that it is after made up to 30 days in advance of the 7. Food storage: When not being 85 Sawdust Pile (10, 6H) 4F storms arise quickly. Hypothermia Horses must not be tied closer than 100 2000 be a big plus in the Smokies. Not only your food, and you are physically first day of your trip. consumed or transported, all food, trash, 86 Proctor (20, 8H) 1680 4F Improper human waste symptoms can appear very rapidly, feet to any stream or water source. 88 Possum Hollow (12) 4F will they keep your feet drier during attacked, separate yourself from the and odorous items must be suspended at 1960 even in mild weather. You may not stay two nights in a row in disposal creates one of the rainy weather, they also give you a food and slowly back away. If the bear least 10 feet off the ground and four feet • Carry and use a collapsible bucket to the same shelter or campsite 113. You Twentymile Area most disgusting conditions Know hypothermia’s symptoms and little extra assistance when crossing shows no interest in your food, and you from the nearest limb or trunk or shall be water your horse—keep horses away may not stay more than three consecu- 89 Lower Ekaneetlee (8) 1880 4F in the backcountry. Regula- treat them immediately: uncontrolled shallow streams. are physically attacked, fight back stored as otherwise designated. See from springs. • Never leave feed where tive nights at any other campsite. Using 90 Lost Cove (12, 6H) 1760 3F shivering, slurred speech, memory aggressively with any available object— Bears and You! wildlife can get to it—wildlife attracted 91 Upper Lost Cove (4) 2040 3F tions require that human Crampons. Small, clip-on crampons can a tent or a hammock at any shelter is lapses, stumbling, fumbling hands, the bear may consider you prey! Help 8. Toilet use must be at least 100 feet to feed can come into conflict with 92 Upper Flats (10, 6H) 2520 3F feces be deposited in a be very helpful when hiking high prohibited. 93 Twentymile Creek (8) 1880 3F drowsiness, and the inability to get up protect others: report all bear incidents from a campsite or water source and out people. • Use processed feed to elimi- six-inch-deep hole and elevation trails during cold weather. 95 Dalton Branch (12, 6H) 2360 2F after a nap. Victims need dry clothing, to a park ranger immediately. Above all, of sight of the trail, campsite, or shelter. nate introducing weed seeds into the 96 Eagle Creek Island (8) 2880 4F covered with soil. No toilet The maximum group size is eight warm fluids if conscious, and shelter Bears and You! keep your distance from bears! persons, except at the following camp- Human feces must be buried in a hole park—hay may contain seeds of exotic 97 Big Walnut (8) 2400 4E use may occur within 100 from the elements. To prevent hypother- sites where parties of up to 12 are that is 6–8 inches deep. All toilet paper, plants, and some non-native plants can 113 Birch Spring Gap (12, 6H) 3680 3F Encounters in camp. The best way to feet of a camp or water mia, drink before thirsty, eat before Bears in the park are wild, and their permitted: 17, 20, 46, 60, 86, and 90. tampons, and sanitary items must be take over the habitat of native plants. avoid bears is not to attract them to you. Lakeshore Area source or within sight of a hungry, rest before tired, and stay dry. behavior is unpredictable. Attacks on For parties greater than eight persons, packed out. Travel and stay with a companion. Two 9. All trash must be carried out. 87 Jerry Hollow (Boats only) (6) 1720 3G trail. Defecating behind a reservations for these sites must be Auto-access Horse Camps 72 Gunter Branch (Boats only) (6) 1720 6G people can look after each other better made through the Backcountry Informa- 10. All plants, wildlife, and natural and 73 Lone Pine (Boats only) (6) 1720 6G shelter or near a spring Limited auto-access horse camps provide than one can look after oneself! Cloth- tion Office. historic features are protected by law. 76 Kirkland Creek (6) 1770 5G creates very unhealthy ing should be worn in layers, an outer Do not carve, deface, or cut any stand- ready access to backcountry trails from 77 Pilkey Creek (12, 6H) 1800 5G 78 Double Island (Boats only) (6) 1720 5G conditions and is clearly layer to ward off wind and precipitation, Under Title 36, Code of Federal ing trees or shrubs. April through October. Reservations are Regulations, failure to abide by park required and may be made up to five 81 North Shore (12, 6H) 1800 4G bad manners. All toilet and inner layers to insulate. Keep your 11. Polluting park waters is prohibited; 98 Chambers Creek (12, 6H) 1720 5G head warm and dry with a good hat. regulations may result in a fine or do not wash dishes or bathe with months in advance. For reservations call paper, sanitary napkins, imprisonment. 1.877.444.6777 between 10 a.m. and 10 Other cold weather hazards include Always secure brass soap in a stream. Biodegradeable soap Shelters and tampons must be p.m. eastern time or visit recreation.gov. frostbite, icy trails, and deep snow. clip to eye bolt in does not break down in water and is Davenport Gap (12, 12H) 2600 11B packed out. Do not bury bottom of tree Planning Your Trip a pollutant. Cosby Knob (12, 12H) 4700 10C Stream crossings and waterfalls. them. Please, take a little 12. Pets, motorized vehicles, and bicycles Auto-access Horse Camp No. of Campsites Tricorner Knob (12, 12H) 5920 10C Rain-swollen streams can be unsafe to For a safe and enjoyable backpacking Pecks Corner (12, 12H) 5280 9D extra care! are not permitted in the backcountry. ford. Don't cross a stream unless you are experience, know your limitations. A Anthony Creek 3 Icewater Spring (12) 5920 8D 13. Hunting is prohibited. Mount Collins (12) 5870 7E sure you can make it. As an additional maximum trip length of eight to 10 miles Big Creek 5 14. Feeding or harassing any wildlife is Double Spring Gap (12) 5507 6E precaution, make sure your pack can be a day is recommended. Group size, Cataloochee 7 Silers Bald (12, 12H) 5460 6E Food storage cable systems are prohibited. discarded quickly, wear shoes to protect available at all backcountry sites. elevation gain, weather, and availability Round Bottom 5 Derrick Knob (12) 4890 5E your feet, use a stout stick for extra of good water may also affect the Tow String 2 Spence Field (12, 12H) 4900 4E We recommend that you hang success of your trip. Horse Use Russell Field (14, 12H) 4360 4E support, and, if you lose your footing, your entire pack in a plastic bag to Mollies Ridge (12, 12H) 4570 3E float with your feet downstream to protect it from wildlife and rain. Horses and other pack animals (i.e., Mount Le Conte (12) 6440 7D protect your head. Walking near a mules and llamas) are permitted in the 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 park, but they are restricted to trails on the cables when not in use. Printed by GSMA 4-2021 Printed on recycled paper.