NPS · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Tow String Horse Camp

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: none
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 2,133 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

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Every bookable site

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 3 sites

001no rigs permitted · back · gravel 002no rigs permitted · back · gravel 003no rigs permitted · back · gravel

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Smokemont Campground NC	1 mi NW	142	40 ft	electric · pull-through
2	Smokemont Group Camp NC · tent-only	2 mi NW	3	—	none
3	Round Bottom Horse Camp NC	7 mi NE	5	—	none
4	Balsam Mountain Campground NC	7 mi E	43	24 ft	none
5	Deep Creek Group Camp NC · tent-only	9 mi SW	3	—	none
6	Deep Creek Campground (NC) NC	9 mi SW	92	31 ft	none · pull-through

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 3
Longest driveway: 35 ft
Max occupancy per site: 6
Reservable sites: 3
Coordinates: 35.5395, -83.2966
Nearest place: Cherokee
Phone: 828-497-9270
Elevation: 2,133 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/232481 · retrieved 2026-08-14 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-14 · public-domain