FS · Cherokee National Forest

Horse Creek Recreation Area

No lengths published for any site here

Longest for your rig: —
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: water
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 1,761 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

Tents only — no rig permitted here — 14 sites

Site 1no rigs permitted Site 10no rigs permitted Site 11no rigs permitted Site 12no rigs permitted Site 13no rigs permitted Site 14no rigs permitted Site 2no rigs permitted Site 3no rigs permitted Site 4no rigs permitted Site 5no rigs permitted Site 6no rigs permitted Site 7no rigs permitted Site 8no rigs permitted Site 9no rigs permitted

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Old Forge Campground TN	2 mi SW	1	—	none
2	Paint Creek Campground TN	14 mi SW	20	—	none
3	Rock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, TN) TN	17 mi E	32	50 ft	electric
4	Rocky Bluff Campground NC	20 mi SW	17	—	none
5	Round Mountain Campground TN	25 mi SW	1	—	none
6	Harmon Den Campground NC	30 mi SW	22	30 ft	none

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: 14
Non-site records excluded: 4
Max occupancy per site: 5
Reservable sites: 13
Coordinates: 36.1083, -82.6568
Nearest place: Greeneville
Elevation: 1,761 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/10158738 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain