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Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
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10.0
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Description:
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The free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries pass through 90 miles of scenic gorges and valleys containing a wide range of natural and historic features. The area offers a broad range of recreational opportunities including camping, whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, hunting and fishing. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with its experience in managing river basins, was charged with land acquisition, planning and development of facilities. Now completed, these lands and facilities are operated and maintained by the National Park Service for the benefit and use of the public.
Operating Hours & Seasons
The park is open year around.
The Bandy Creek Visitor Center is open daily, except Christmas.
Visitor Center hours are 8:00 to 4:30 from November through May and 8:00 to 6:00 from June through October (eastern time).
The Kentucky Visitor Center is open daily from May through October from 9:00 to 5:30.
From November through April hours may vary. Calling ahead is suggested.
Approximately two hours from Knoxville, TN.
Bandy Creek Campground site:
http://www.nps.gov/biso/planyourvisi...campground.htm
Open Open All Year Reservations Online at:
http://www.recreation.gov
Search tn/Bandy Creek...
Phone: 1-877-444-6777
Details Map at http://www.nps.gov/biso/planyourvisi...ndycreekcg.pdf
Bandy Creek Campground offers 100 sites with water and electric, 50 tent sites and two group camping area, restrooms, showers, dump station and swimming pool. Bandy Creek Campground offers handicapped accessible sites. Reservations for the Bandy Creek Campground and group sites are available between April 1 and October 31, walk-ins are also permitted. Camping fee is $20.00 per night for sites with electricity and $17.00 per night for sites with no electricity.
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Keywords:
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Big South Fork of Cumberland River National Recreation Area
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Campground Web Address:
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http://www.nps.gov/biso/index.htm
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Author
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tin sista
We can tow it!
Registered: January 2005
Posts: 1625
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Would you recommend the campground? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
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Pros:
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Many activities, lovely scenery, w/e hook-ups
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Cons:
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A bit off the beaten track
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<P><P>The Bandy Creek Campground of the Big South Fork NRA is super clean. The bathhouse and the restrooms were new and constantly maintained during our stay. There is so much to do here for folks with an active lifestyle, if you bike there is a 8 mile mountain bike trail. If you kayak and canoe, lots of information/outfitters, be careful though the river has various stages for different types of kayakers, white water and recreational. There are horse campgrounds, lots of great hiking trails. A quaint village of Rugby, Tn with Victorian houses and neat gift shops. Jamestown has a Walmart if you need supplies.The pool was very clean, with lifeguards. There arelocal artisans' crafts for sale at the visitors' center. So far this is the cleanest public campground I have been in. Lovely private campsites. We went in peak camping season, June, and it was not crowded. Some have likened this to the Smokies (without the mountains) in terms of beauty, and without the crowds. Make sure you are stocked up on supplies its a fair piece down the road to stores.If you prefer lots of stores, and city conveniences you won't be happy here--no coffee shops, bookstores, etc.We will come here again.</P></P>
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 Steph in MI Air# 6996-
I  Hockeytown USA!!
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