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Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
Equestrian Campgrounds
Horseback riders crossing Big South Fork River at Station Camp.

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Riders cross the Big South Fork River at Station Camp Crossing.

Station Camp Horse Camp (TN) contains 24 individual sites. Each campsite offers water and electricity, tables, grills, tie-outs for 4 horses, access to modern restrooms with hot showers, a dump station and access miles of horse trails. The campground is located on Station Camp Road off Hwy 297, west of Oneida, Tennessee.

Bear Creek Horse Camp (KY) contains 23 developed campsites. Each site offers water and electricity, tables, grills, tie-outs for 4 horses, access to modern restrooms with hot showers, a dump station and access miles of horse trails. Bear Creek Horse Camp is located on Bear Creek Road off Hwy. 742, west of Stearns, Kentucky.

Black bears now reside within Big South Fork. When staying at either Station Camp of Bear Creek Horse Camps, please use proper food storage techinques.

Both the Station Camp and Bear Creek Horse Camps are operated by a National Park Service Concessionaire. For additional information or to make reservations write to: Station Camp and Bear Creek Horse Camp, P.O. Box 4411, Oneida, Tennessee 37841 or call (423) 569-3321.
Park interpreter presents program on Longhunters.  

Did You Know?
Longhunters were some of the first Europeans to traverse the Big South Fork region. It is said they were called longhunters either for the long rifles they carried or because the were typically gone on hunting trips for so long, sometimes up to a year.

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Last Updated: June 03, 2009 at 15:36 EST