News Release

Some Fees Waived for Veterans Day at Big South Fork

Date: October 22, 2021
Contact: Christopher Derman, 423-569-9778

In honor of Veterans Day, Superintendent Niki Stephanie Nicholas has authorized a night of free camping at Alum Ford Campground as well as for all backcountry camping permits for Thursday, November 11, 2021.

Alum Ford Campground has six sites available on a first-come, first-served basis. Amenities include an accessible vault toilet as well as gravel tent pads, grills, picnic tables, food storage lockers, animal-resistant garbage receptacles, and lantern hooks. Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail traverses through this campground providing access to the extraordinary backcountry areas of the park.

For information about national parks nationwide that are participating in fee free events this weekend, please visit https://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm.