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Bandy Creek, Big South Fork NRRA

National Recreation Area Tennessee

Visited April 2011

Entrance sign for Bandy Creek, Big South Fork NRRA

Bandy Creek CG is located in the Tennessee portion of the Big South Fork NRRA, northwest of Knoxville. It's a mecca for horse riders, river trippers and back-country hiking.

One is likely to see equine activity on the way to Bandy Creek.

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Bandy Creek, Big South Fork NRRA

One is likely to see equine activity on the way to Bandy Creek.

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Around the campground

No problem finding a site when we arrived on an April Sunday afternoon. — No problem finding a site when we arrived on an April Sunday afternoon. Based on a forecast of severe weather for tomorrow, we decided to sign up for two nights. Here we are on site D-3.

There are three loops of sites with hookups, plus a fourth without hookups for tents and small RV's. — There are three loops of sites with hookups, plus a fourth without hookups for tents and small RV's. Here are sites D-7 and D-8.

Sites D-13 - D-23 are located in a cul-de-sac.

Sites D-27 and D-25.

If you have young-uns, you might like site D-44, which is right beside a play area.

Sites C-30 and C-29.

There were a number of horse trailers in the campground, such as this one on Site C-23.

Sites C-20, C-19 and C-17.

Sites B-9, B-8 and B-7.

Sites B-12 and B-11.

Sites A-13 to A-49 are tent-only sites and do not have hookups. — Sites A-13 to A-49 are tent-only sites and do not have hookups. This is site A-13.

Placed in the tent area are bear-proof storage containers, such as this one beside site A-20.

There is a small loop at the beginning of the A area that accepts either tents or small RV's; no hookups are available. — There is a small loop at the beginning of the A area that accepts either tents or small RV's; no hookups are available. Site A-10 is in the foreground with A-8 in the right background.

Site A-2 is close to the swimming pool.

Bandy Creek is unusual among national parks in that it has a large swimming pool.

There are several modern bathhouses throughout the campground, including this one that is solar-heated. — There are several modern bathhouses throughout the campground, including this one that is solar-heated. They are clean and provide free, hot showers.

As noted above, bears are prevalent in the area and proper precautions with foodstuffs are necessary.

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