TOW STRING HORSE CAMP
Federal / Recreation.gov
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Overview Saddle up your horses for a camping trip in the stunning Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Located in the North Carolina portion of the park, this campsite offers miles of horse trails with a breathtaking scenic backdrop. World-renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains and the quality of its remnants of Southern Appalachian mountain culture, Great Smoky Mountains is America's most visited national park. You MUST have a HORSE to camp at Tow String Horse Camp! Recreation With access to several of the Smokies' popular horseback riding tra
Location
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35.53947, -83.29660
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Trip-ready check
Live · National Weather Service · updated 8:18 AMWhat to check the night before you leave — forecast, alerts, and daylight for Cherokee, NC.
Today
88°F
Sunny
2% rain · wind 2 mph
Tonight
63°F
Partly Cloudy
1% rain · wind 2 mph
Friday
88°F
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
52% rain · wind 1 mph
Friday Night
64°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
49% rain · wind 1 mph
Saturday
83°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
91% rain · wind 2 mph
Saturday Night
62°F
Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
80% rain · wind 1 mph
Forecast: weather.gov point forecast. Conditions change — re-check the morning you leave.
Everything you need to know
- Drive time (set your own plan)
- Not estimated for this listing — map it from your home
- Access
- See details
- Hike-in
- Confirm on site / map
- Pass required
- Check site (America the Beautiful often covers day-use; camping fees separate)
- Parking
- See facility details
- Camping fee
- See Recreation.gov
- Max stay
- Check local rules
- Reservation
- Required · Recreation.govWindow: Typically 6 months rolling (check site)
Schedule this trip
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Sample 2-night immersion plan
A starting template — not a booked itinerary. Adjust once you lock dates on Recreation.gov or with a host.
Day 0 — Departure
- Leave with buffer for the ~drive + grocery / ice stop
- Arrive, set up camp, short walk to orient
- Simple dinner + early night if traveling after work
Day 1 — Main immersion
- Longer hike or creek time in the afternoon
- Campfire, quiet evening
Day 2 — Morning + departure
- Slow morning, coffee, short walk
- Pack out (Leave No Trace)
- Optional stop on the way home
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