Round Bottom Horse Camp
Photo: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain- 5
- sites
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Is Round Bottom Horse Camp open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It doesn't name Round Bottom Horse Camp, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Seasonal road closures
Park closure covering Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NPS · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Straight Fork and the one-way section of Balsam Mountain Road closed.
Park closure covering Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NPS · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Park Headquarters Road is closed
Park closure covering Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NPS · Great Smoky Mountains National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- 5 sites for horse campingReservable on Recreation.gov
- At 3,046 ft
- Near CherokeeGreat Smoky Mountains National Park
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 backdrop. Whether blanketed in bright spring wildflowers or vivid fall colors, the scenery at Round Bottom never disappoints. 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 culture, Great Smoky Mountains is America's most visited national park. You MUST have a HORSE to camp at Round Bottom Horse Camp!
Local outfitters
- Hurshel's Outfitters25 mi away
- GSM Outfitters25 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Spruce Mountain TrailHiking1.6 mi
- Balsam Mountain Nature TrailHiking3.9 mi
Balsam Mountain CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain4 mi- Bunches CreekCanoeing5 mi
- Flat Creek TrailHiking5 mi
- Gunter Fork TrailHiking5.7 mi
Smokemont CampgroundCampingPhoto: pmuellr — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)6.9 mi
Tow String Horse CampCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Balsam Mountain CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drive
Smokemont CampgroundCamping · ~12 min drivePhoto: pmuellr — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Tow String Horse CampCamping · ~12 min drive
- Cosby Group CampCamping · ~16 min drive
- Spruce Mountain #42Camping · ~3 min drive
- McGee Spring #44Camping · ~4 min drive
- Enlow Creek #47Camping · ~4 min drive
- Laurel Gap ShelterCamping · ~6 min drive
- Big Hemlock #40Camping · ~8 min drive
- Indian Creek CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drive
Also worth it near here
Marks KnobSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bunches CreekCanoeing · ~9 min drive
Mingo FallsWaterfall · ~12 min drivePhoto: Kaldari, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mountains-to-Sea TrailHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Round Bottom Horse Camp
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
46° / 23°
Feb
51° / 26°
Mar
58° / 31°
Apr
68° / 38°
May
74° / 47°
Jun
78° / 54°
Jul
80° / 58°
Aug
80° / 57°
Sep
75° / 52°
Oct
67° / 38°
Nov
58° / 31°
Dec
50° / 27°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cataloochee, NC, 6.7 mi away at 2,650 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Round Bottom Horse Camp
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