Round Bottom Horse Camp

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. You MUST have a horse to camp at Round Bottom Horse Camp. Round Bottom offers a traditional outdoor camping experience. With access to several of the Smokies' popular horseback riding trails, equestrians will never be bored. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is also a hiker's paradise, offering over 800 miles of maintained trails ranging from short, leg-stretchers to strenuous treks. But hiking is not the only reason for visiting the Smokies: fishing, picnicking, wildlife viewing and auto touring are also popular activities. Campers can enjoy high-quality backcountry fishing in the cool waters of the countless streams and rivers that snake through the mountains, with trout available in abundance, and with around 1,500 bears living in the park it's not uncommon for visitors to spot one. Round Bottom Horse Camp is surrounded by picturesque mountain ranges, pristine mountain streams and rivers and clear blue skies that set the backdrop for your camping and horseback riding adventure. At 3,060 feet elevation, the campground provides a moderate climate, typified by mild winters and hot, humid summers. World-renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life and the quality of its remnants of Southern Appalachian culture, Great Smoky Mountains is America's most visited national park. It holds one of the best collections of log buildings in the eastern United States: over 90 historic structures, including houses, barns, outbuildings, churches, schools and grist mills, have been preserved or rehabilitated. Cherokee, North Carolina, located about 13 miles away, offers fuel and grocery stores.