About this campground
Canyon Campground is a non-reservation campground composed of 7 single units and 3 group sites on Big Smoky Creek. Campground amenities include picnic tables, fire rings, drinking water, restrooms, horse corrals and a stock loading station. The Big Smoky Trail #072 begins at the north end of the campground and leads to Skillern Hot Springs. Big Smoky trail is open to non-motorized travel and motorcycles. Numerous trails split off of the main Big Smoky Trail, some of them are only open to non-motorized travel. Please be sure to pick up a Motor Vehicle Use Map from the local Ranger Station.
Getting there
From Fairfield, go north 18 miles on Forest Road #094, turn left onto Forest Raod #227 for 5.5 miles and then turn north onto Forest Road #085 for 2 miles.
Activities
- CAMPING
- HIKING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- HUNTING
- PICNICKING
- HORSE CAMPING
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