Wine Spring Horse Camp
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Wine Spring Horse Camp
Wine Spring Horse Camp is a primitive camping area with 6 designated camping sites. Each site provides a picnic table, fire ring and tethering area for horses. The camp area is gated with a combination lock. The Wine Spring Trail System has 15 miles of horse trails, including Wine Spring Trail #379A and Rocky Bald Trail #379B loops. Each loop is 7.5 miles long. The Wine Spring Loop crosses Goat Bald at 4800 feet elevation. Goat Bald is a large wildlife opening that offers a spectacular view to the west of the Great Smoky Mountains and the Chilhowee Mountains in Tennessee. Some sections of the trails are located on Forest Service Roads and may have periodic administrative and logging traffic.
Before you go
Season
Year round
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
$10 a night per site.
Restrictions
Do not tether horse to trees or allow horses to damage bark of trees. Fires are permitted in designated fire rings only. Please pack in and pack out.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.