Canyon Transfer 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.
Canyon Transfer Camp
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.
Before you go
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
Fees will be charged from mid-May through October 31st. $6.00 per night fee for single sites, $12.00 per night for double sites.
Hours
Standard operating season is May - October but can be seasonally dependent.
Restrictions
Pets must be leashed in the campground.
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.