Lost Corral Horse Camp
Sites are first-come, first-served. Recreation.gov lists this campground for paying on site, and you may be able to pay with the Scan and Pay feature of its app.
More like this: first-come in Tennessee
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Forest | Cherokee National Forest |
| Fees | $15.00 for single site (20 sites) |
| Rules | Food storage restrictions apply at all areas on the Cherokee National Forest. All food and beverages must be stored in an approved bear-proof container, your locked vehicle or hard-sided camper at all times unless being eaten, prepared, or transported. Maximum of 5 people and 2 vehicles at each site. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 35.2392° N, 84.5484° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx - West Viniard Alexander
46 mi from the campground · 175 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Outdoor gear | Benton Shooters Supply ↗ | 6.5 mi |
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 15.6 mi |
| RV sales & service | Rick's RV Center ↗ | 30 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 2 miHiwassee River Picnic Area ↗Day use
- 3.2 miSpring Creek Shooting Range ↗OHV / range
- 4.8 miChilders Creek Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 8.8 miClemmer Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 9.1 miMac Point Beach ↗Swimming
Trails nearby
- 0.1 miCoffee Branch Trail ↗7.9 mi trail
- 0.7 miGee Creek Hiking Trail1.9 mi trail
- 0.7 miOswald Dome Trail3.9 mi trail
- 0.7 miStarr Mountain Hiking Trail ↗4.9 mi trail
- 1.1 miChestnut Mountain Horse Trail3.8 mi trail
- 1.4 miFisherman'S Trail1.4 mi trail
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Gee Creek Wilderness begins about 1.8 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 1.8 miGee Creek Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 2,559 acres
- 11 miLittle Frog Mountain Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 5,634 acres
- 13.4 miBig Frog Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 8,502 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Trew General Merchandise StoreBuilding · Delano · 4.5 mi
- Etowah Carnegie LibraryBuilding · Etowah · 6 mi
- Etowah DepotBuilding · Etowah · 6 mi
Guidebooks for Cherokee National Forest and Tennessee
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- Cherokee National Forest hiking guideWilliam H. Skelton and Lamar Alexander, 2024Find at Bookshop.org
- Campgrounds in and Around the Great Smoky Mountains National ParkGrueen Huffman, 2010Find at Bookshop.org
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Lost Corral Horse Camp?
No. Lost Corral Horse Camp is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Lost Corral Horse Camp?
$15.00 for single site (20 sites)
Source: Forest Service
Is Lost Corral Horse Camp open right now?
Open as of Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Lost Corral Horse Camp is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Chilhowee Campground (6.8 mi), Chilhowee Group Camp (6.8 mi), and Lost Creek Campground (7.1 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby