Anyone camped at Panther Creek State Park in Tennessee? Looks like a good place for its close proximity to Smoky Mountain National Park. Hope there are no bears there.
We live 12 miles away from Panther Creek and it's a great campground. We go there when we can't travel further away just because. Every now and then a bear can show up almost anywhere, for the most part they are not a regular thing at Panther Creek. Look up the TVA headwaters and tailwaters campgrounds at Douglas lake. If you can get by with just water/electric and dump station then it may be worth a look.
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