Sheep Pen Gap #13
Fontana Dam, North Carolina · 4,642 ft · In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
At a glance
4 of 8 facts known · OpenStreetMap, checked Oct 4, 2026
- Elevation
- 4,642 ft (1,415 m)4,642 ft1,415 m
- Land
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park Service
Other campgrounds in Great Smoky Mountains National Park 19
Nearest first. This park is spread out: the closest is 7 miles away.
- Abram's Creek Campground16 sites · $30 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov7.1 mi
- Cades Cove Campground2 loops · B:Generator Use and Generator Free loop · 161 sites · $30 a night · partial hookups · Reserve on Recreation.gov7.8 mi
- Anthony Creek Horse Camp$30 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov8.2 mi
- Look Rock Campground68 sites · $30–$36 a night · partial hookups · Reserve on Recreation.gov8.8 mi
- Appalachian Clubhouse$300 a night · partial hookups · Reserve on Recreation.gov19 mi
- Elkmont Campground2 loops · Generator Free and Generator Use · 211 sites · $30 a night · partial hookups · Reserve on Recreation.gov19 mi
Also in the park: 7 group areas · 93 backcountry and High Sierra camps
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Cell service
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Cell service at Sheep Pen Gap #13: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedSunny, 1% chance of rain71°61°
- ThuSunny, 4% chance of rain71°60°
- FriMostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 47% chance of rain64°40°
- SatSunny, 2% chance of rain48°38°
- SunSunny56°42°
Nearby camping
SeeSee all on the mapOutside the park, nearest first.
Birch Spring Gap #113
Campground · 3.6 mi · Fontana Dam
Campsite 4
Campground · 4.1 mi · Fontana Dam
Camp site (Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort)
Campground · 4.5 mi · Fontana Dam
3 more within 25 mi
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
- 8.2 mi
Camp site
Lake Santeetlah, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Nantahala National Forest
- 13 mi
Citico Site 1
Vonore, TN · On U.S. Forest Service land · Cherokee National Forest
- 13 mi
Camp site
Lake Santeetlah, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Nantahala National Forest
- 13 mi
Camp site
Lake Santeetlah, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Nantahala National Forest
- 13 mi
Camp site
Lake Santeetlah, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Nantahala National Forest
- 13 mi
Camp site
Lake Santeetlah, NC · On U.S. Forest Service land · Nantahala National Forest
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