Glassing Data

Fire restrictionsTennessee

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Campfire and fire-use rules for this area, with each localized order the land manager has published.

Campfires only in developed sites.

Developed sites

The supplied compendium text has no park-wide campfire ban. The 10/17/2025 amendment limits fuel types for lighting and maintaining fires to charcoal briquettes or natural firewood and bars other materials, effective immediately until further notice. Section 2.13 states fires and stoves are prohibited outside designated picnic areas and campgrounds, and campers may burn collected dead and down wood in designated fire rings. Localized prohibitions apply at the Appalachian Clubhouse, Spence Cabin, and LeConte shelter, and backcountry shelter fires are limited to the shelter fireplace and central metal fire ring.

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Superintendent's Compendium - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Local fire activity

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Small local fire activity is mapped inside this area.

Fire Distance Size Contained Discovered
Sugarland Mountain Inside — — Oct 9

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Fire restrictions · Tennessee

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Campfires only in developed sites.

Developed sites

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Shapes are approximate planning aids, not legal boundaries.

Current orders 0

No current localized orders.

Standing rules 7

Where Fire use Dates Source
Appalachian Clubhouse and Spence Cabin fire and stove prohibition Appalachian Clubhouse and Spence Cabin areas outside designated picnic areas and campgrounds No campfire No gas No alcohol No solid fuel No wood Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Appalachian Clubhouse and Spence Cabin fire and stove prohibition Appalachian Clubhouse and Spence Cabin areas, located outside designated picnic areas and campgrounds No campfire No gas No alcohol No charcoal No solid fuel No wood Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Backcountry fires limited to designated campsites and shelters Backcountry designated campsites and shelters, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Campfire in developed sites Permanent Backcountry Camping - Backpacking - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Backcountry fires only at designated campsites and shelters in fire rings Designated backcountry campsites and shelters in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Campfire in developed sites Permanent Backcountry Camping - Backpacking - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Backcountry shelter fireplace and metal fire ring only Backcountry shelters, except the LeConte shelter, where fires are permitted only in the shelter fireplace and the central metal fire ring; fires are permitted only in the fireplace where no metal fire ring exists Campfire in developed sites Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Cross-country camping wood fire prohibition Cross-country (off-trail) backcountry camping in Great Smoky Mountains National Park No campfire Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
LeConte shelter fire prohibition LeConte shelter No campfire Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Before you go

We track each forest's orders and alerts. Every rule links to its source. Rules change fast in fire season, so check with the forest before your trip. Posted signs and official orders always win.