Free Backcountry Camping And Free Camping At Alum Ford Campground At The Big South Fork On September 24

Oneida, TN (2011-09-19) In honor of National Public Lands Day, the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will offer free backcountry camping and free camping at Alum Ford Campground on Saturday, September 24.

National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands American’s enjoy. The National Park Service has been participating in National Public Lands Day for more than three decades, and last year, 170,000 volunteers built trails and bridges and removed trash and invasive plants on public lands across the country.

For more information, you may call the Bandy Creek Visitor Center at (423)

286-7275, the Stearns Visitor Center at (606) 376-5073, or visit the Big South Fork website at www.nps.gov/biso.