Proctor Campsite #86
Proctor Campsite #86
Proctor Campsite #86 is a remote backcountry campsite located on Hazel Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, accessible only by boat across Fontana Lake (approximately 20-minute ride) or by hiking roughly 10 miles from the nearest road.
The campsite sits on the site of the historic town of Proctor, a former lumber town flooded by Fontana Dam in 1943, offering visitors a unique opportunity to explore ghost town ruins and overgrown cemeteries in one of the most isolated sections of the eastern United States.
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