Spruce Thicket Trail   The spuce thicket trail is in bad shape.The flood in 2002 did alot of damage and the pine beetles that detroyed most of the pines in the area have left many blow downs I would not recommend this trail. Says Wjack This part of Tennessee has a great deal of available outdoors activities. Time to get out and breathe some fresh air, and Spruce Thicket Trail in Greene County, Tennessee is a really good place to spend some time. In the Great Smoky Mountains     you'll find lots of hiking trails where wonderful nature is waiting for you. Spruce Thicket Trail is a trail quite far from Greeneville but hiking it is always fun. Jones Meadow is a great spot to check out, and camping at The Oaks Retreat Center is always a delightful experience. If you want a delightful time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Great Smoky Mountains. Visit Baxter Branch if you're here at Spruce Thicket Trail, and whitewater paddling is good on Big Laurel Creek. Take a side tour to West Fork Dry Creek; nearby Bullen Hollow is a nice site to go. At Spruce Thicket Trail you always meet someone from Afton; Jones Meadow is a glorious site. Just can't get enough of   Spruce Thicket Trail. If you came to camp Round Knob Campground is a great site to do that. Paddling on Whitewater Outfitter - Mountain Adventure Guides is so much fun; Davy Crockett Birthplace State is a good location to stop by. Spruce Thicket Trail is a quite wet place generally with a large amount of precipitation. SUBMIT INPUT     Map Map Campgrounds Nearby List of Nearby Campgrounds Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Spruce Thicket Trail.   Trails Near Spruce Thicket Trail: Bullen Hollow Trail, Greene County , 1 miles away Margarette Falls Trail, Greene County , 1 miles away   Campgrounds Near Spruce Thicket Trail: Little Laurel Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Greeneville , 2 miles away Round Knob Campground, Greene County , 2 miles away Old Forge, Afton , 3 miles away The Oaks Retreat Center, Greeneville , 3 miles away Jerry Cabin - Appalachian Trail, Chuckey , 4 miles away   Whitewater Near Spruce Thicket Trail: Big Laurel Creek, Madison County , 8 miles away, Class III-IV - 7 miles long (Hurricane to Hot Springs) Whitewater Outfitter - Mountain Adventure Guides, Madison County , 9 miles away, Whitewater outfitter Brush Creek, Madison County , 10 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (to French Broad River) French Broad River, Transylvania/ Henderson/ Buncombe/ Madison County , 11 miles away, Class III-IV - 8.1 miles long (Barnard to Hot Springs) French Broad, Cocke County , 11 miles away, Class I-III - 18 miles long (Hot Springs to Highway 107 at Del Rio)   Public Lands Near Spruce Thicket Trail: Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC , 27 miles away Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN , 58 miles away Davy Crockett Birthplace State, Tennessee , 11 miles away Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina , 30 miles away Warriors Path State Park, Tennessee , 31 miles away   Hotels Near Spruce Thicket Trail: Hampton Inn Greeneville, Greeneville , 9 miles away Quality Inn Greeneville, Greeneville , 9 miles away Charray Inn, Greeneville , 9 miles away Knights Inn Greeneville, Greeneville , 9 miles away Andrew Johnson Inn, Greeneville , 9 miles away   Lakes Near Spruce Thicket Trail Kidwell Pond, Greene County , 12 miles away