Great Smoky Mountains National Park campgrounds

25 campgrounds: 25 federal, 0 state parks, 0 other (county, private) from OpenStreetMap, compared side by side.

25campgrounds

$10median starting fee (24 publish one)

24take reservations

4have electric hookups

21pet-friendly

0listed as free

Managed by: National Park Service (25).

All Great Smoky Mountains National Park campgrounds, ranked by data score

Campground	State	Fee/night	Sites	Hookups	Max RV	Pets	Booking	Trails ≤5 mi	Bike ≤5 mi
Cades Cove Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	$10	161	E 5A	42 ft	yes	Reserve	27 (71.4 mi)	0.1 mi
Look Rock Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	$10	68	E 50A W	48 ft	yes	Reserve	11 (34.3 mi)	0.0 mi
Smokemont Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC	$10	142	E 5A	40 ft	yes	Reserve	29 (66.4 mi)	1.8 mi
Elkmont Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	$10	211	E 5A	35 ft	yes	Reserve	41 (91.5 mi)	0.0 mi
Deep Creek Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC	$10	92	—	28 ft	yes	Reserve	19 (50.3 mi)	0.1 mi
Cosby Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	$10	157	—	30 ft	yes	Reserve	19 (68.8 mi)	0.0 mi
Balsam Mountain Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC	$10	43	—	24 ft	yes	Reserve	15 (40.2 mi)	0.0 mi
Cataloochee Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC	$10	27	—	34 ft	yes	Reserve	19 (51.9 mi)	0.0 mi
Big Creek Campground (great Smoky Mountains National Park) Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	$10	12	—	18 ft	yes	Reserve	16 (54.7 mi)	7.9 mi
Abram's Creek Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	$10	16	—	12 ft	yes	Reserve	13 (41.4 mi)	0.0 mi
Cosby Group Camp Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	$10	3	—	—	yes	Reserve	19 (69.9 mi)	0.0 mi
Smokemont Group Camp Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC	$10	3	—	—	yes	Reserve	29 (67.3 mi)	1.4 mi
Elkmont Group Camp Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	$10	4	—	—	yes	Reserve	39 (88.6 mi)	0.0 mi
Deep Creek Group Camp Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC	$10	3	—	—	yes	Reserve	19 (52.2 mi)	0.1 mi
Tow String Horse Camp Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC	$10	3	—	35 ft	yes	Reserve	23 (51.2 mi)	1.8 mi
Big Creek Horse Camp Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC	$10	5	—	35 ft	yes	Reserve	15 (51.7 mi)	8.8 mi
Cataloochee Group Camp Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC	$10	3	—	—	yes	Reserve	19 (47.2 mi)	0.0 mi
Cades Cove Group Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	$10	4	—	—	yes	Reserve	26 (69.9 mi)	0.1 mi
Round Bottom Horse Camp Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC	$10	5	—	35 ft	yes	Reserve	15 (39.6 mi)	0.0 mi
Cataloochee Horse Camp Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC	$10	7	—	30 ft	—	Reserve	22 (64.7 mi)	0.0 mi
Anthony Creek Horse Camp Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	$10	3	—	24 ft	yes	Reserve	26 (69.2 mi)	0.1 mi
Big Creek Group Camp Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC	$10	—	—	—	yes	Reserve	15 (53.2 mi)	8.7 mi
Appalachian Clubhouse Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	$300	—	—	—	—	Reserve	41 (94.0 mi)	0.0 mi
Spence Cabin Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	$200	—	—	—	—	Reserve	42 (94.5 mi)	0.0 mi
Balsam Mt. Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park	TN	—	—	—	—	—	First-come	15 (40.2 mi)	0.0 mi

Hookups: E = electric (max amps), W = water, S = sewer. "—" means the agency doesn't publish it. Trail counts are named USFS/NPS trails within 5 miles. 🟢 = kid-friendly (green-rated) bike trail nearby.

Data score (0–100) rewards site count, published amenities, trail miles within 5 mi, reservations, hookups, pet access and published pricing. How it's calculated.