National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NC
Site 17.
This site, in 2 agency photographs
Photos · NPS
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Filed by the agency against this site and other campsites here, 3 images
Landscape View · Raukisha Talley · on 2 sites here 
Landscape View · Raukisha Talley · on 2 sites here 
Elk · Raukisha Talley · on 4 sites here
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
21 ftLongest rig
37 ftRoom
5,360 ftElevation
54%Tree cover
1,023 ftWater · to an unnamed stream
Flush ToiletsToilet · listed for this site
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Toilet: Recreation.gov per-site record: Flush Toilets · Sep 8, 2026
Room
37 ftto the nearest other site, against 44 ft typical here
#28 of 43roomiest site in the campground
7other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
The site
TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopBALSAM MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND
Max vehicle length21 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryParallel
Driveway GradeSlight
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles2
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Drinking WaterYes
Driveway Length26 ft
Fire PitYes
Flush ToiletsYes
GrillsYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles0
Picnic TableYes
Quiet AreaYes
Site Height/Overhead Clearance30 ft
Site RatingStandard
Tent PadYes
Tent Pad Length11 ft
Tent Pad Width11 ft
Utility SinksYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026
What fits here
Tentno length limit listed
Also to 21 ft · 2
Rvto 21 ft
Trailerto 21 ft
Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026
Book this exact site
Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.
Site 17 on recreation.govSource: Recreation.gov
The campground
Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Balsam Mountain Campground →
Most private sites here07 112 ft43 102 ft06 101 ft28 79 ft32 74 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index