Generator Free loop · Site C12.

at Cades Cove Campground

This site, in 2 agency photographs

Photos · NPS

Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026

Tent Only NonelectricType

Reservablerecreation.gov lists it

48 ftRoom

ADAAccessible

1,930 ftElevation

59%Tree cover

336 ftWater · to Cooper Branch

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

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Room

48 ftto the nearest other site, against 57 ft typical here

#117 of 159roomiest site in the campground

2other sites within 100 ft

No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators

Nearest sitesC61 48 ftC11 67 ftC60 101 ftC58 130 ftC10 139 ftC13 149 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeTent Only Nonelectric
LoopGenerator Free loop
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-in
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles2
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
AccessibilityYes
Base Number of People1
Base Number of Vehicles1
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingGood
Double DrivewayYes
Driveway Length20 ft
Fire PitYes
Grills/Fire RingYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Picnic TableYes
Quiet AreaYes
Site Length20 ft
Site Width23 ft
Tent PadYes
Tent Pad Length16 ft
Tent Pad Width16 ft
AccessibleYes

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Tentno length limit listed

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 C12 on recreation.gov

Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Cades Cove Campground →

Most private sites hereA01 157 ftB25 90 ftB37 90 ftB81 89 ftB79 86 ft

Source: CAMPANAC campground index