Cosby Campground
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- Taking bookingsSites offered on 7 of the next 30 nights read 16:13 UTC
- A night
- $30From, per site
- Sites
- 157All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 15 notices
In the agency’s own words
Back country camping in a developed front country campground. Tucked in the mountains under a canopy of cool shade, this campground creates a peaceful and secluded environment for visitors, offering the best that the Great Smoky Mountains National park has to offer. This campground is usually quieter and without the hustle and bustle of the busier campgrounds. All campsites have a fire ring, picnic table and several trees. Tent pads are 16ft x 16ft. RV sites are less common and reservations are recommended on busy weekends. Some RV sites also include a tent pad. Keep reading
View map and site descriptions to find the perfect site or companion sites for you and your family! All sites in Cosby Campground are available by RESERVATION ONLY NO CASH ACCEPTED AT CAMPGROUND OFFICE ADA sites: A57, A61; G3 RV only: A01-03, A21, A23, A36; B48, B75, B88 RV w Tent pad: A17, A20, A25, A28, A57; B93 Van/Compact camper w Tent: A11; B20,B34-35, B58 (**These sites do not accomodate RVs) To ensure a site, reserve online (same-day reservation available). To make reservations by phone call 877-444-6777 Recreation Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a hiker's paradise, with over 800 miles of maintained trails ranging from short, leg-stretchers to strenuous treks, with a number of those trails easily accessible from Cosby Campground, including the Appalachian Trail, just three miles away via the Lower Gap Trail. Hiking is not the only reason for visiting the Smokies: Fishing, picnicking, wildlife viewing and auto touring are popular activities. Campers can enjoy high-quality backcountry fishing in the cool waters of the countless streams and rivers that snake through the mountains, with trout available in abundance. Wildlife viewing is a popular pastime, and with around 1,500 bears living in the park, it's not uncommon for visitors to spot one. The park is a sanctuary for a magnificent array of animal and plant life, all of which is protected for future generations to enjoy. The park also holds one of the best collections of log buildings in the eastern United States. Over 90 historic structures, including houses, barns, outbuildings, churches, schools and grist mills, have been preserved or rehabilitated in the park.
Facilities
Cosby Campground provides campers with a secluded environment for traditional camping. Cosby is mostly a tent campground, with plenty of shade and tent pads at each site, along with fire rings, grills and tables, perfect for family meals and late night s'mores. The site offers modern amenities like flush toilets and drinking water. Some RV sites are available and there is a dump station at the campground. Tent pads are 16ft x 16ft. RV sites are less common and reservations are recommended on busy weekends. Some RV sites also include a tent pad. View map and site descriptions to find the perfect site or companion sites for you and your family! ADA sites: A57, A61 RV only: A01-03, A21, A23, A36; B48, B75, B88 RV w Tent pad: A17, A20, A25, A28, A57; B93 Van/Compact camper w Tent: A11; B20, B34-35, B58 To ensure a site, reserve online (same-day reservation available). To make reservations by phone call 877-444-6777 RESERVATION ONLY- NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE CAMPGROUND OFFICE Natural Features World-renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains and the quality of its remnants of Southern Appalachian culture, Great Smoky Mountains is America's most visited national park. At 2,460 feet, Cosby Campground provides a moderate climate, characterized by mild winters and hot, humid summers. Great Smoky Mountains National Park preserves a rich cultural history of Southern Appalachia. From the prehistoric Paleo Indians to the early 19th century European settlers, the park strives to protect the historic structures, landscapes and artifacts that tell the stories of the people who once called these mountains home.
Nearby Attractions
Cosby, Tennessee, located about five miles from the campground, offers convenience stores and fuel. Gatlinburg, a one of the Smokies' famous tourist towns, is located about 20 miles from the site, offering visitors tours, organized rafting trips, museums, restaurants, galleries, an aquarium, skiing and more.
What the agency tells you
A valid parking tag is required for any vehicle parking for more than 15 minutes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Front country campers parked at their designated campsite will not be required to have a parking tag. If they park elsewhere in the park, a parking tag will be required. Please note that parking tags will be required for vehicles in excess of what is allowable for each campsite.
Over the last 10 years, an average of 339 negative human-bear encounters have been reported each year; many more go unreported. Visitors should be aware that high bear activity can occur in any area, and that your safety is not guaranteed. To increase your odds for a safe visit, please follow best practices for living and recreating in bear habitat. Stay alert and be prepared to react appropriately during possible encounters, and always report any unusual bear interactions as soon as possible.
RESERVATION ONLY. NO CASH ACCEPTED AT CAMPGROUND OFFICE. ADA sites: A57, A61; G3 RV only: A01-03, A21, A23, A36; B48, B75, B88 RV w Tent pad: A17, A20, A25, A28, A57; B93 Van/Compact camper w Tent: A11; B20,B34-35, B58 (**These sites do not accomodate RVs**)
Everything else this campground posts · 12
Caution: BEAR HABITAT!!! Bears and other wildlife frequent the area. All food, coolers (including YETI and other coolers with bear resistant claims), and equipment used to prepare and store food MUST be kept in a sealed vehicle or camping unit of solid, non-pliable material AT ALL TIMES when not in use. All scented items (candles, soap, etc.) as well as all water containers, MUST be stored. Dispose of garbage promptly in dumpsters provided. Unattended or improperly stored coolers, food and/or scented items may be impounded by campground staff. Violators are subject to fines.
Dispose of garbage promptly in bear-proof dumpsters. This rule is strictly enforced!
Firewood Restriction: Only heat-treated firewood bundled in its original packing and bearing a certification seal from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) or a state department of agriculture may be brought into the park. This rule is strictly enforced. Campers may also collect dead and down wood in the park for campfires. The use of chainsaws is not permitted in the park. There is not a firewood vendor at the campground. Please check the label of firewood purchased off site.
Reservations are required to occupy a campsite. You must make your own reservation prior to arrival. Reservations can be made the day of arrival. Staff may not be availbale on site to assist with reservations. Reservations are SITE SPECIFIC. You may only occupy the sire that you have a reservation for.
You must check-in with the campground office staff upon arrival to complete your reservation. If you arrive after the office is closed for the day then you must check-in with the campground staff the following day by noon. Failure to check-in with the office staff by noon following the day of your arrival will be considered a no show. This may result in a forfeit of your reservation.
Quiet hours are in effect from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Generator use is restricted to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Generators may not be left running unattended.
A maximum of six people may occupy a campsite. The park stay-limit is 14 consecutive days. Reservations which exceed the 14 consecutive day limit may be cancelled and refunded.
Pets are permitted but cannot be left unattended. All pets must be kept on a six-foot leash at all times. Pets are not allowed on trails. You must clean up after your pet and dispose of waste in dumpsters.
Most tent pads measure 16 x 16 and will accommodate one large or two small tents. Tents must be pitched on the pad. Hammocks are permitted but must be hung in the footprint of the reserved campsite. Hammocks must be tied to trees over 10 inches in diameter and no more than 2 hammocks can be suspended from the same tree.
A Tennessee or North Carolina fishing license is required to fish in the park. Special regulations apply in the park.
Tennessee state law requires bicycle helmets for riders under 16 years of age. Skateboards, scooters, and roller blades are prohibited in the campground.
For additional park information visit www.nps.gov/grsm
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 157 · 134 tent-only
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 30 ft
- Paved pads
- 104 of 157
- Accessible sites
- 2
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 42 of 43 sites
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - seasonal
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
Around the campground
- On the water
- River, Creek
- Amphitheater
- Evening Programs
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Historic site
- Horseback riding
- Visitor center
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 32nd darkest of 95 in TN
- Bortle 4
- Fall color · reported 4 days ago, 18 km away
- Patchy color
1 of 124 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:13 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $30 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 5
recreation.gov availability, read 16:13 UTC · rules read Oct 1, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
157 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 157 mapped sitesAll 157 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 157 of the 157 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| A-Loop | A01 | rv nonelectric | 60 ft | 254 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A02 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 46 ft | 271 ftCosby Creek | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A03 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 46 ft | 316 ftCosby Creek | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A04 | tent only nonelectric | 65 ft | 299 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A05 | tent only nonelectric | 71 ft | 364 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A06 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 311 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A07 | tent only nonelectric | 68 ft | 382 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A08 | tent only nonelectric | 67 ft | 320 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A09 | tent only nonelectric | 75 ft | 419 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A10 | tent only nonelectric | 61 ft | 347 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A11 | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 61 ft | 388 ftCosby Creek | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A12 | tent only nonelectric | 76 ft | 410 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A13 | tent only nonelectric | 76 ft | 426 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A14 | tent only nonelectric | 20 ft | 122 ft | 301 ft | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A15 | tent only nonelectric | 25 ft | 50 ft | 179 ft | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A16 | tent only nonelectric | 30 ft | 57 ft | 103 ft | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A17 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 50 ft | 200 ft | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A18 | tent only nonelectric | 57 ft | 113 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A19 | tent only nonelectric | 15 ft | 87 ft | 21 ft | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A20 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 58 ft | 11 ft | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A21 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 40 ft | 218 ft | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A22 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 208 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A23 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 39 ft | 276 ft | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A24 | tent only nonelectric | 39 ft | 259 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A25 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 41 ft | 321 ft | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A26 | tent only nonelectric | 36 ft | 364 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A27 | tent only nonelectric | 41 ft | 353 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A28 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 36 ft | 390 ft | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A29 | tent only nonelectric | 30 ft | 439 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A30 | tent only nonelectric | 30 ft | 448 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A31 | tent only nonelectric | 37 ft | 529 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A32 | tent only nonelectric | 37 ft | 535 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A33 | tent only nonelectric | 36 ft | 624 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A34 | tent only nonelectric | 36 ft | 643 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A35 | tent only nonelectric | 72 ft | 629 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A36 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 72 ft | 600 ftCosby Creek | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A37 | tent only nonelectric | 42 ft | 521 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A38 | tent only nonelectric | 42 ft | 536 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A39 | tent only nonelectric | 42 ft | 451 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A40 | tent only nonelectric | 42 ft | 427 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A41 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 358 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A42 | rv nonelectric | 45 ft | 362 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A43 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 331 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A44 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 371 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A45 | tent only nonelectric | 35 ft | 427 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A46 | tent only nonelectric | 46 ft | 425 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A47 | tent only nonelectric | 35 ft | 452 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A48 | tent only nonelectric | 60 ft | 487 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A49 | tent only nonelectric | 55 ft | 482 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A50 | tent only nonelectric | 46 ft | 537 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A51 | tent only nonelectric | 46 ft | 504 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A52 | tent only nonelectric | 31 ft | 461 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A53 | tent only nonelectric | 31 ft | 463 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A54 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 351 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A55 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 348 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A56 | tent only nonelectric | 55 ft | 275 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A57 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | yes | 55 ft | 252 ft | $30 |
| A-Loop | A58 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 203 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A59 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 48 ft | 197 ft | $30 | |
| A-Loop | A60 | tent only nonelectric | 59 ft | 132 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A61 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | yes | 61 ft | 96 ft | $30 |
| A-Loop | A62 | tent only nonelectric | 49 ft | 84 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A63 | tent only nonelectric | 49 ft | 41 ft | $30 | ||
| A-Loop | A64 | tent only nonelectric | 64 ft | 58 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B01 | tent only nonelectric | 37 ft | 319 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B02 | tent only nonelectric | 41 ft | 333 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B03 | tent only nonelectric | 25 ft | 356 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B04 | tent only nonelectric | 25 ft | 379 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B05 | tent only nonelectric | 42 ft | 411 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B06 | tent only nonelectric | 42 ft | 448 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B07 | tent only nonelectric | 42 ft | 455 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B08 | tent only nonelectric | 84 ft | 537 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B09 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 620 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B10 | tent only nonelectric | 35 ft | 663 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B11 | tent only nonelectric | 35 ft | 686 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B12 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 709 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B13 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 741 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B14 | tent only nonelectric | 37 ft | 771 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B15 | tent only nonelectric | 37 ft | 739 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B16 | tent only nonelectric | 36 ft | 649 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B17 | tent only nonelectric | 36 ft | 637 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B18 | tent only nonelectric | 36 ft | 525 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B19 | tent only nonelectric | 36 ft | 517 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B20 | rv nonelectric | 22 ft | 42 ft | 470 ft | $30 | |
| B-Loop | B21 | tent only nonelectric | 42 ft | 452 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B22 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 404 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B23 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 418 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B24 | tent only nonelectric | 43 ft | 492 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B25 | tent only nonelectric | 43 ft | 475 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B26 | tent only nonelectric | 37 ft | 579 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B27 | tent only nonelectric | 37 ft | 580 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B28 | tent only nonelectric | 46 ft | 673 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B29 | tent only nonelectric | 46 ft | 697 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B30 | tent only nonelectric | 95 ft | 801 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B31 | tent only nonelectric | 36 ft | 882 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B32 | tent only nonelectric | 36 ft | 877 ftCosby Creek | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B33 | tent only nonelectric | 52 ft | 802 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B34 | rv nonelectric | 52 ft | 808 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B35 | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 58 ft | 710 ft | $30 | |
| B-Loop | B36 | tent only nonelectric | 58 ft | 695 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B37 | tent only nonelectric | 51 ft | 620 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B38 | tent only nonelectric | 51 ft | 613 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B39 | tent only nonelectric | 45 ft | 522 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B40 | tent only nonelectric | 45 ft | 528 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B41 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 447 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B42 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 447 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B43 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 381 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B44 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 377 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B45 | tent only nonelectric | 41 ft | 297 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B46 | tent only nonelectric | 41 ft | 290 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B47 | tent only nonelectric | 69 ft | 223 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B48 | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 78 ft | 131 ft | $30 | |
| B-Loop | B49 | tent only nonelectric | 78 ft | 81 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B50 | tent only nonelectric | 45 ft | 458 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B51 | tent only nonelectric | 45 ft | 444 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B52 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 526 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B53 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 505 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B54 | tent only nonelectric | 51 ft | 545 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B55 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 604 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B56 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 599 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B57 | tent only nonelectric | 53 ft | 682 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B58 | rv nonelectric | 20 ft | 53 ft | 699 ft | $30 | |
| B-Loop | B59 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 849 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B60 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 855 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B61 | tent only nonelectric | 46 ft | 825 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B62 | tent only nonelectric | 46 ft | 816 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B63 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 753 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B64 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 757 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B65 | tent only nonelectric | 42 ft | 673 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B66 | tent only nonelectric | 42 ft | 695 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B67 | tent only nonelectric | 43 ft | 611 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B68 | tent only nonelectric | 43 ft | 615 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B69 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 554 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B70 | tent only nonelectric | 48 ft | 555 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B71 | tent only nonelectric | 45 ft | 496 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B72 | tent only nonelectric | 45 ft | 492 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B73 | tent only nonelectric | 59 ft | 439 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B74 | tent only nonelectric | 41 ft | 382 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B75 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 51 ft | 364 ft | $30 | |
| B-Loop | B76 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 342 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B77 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 305 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B78 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 248 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B79 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 238 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B80 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 204 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B81 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 177 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B82 | tent only nonelectric | 41 ft | 142 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B83 | tent only nonelectric | 41 ft | 116 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B84 | tent only nonelectric | 50 ft | 75 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B85 | tent only nonelectric | 37 ft | 31 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B86 | tent only nonelectric | 35 ft | under 10 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B87 | tent only nonelectric | 35 ft | 36 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B88 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 36 ft | 69 ft | $30 | |
| B-Loop | B89 | tent only nonelectric | 44 ft | 45 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B90 | tent only nonelectric | 38 ft | 99 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B91 | tent only nonelectric | 44 ft | 79 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B92 | tent only nonelectric | 40 ft | 132 ft | $30 | ||
| B-Loop | B93 | rv nonelectric | 25 ft | 49 ft | 119 ft | $30 |
25 of 157 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Cosby Group CampGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · 0.2 mi
Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park)Great Smoky Mountains National Park · 5.5 mi
Big Creek Group CampGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · 5.6 mi
Big Creek Horse CampGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · 5.7 mi
Round Bottom Horse CampGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · 9.6 mi
Cataloochee Horse CampGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · 10 miFrom Cosby, TN, proceed south on TN 32 about 1.5 miles south of the junction with US 321. Turn right at Cosby sign. Campground is another 2 miles.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Cosby, TN
Typical weather
Typical October night 48°F, day 70°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 29°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Cosby Campground is in Tennessee’s 1st congressional district. Its representative, Diana Harshbarger (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →