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National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · TN

B-Loop · Site B55.

at Cosby Campground

This site, in 3 agency photographs
Photos · Phillip Schlemmer
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Tent Only NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
40 ftRoom
2,380 ftElevation
89%Tree cover
604 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
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026
Toilet: Recreation.gov per-site record: Flush Toilets · Sep 8, 2026

Room

40 ftto the nearest other site, against 43 ft typical here
#111 of 157roomiest site in the campground
4other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesB56 40 ftB54 62 ftB57 82 ftB52 92 ftB53 101 ftB58 119 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeTent Only Nonelectric
LoopB-Loop
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryParallel
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles2
Pets AllowedYes
Base Number of People1
Base Number of Vehicles2
Campfire RingsYes
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingGood
Creek AccessYes
Drinking WaterYes
Emergency PhoneYes
Flush ToiletsYes
Food Storage LockerYes
GrillsYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Picnic AreaYes
Picnic TablesYes
Tent Pad Length16 ft
Tent Pad Width16 ft
TrailheadsYes
AccessibleNot listed
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 B55 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

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

Most private sites hereA14 122 ftB30 95 ftA19 87 ftB08 84 ftB48 78 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index