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National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · TN

Group Sites 1-3 · Site GP01.

at Cosby Group Camp

Group Tent Only Area NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
118 ftRoom
2,300 ftElevation
92%Tree cover
228 ftWater · to Cosby Creek
223 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap
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: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), nearest mapped amenity=toilets to this site’s coordinate · Oct 7, 2026

Room

118 ftto the nearest other site, against 118 ft typical here
#2 of 3roomiest site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesGP02 118 ftGP03 242 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeGroup Tent Only Area Nonelectric
LoopGroup Sites 1-3
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People20
Max Num of Vehicles3
ShadeFull
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Accessible Flush ToiletsYes
Campfire RingsYes
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingPrime
Drinking WaterYes
Food Storage LockerYes
GrillsYes
HostYes
Interpretive TrailsYes
Location RatingPrime
Min Num of People7
Paved ParkingYes
Paved RoadsYes
Picnic AreaYes
Picnic SheltersYes
Picnic TablesYes
Ranger StationYes
Site RatingPrime
TablesYes
Tent Pad Length15 ft
Tent Pad Width30 ft
Tent PadsYes
TrailheadsYes
Utility SinksYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Large Tent Over 9x12`no length limit listed
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 GP01 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

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

Nobody has photographed this site. The campground’s own photographs are on its page.

Most private sites hereGP03 124 ftGP01 118 ftGP02 118 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index