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National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · TN

Pavilion · Site 4-8PM.

at Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Pavilion

Filed by the agency against this site and other campsites here, 3 images
METCALF BOTTOMS PICNIC PAVILION, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Pavilion
METCALF BOTTOMS PICNIC PAVILION · NPS · on 2 sites here
METCALF BOTTOMS PICNIC PAVILION, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Pavilion
METCALF BOTTOMS PICNIC PAVILION · NPS · on 2 sites here
METCALF BOTTOMS PICNIC PAVILION elevated grill, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Pavilion
METCALF BOTTOMS PICNIC PAVILION elevated grill · NPS · on 2 sites here
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Shelter NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
1,680 ftElevation
37%Tree cover
201 ftWater · to Little River

The agency files this record as day use, not as a place to spend the night. It’s on this site because the agency files it against this campground, not because it’s somewhere to camp.

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

The site

TypeShelter Nonelectric
LoopPavilion
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway SurfacePaved
Max Num of People70
Max Num of Vehicles10
ShadeFull
Pets AllowedYes
Base Number of People1
Base Number of Vehicles1
Checkin Time4:00 PM
Checkout Time8:00 PM
Condition RatingPrime
Location RatingPrime
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles1
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record

What fits here

Carno length limit listed
Vehicleno 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

Not a place to sleep

The agency files this record as day use, not as a place to spend the night.

Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Pavilion →

Source: CAMPANAC campground index