Smokemont Campground
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- OpenThe agency lists it open
- A night
- $30From, per site
- Sites
- 142All of them booked ahead
- Season
- Year-roundOpen year-round
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 15 notices
In the agency’s own words
Situated in the stunning Great Smoky Mountains National Park, this campsite offers an ideal setting to enjoy the outdoors. Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 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, this is America's most visited national park. Keep reading
Recreation
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a hiker's paradise, offering over 800 miles of maintained trails ranging from short, leg-stretchers to strenuous treks, with a number of those trails easily accessible from the picnic area. But hiking is not the only reason for visiting the Smokies: Fishing, picnicking, wildlife viewing and auto touring are also 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. The nearby Bradley Fork River provides a great place to go for a dip or fish for trout. 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
Smokemont Campground offers an unforgettable outdoor experience with the added convenience of flush toilets, drinking water and sinks. There are campsites for tents as well as RVs available, and tent pads, grills and fire rings are provided. There is also a flat, grassy area that is perfect for group activities like football, volleyball, or simply soaking up the sun.
Natural Features
Smokemont Campground is surrounded by picturesque mountain ranges, with pristine mountain streams and rivers setting the backdrop for your camping adventure. Whether blanketed in spring wildflowers or vivid fall colors, the scenery at Smokemont never disappoints. At 2,200 feet, Smokemont 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 European settlements in the 1800s, the park strives to protect its historic structures, landscapes and artifacts that tell the stories of the people who once called these mountains home.
Nearby Attractions
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Oconaluftee Indian Village and Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, located 6 miles away in Cherokee, North Carolina, provides cultural and historical information about the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Cherokee also has fuel.
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. *For additional park information call 865-436-1200 or visit www.nps.gov/grsm
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.
Caution: Bears and other wildlife frequent the area. All food 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, 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.
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Dispose of garbage promptly in bear-proof dumpsters. This rule is strictly enforced!
The section of US441 that runs through the park may close due to snow, wind, or other severe conditions. Other routes to Smokemont Campground are available. Refund requests due to 441 closures are not approved. If Smokemont campground is inaccessible, you will be notified via email and text.
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. Heat-treated wood is available from a growing list of private businesses in communities around the park. Please visit www.nature.org/firewoodmap for a list of available vendors near the park. Concessioners at Cades Cove, Elkmont, and Smokemont will provide heat-treated wood for sale during their operating season. Certified heat-treated firewood is packaged and clearly marked with a state or federal seal. For additional information about these firewood regulations, please visit the park website at http://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/frontcountry-camping .
There are no showers or electric, water or sewer hook-ups in the park. Some accessible sites have a 5 amp electric hookup for medical equipment use.
Quiet hours are in effect from 10 PM to 6 AM. Generator use is restricted to 8 AM to 8 PM. When D and F Loops are CLOSED, Generator Use is allowed in A, B, and C Loops. When D and F Loops are OPEN, NO Generator Use is allowed in A, B and C Loops. Noise level from generator cannot not exceed 60 Decibels.
Fires are allowed in fire rings only!
A maximum of 6 people may occupy a campsite. The stay limit is 14 consecutive days. Reservations which exceed the 14 consecutive day limit may be cancelled and refunded.
A Tennessee or North Carolina fishing license is required to fish in the park. Special regulations apply in the park.
Pets are permitted but cannot be left unattended. All pets must be kept on a leash at all times. Pets are not allowed on trails.
Cades Cove and Smokemont campgrounds are the only campgrounds open year round and require a reservation. Reservations may be made up to 6 months in advance.
TENTS are NOT allowed in Loop F in Smokemont Campground.
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. 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. During November-April the office may be open intermittently; during these months campers occupying their site must be able to provide proof of occupancy when requested by park staff.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 142
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 40 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- 7
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - year round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
Around the campground
- On the water
- River, Creek
- Biking
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Historic site
- Horseback riding
- Ranger programs
- Visitor center
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 38th darkest of 84 in NC
- Bortle 4
- Fall color · reported 9 days ago, 3.9 km away
- Minimal color
1 of 274 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:02 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 16:02 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
142 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 142 mapped sitesAll 142 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. 142 of the 142 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.
| Loop A | A001 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 56 ft | 203 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A002 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 56 ft | 161 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A003 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 53 ft | 97 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A004 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 30 ft | 104 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A005 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 53 ft | 63 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A006 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 72 ft | 70 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop A | A007 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 85 ft | 79 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B001 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 81 ft | 341 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B002 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 60 ft | 365 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B003 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 60 ft | 349 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B004 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 63 ft | 343 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B005 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 63 ft | 342 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B006 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 65 ft | 370 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B007 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 65 ft | 319 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B008 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 56 ft | 291 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B009 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 56 ft | 261 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B010 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 49 ft | 229 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B011 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 58 ft | 189 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B012 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 49 ft | 179 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B014 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 46 ft | 128 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B015 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 70 ft | 155 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B017 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 40 ft | 134 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B018 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 55 ft | 174 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B019 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 64 ft | 199 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B020 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 55 ft | 189 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B021 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 60 ft | 247 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B023 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 60 ft | 269 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B024 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 67 ft | 184 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B025 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 69 ft | 272 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B026 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | yes | 66 ft | 198 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B & C | B027 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 74 ft | 270 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B028 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 5 amp | yes | 66 ft | 226 ft | $30 |
| Loop B & C | B029 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 61 ft | 260 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B030 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 61 ft | 213 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B031 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 40 ft | 120 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B032 | standard nonelectric | 24 ft | 65 ft | 107 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B033 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | yes | 68 ft | 93 ft | $30 | |
| Loop B & C | B034 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 68 ft | 97 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B035 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 70 ft | 125 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B036 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 73 ft | 152 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | B037 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | 30 ft | 106 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | C001 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 56 ft | 384 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | C002 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 54 ft | 359 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | C003 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 54 ft | 333 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | C004 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 52 ft | 298 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | C005 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 45 ft | 264 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | C006 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 45 ft | 235 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | C007 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 56 ft | 207 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | C008 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 58 ft | 181 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | C009 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 62 ft | 96 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | C010 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 62 ft | 106 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | C011 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 72 ft | 120 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop B & C | C012 | standard nonelectric | 27 ft | 46 ft | 134 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D001 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 65 ft | 102 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D002 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 65 ft | 114 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D003 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 64 ft | 131 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D004 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 55 ft | 167 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D005 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 55 ft | 201 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D006 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 57 ft | 238 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D007 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 51 ft | 283 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D008 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 42 ft | 322 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D009 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 42 ft | 356 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D010 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 44 ft | 378 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D011 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 34 ft | 353 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D012 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 34 ft | 341 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D013 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 56 ft | 323 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D014 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 53 ft | 310 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D015 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 53 ft | 302 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D016 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 55 ft | 254 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D017 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 55 ft | 215 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D018 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 168 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D019 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 52 ft | 122 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D020 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 56 ft | 106 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D021 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 53 ft | 142 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D022 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 180 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D023 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 218 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D024 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 52 ft | 286 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D025 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 254 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D026 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 50 ft | 223 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D027 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 38 ft | 210 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D028 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 38 ft | 209 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D029 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 69 ft | 187 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D030 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 62 ft | 145 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D031 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 58 ft | 100 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D032 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 58 ft | 70 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D033 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 54 ft | 91 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D034 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 54 ft | 122 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D035 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | yes | 75 ft | 171 ft | $30 | |
| Loop D | D036 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | yes | 70 ft | 232 ft | $30 | |
| Loop D | D037 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 63 ft | 222 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D038 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 56 ft | 182 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D039 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 147 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D040 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 120 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D041 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 44 ft | 113 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D042 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 44 ft | 116 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D043 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 54 ft | 118 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D044 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 40 ft | 100 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop D | D045 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 40 ft | 83 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F001 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 41 ft | 142 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F002 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 56 ft | 74 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F003 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 39 ft | 127 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F004 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 53 ft | 60 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F005 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 39 ft | 118 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F006 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 47 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F008 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 69 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F009 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 33 ft | 140 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F010 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 62 ft | 110 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F012 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 62 ft | 165 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F013 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 33 ft | 173 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F014 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 238 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F015 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 45 ft | 214 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F016 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 44 ft | 285 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F017 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 45 ft | 249 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F018 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 44 ft | 322 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F019 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 54 ft | 275 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F020 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 56 ft | 359 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F021 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 54 ft | 277 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F022 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 56 ft | 352 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F023 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 58 ft | 268 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F024 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 53 ft | 341 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F025 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 55 ft | 259 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F026 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 53 ft | 326 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F027 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 55 ft | 239 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F028 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 63 ft | 298 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F029 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 79 ft | 193 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F030 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 87 ft | 266 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F032 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 84 ft | 178 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F033 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 59 ft | 109 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F034 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 72 ft | 82 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F035 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 59 ft | 93 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F036 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | yes | 79 ft | 21 ft | $30 | |
| Loop F | F037 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 60 ft | 99 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F038 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 79 ft | 12 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F039 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 109 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F040 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 65 ft | 41 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F041 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 115 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F042 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 65 ft | 50 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F043 | rv nonelectric | 35 ft | 5 amp | yes | 55 ft | 126 ft | $30 |
| Loop F | F044 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 68 ft | 61 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F045 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 63 ft | 127 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F046 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 71 ft | 71 ft | $30 | ||
| Loop F | F047 | rv nonelectric | 40 ft | 60 ft | 138 ft | $30 |
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Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Smokemont Group CampGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · 0.2 mi
Tow String Horse CampGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · 1.4 mi
Collins Creek Picnic PavilionGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · 1.5 mi
Round Bottom Horse CampGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · 6.9 miBalsam Mt. CampgroundGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · 7.8 mi
Balsam Mountain CampgroundGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · 7.8 miThere is no street address for the campground.
From Cherokee, NC: Take Newfound Gap Road (aka US 441) North 6 miles. Turn right at campground sign.
From Gatlinburg, TN: Take Newfound Gap Road (aka US 441) South 27 miles. Turn left at campground sign.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Cherokee, NC
Typical weather
Typical October night 43°F, day 69°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 26°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
Smokemont Campground is in North Carolina’s 11th congressional district. Its representative, Chuck Edwards (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →