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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

33 federal campgrounds, 3 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

33Campgrounds
3With first-come sites
1,091Sites, from 32
1,110–5,360 ftElevation
2States
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 33 of these 33 campgrounds

Where they are

33 of 33 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 33

33 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Cades Cove Campground
Great Smoky Mountains National Park · TN
164 sites1 with a bear box164 with a tent padrigs to 42 ft1,900 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Smokemont Campground
Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NC
142 sites42 with a bear box50 with a tent padrigs to 40 ft2,200 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Cosby Campground
Great Smoky Mountains National Park · TN
157 sites157 with a bear box40 with a tent padrigs to 30 ft2,290 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
First-come
Deep Creek Campground
Great Smoky Mountains National Park · TN
92 sites3,640 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Deep Creek Campground (NC)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NC
92 sites30 walk-in sites30 hike-in sites1,870 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Elkmont Campground
Great Smoky Mountains National Park · TN
217 sites22 walk-in sites23 hike-in sitesrigs to 35 ft2,130 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Look Rock Campground
Great Smoky Mountains National Park · TN
69 sites63 with a tent pad8 pull-through sitesrigs to 48 ft2,560 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Balsam Mountain Campground
Great Smoky Mountains National Park · NC
43 sites6 with a bear box6 hike-in sitesrigs to 24 ft5,360 ftdrinking watertoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Cades Cove Group CampgroundGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TN3 sites · 3,640 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeBalsam Mt. CampgroundGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NC5,360 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
developing
Roadless
Devil's Backbone4,287 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Park Closure
Abrams Falls Trail Closed Abrams Falls Trail is closed Mondays-Thursdays through September 30 to replace aging footlog bridges and improve visitor safety. The trail will open to hikers Fridays-Sundays and on Labor Day during construction.
Information
Cades Cove Loop Road is closed to motor vehicles every Wednesday Cades Cove Loop Road is closed to motor vehicles every Wednesday through September 30. This allows pedestrians and cyclists to enjoy the cove without the presence of vehicles on the roadway.
Information
NPS conducting drilling on US441/Newfound Gap Road pullout From September 8-17, the scenic pullout north of the Carlos Campbell Overlook on US441/Newfound Gap Road will be closed so that the national park can complete drillwork. The road will not be closed, but please use caution while driving in…
Park Closure
Straight Fork and the one-way section of Balsam Mountain Road closed. Straight Fork and the one-way section of Balsam Mountain Road (Heintooga Round-Bottom Road) are closed.
Information
Most visitors need a parking tag All vehicles parking for longer than 15 minutes require a parking tag. Three tag durations are available for purchase for all vehicle sizes and types: Daily ($5), Weekly ($15), or Annual ($40).
Source: National Park Service alerts API · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s campgrounds sit in 3 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Chuck Edwards (R)NC 11th · 16 campgrounds · grade F
Diana Harshbarger (R)TN 1st · 12 campgrounds · grade F
Tim Burchett (R)TN 2nd · 5 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
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