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National Park Service · National Park · North Carolina and Tennessee

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Here, one in ten take walk-ups.

31Campgrounds
3Take walk-ups
$30–$36A night, across 15
1,078Sites, from 30
1,110–5,360 ftElevation
2States
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 31 of these 31 campgrounds

Where they are

31 of 31 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

31 campgrounds
Cades Cove CampgroundReservableOpenGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TNfrom $301 with a bear box164 with a tent pad164 sitesrigs to 42 ft1,900 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsSmokemont CampgroundReservableOpenGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCfrom $3042 with a bear box50 with a tent pad142 sitesrigs to 40 ft2,200 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsCosby CampgroundReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TNfrom $30157 with a bear box40 with a tent pad157 sitesrigs to 30 ft2,290 ftdrinking watertoiletsDeep Creek CampgroundFirst-comeGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TN92 sites3,640 ftdrinking watertoiletsDeep Creek Campground (NC)ReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCfrom $3030 walk-in sites30 hike-in sites92 sites1,870 ftdrinking watertoiletsElkmont CampgroundReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TNfrom $3022 walk-in sites23 hike-in sites217 sitesrigs to 35 ft2,130 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsLook Rock CampgroundReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TNfrom $3063 with a tent pad8 pull-through sites69 sitesrigs to 48 ft2,560 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsBalsam Mountain CampgroundReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCfrom $306 with a bear box6 hike-in sites43 sitesrigs to 24 ft5,360 ftdrinking watertoiletsCataloochee CampgroundReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCfrom $3027 with a bear box27 with a tent pad27 sitesrigs to 34 ft2,630 ftdrinking watertoiletsAbram's Creek CampgroundReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TNfrom $3011 with a tent pad16 sitesrigs to 12 ft1,110 ftdrinking watertoiletsBig Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park)ReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCfrom $3012 with a bear box12 with a tent pad12 sitesrigs to 18 ft1,730 ftdrinking watertoiletsCataloochee Horse CampReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCfrom $307 sitesrigs to 30 ft2,770 fttoiletsBig Creek Horse CampReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCfrom $365 with a tent pad5 sitesrigs to 35 ft1,680 ftdrinking watertoiletsRound Bottom Horse CampReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCfrom $305 sitesrigs to 35 ft3,050 fttoiletsCades Cove GroupReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TNSites from $504 with a tent pad3 pull-through sites4 sites1,950 ftdrinking watertoiletsElkmont Group CampReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TNSites from $384 hike-in sites4 with a tent pad4 sites2,160 ftdrinking watertoiletsAnthony Creek Horse CampReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TNfrom $303 sitesrigs to 24 ft2,020 ftCades Cove Group CampgroundFirst-comeGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TN3 sites3,640 ftdrinking watertoiletsCataloochee Group CampReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCSites from $503 group sites3 sites2,540 ftCosby Group CampReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · TNSites from $502 with a bear box1 hike-in site3 sites2,320 ftdrinking watertoiletsDeep Creek Group CampReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCSites from $503 with a tent pad3 group sites3 sites1,820 ftdrinking watertoiletsSmokemont Group CampReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCSites from $502 with a tent pad3 group sites3 sites2,220 ftdrinking watertoiletsTow String Horse CampReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCfrom $303 with a tent pad3 sitesrigs to 35 ft2,130 fttoiletsBig Creek Group CampReservableGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · NCSites from $621 group site1 site1,690 ftdrinking watertoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Watch
developing
Roadless
Devil's Backbone4,287 acres · 7 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 · Oct 3, 2026

Heads up

Park Closure
Cherokee Orchard Road closed to pedestrian traffic Cherokee Orchard Road is currently closed to pedestrian traffic due to bear activity. All visitors must stay in their vehicles. Do not stop or park your vehicle in the roadway.
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).
Park Closure
Park Headquarters Road is closed Park Headquarters Road is closed due to rehabilitation work on the Sugarlands water and wastewater systems.
Source: National Park Service alerts API · Oct 23, 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, official portrait
Chuck Edwards (R)NC 11th · 16 campgrounds · grade F
Diana Harshbarger, official portrait
Diana Harshbarger (R)TN 1st · 10 campgrounds · grade F
Tim Burchett, official portrait
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
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly