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Balsam Mountain Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park

24 Reviews

About

National Park Service

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Overview

Balsam Mountain Campground is located in a relatively remote part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The secluded setting offers visitors the ability to enjoy a multitude of recreational activities without the crowds which are sometimes common in other parts of the park. ##…

Fee Info

<p>Individual Campsites: A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire…
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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Hike-In
    Backcountry sites.

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  • AT&T
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  • T-Mobile
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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group

Features

For Campers

  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Drinking Water
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

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24 Reviews

Roger W.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Jul. 25, 2023

Not a Busy Area Some Nice Sites

Balsam Mountain- Smoky Mountain NP: (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good (70 yr olds in 17’ trailer) Overall Rating: 4 - this would be a 3 except for the altitude and thus relief from the heat in lower elevations. Only a few of the trailer sites offer a degree of privacy. These are VERY nice. 4.5. This…

Site23
Month of VisitAugust
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Melinda F.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Jul. 22, 2023

Remote Location

We were booked here for 2 nights on site 14. I read the reviews about how close the campsites were, but the picture didn't look too bad. When we arrived we loved the remote location, however, when you say close together, they are very, very close together. We have 3 dogs and they would have never…

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Month of VisitAugust
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Reviewed Jun. 2, 2023

A great place to camp

We visited this campground during the Memorial Day weekend through mid-week. The campground is wonderful. It is small, but the sites are well-kept with some of the cleanest restrooms I’ve seen at a campground. We stayed in the tent-only area and were the only ones there for 3 of the 4 nights. Don’t…

Site28
Month of VisitJune

Location

Balsam Mountain Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located in North Carolina

Detail location of campground

Directions

From the North: From I-40 take Exit 20 Maggie Valley, NC and travel US-19 towards Cherokee, NC. Access the Blue Ridge Parkway at Soco Gap and continue South to mile 458.2, turning right onto Heintooga Ridge Road. Enter Great Smoky Mountains National Park at Black Camp Gap and continue 9 miles to Balsam Mountain Campground. From the South: Follow US-441/US-23 North. At Dillsboro merge onto US-74 West/US-441 North. At exit 74 merge onto US-441. Continue on US-441 through Cherokee, NC and into the park. Access the Blue Ridge Parkway traveling North to mile 458.2, turning left onto Heintooga Ridge Road. Enter Great Smoky Mountains National Park at Black Camp Gap and continue 9 miles to Balsam Mountain Campground.

Address

253 Smokemont Campground Road
Cherokee, NC 28719

Coordinates

35.5655556 N
83.175 W

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