Balsam Mountain Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Katrin M.
Reviewed Jul. 3, 2022

Nice small campground in the mountains

We camped here for 1 night. The campground is in the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina. The landscape is beautiful. 

 The campsites have a gravel area for your tent, a firepit, and a picnic table. The sites are not very private, they are very close together. Also parking is an issue. The sites are either too small or you have to go up or down 5 or 6 steps to be at a level campsite. 

The camp host was very nice and helpful. There are no showers but the toilets were spotless. At the beginning of the campground is even a little dishwashing station. Definitely bring everything you need with you since there is nothing close by to get supplies. If you want to make a fire, you need to bring the proper firewood or collect ground brush but the camp area has been picked clean so we didn't find any big enough. 

Since we had the dogs with us we were very limited to the trails. You can walk down the road to the picnic area which is beautiful. It has old CCC stone tables from the 1930's. There is also a gravel road you can hike with your pups. I'm not sure if I would camp here again since everything is so close together. But it was definitely a nice getaway especially temperature wise.

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  • Review photo of Balsam Mountain Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Katrin M., July 3, 2022
  • Review photo of Balsam Mountain Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Katrin M., July 3, 2022
  • Review photo of Balsam Mountain Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Katrin M., July 3, 2022