Simple Life Mountain Retreat & Campground

As we are not locals to the Smokey Mountain Area, we found ourselves on what we NOW know is The Tail of the Dragon… a high speed, seemingly endless curvy beast of a road with sports cars and motorcycles. We thankfully stumbled upon Simple Life Camping and Cabins. Alan greeted us right away and was able to fit us in last minute and accommodated our 21ft motorhome before dusk. He is basically a walking directory for the area and has all of the amenities. Highly recommend taking a different route than HW 129 if you are wanting to cruise or if you have a large vehicle/motorhome.

Great place to camp & find solace!

I came here for a car meet weekend and was incredibly happy with my stay. The owner has wonderfully dry sense of humor and he’s just about the sweetest person I’ve ever met. Some sites have electric, there’s plenty of water spigots and the showers are nice and hot. This well maintained campground is on a steep incline with leveled out parking spaces.

They do cater to motorcycles but we were in quiet area in front. Quiet street. Actually motorcycle clients very quiet

HOT nice shower, close to town and the Dragon! Cabins have heat and air and some have bathrooms. Glad I brought my own grate for campfire cooking. Did not take a lot of pictures.

I stayed this past weekend in the Butterfly Patch cabin. The cabin was spotless and comfortable  The picnic table, fire pit and park style grill were all well maintained. Owners were friendly and responsive. We were up the hill (steep one) from the bathroom facilities. I'd stay here again.

Nice place. I’d definitely go back. It’s clean and priced well for the area. The people that run the place are awesome. It’s ideal for motorcycles but they’re welcoming to all campers. It’s a small place with limited space, but everyone has enough room. I’d call ahead at least a few days. They seem to stay busy.