I love this place, no matter if we are tent camping or trying to fit our camper into the spots. Yes the spots are a bit tight but it is great place to camp. They updated the campground store and now have a huge selection of items. If you ever get a chance to go for the night hike don't pass it up. The stars are amazing out in the fields at night. One thing to do is make sure you keep your campsite clear as wildlife is all over the place. Yes bears will walk through camp.

Very convenient

This was a nice campground in the smokies! There is a big campstore with food and ice cream right outside the campground. Nice bathrooms, no showers that I saw. This campground is in the perfect location to explore the cades cove loop in the early morning, where you can see wildlife and beat the crowds.

What an amazing place to spend some time. Great campground, if you don't have a generator make sure and stay at the quieter lope that doesn't allow them. All of the camping spots are really nice though. And the little store on site was so nice!

We really enjoyed our time here!

My wife and I thoroughly enjoy riding the Cade’s Cove Loop on Sat and Wed morning before they open it up for vehicles at 10am. You can ride right from the campground to the loop. The sights were much larger than expected and fairly spacious/private. There are no showers but adequate not special restrooms. Scenery is absolutely beautiful. Expect it to be busy at all times Fri and Sat night so book in advance. There is a camp store that has ice cream, firewood and ice. There are a number of park rangers on site most of the day with the ranger station being located at the front of the campground. I highly recommend this campground if you are wanting to ride the loop or just explore Smoky Mountain National Park.

What a great campground!! This is away from the craziness of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. It puts you back into the outdoors as the National Parks should be. The campground is beautiful and on certain days they close off the loop of Cades Cove for bicycles to be able to ride. At the store near the campground they rent bikes for a reasonable rate. We took the entire family on the loop bike ride. This was so much fun.

The good: This is a beautiful area with a lot of wildlife. We saw bear, wild turkey, deer and a coyote. The campground is very convenient to the camp store and Cades Cove. The not-so-good: the campground is very crowded and the campsites are close together. There are restrooms, but no showers. We had to drive about 10 miles into town and pay $5.00 each to shower at another campground.

This campground is my favorite! It is so peaceful (mostly due to no internet access). The cove is the main attraction and it is priceless to be able to stay right there where you can walk/drive/bike threw it when ever. As for wildlife you can have a bear or deer stroll through your site (we had a mama and cubs come for dinner).

This campground is so convenient to Cades Cove. You can easily bike through the loop, or drive. Nice spot to see wildlife as well. Cades Cove is well known for spotting bears, deer and turkey. Make sure to take the necessary steps to store your food. Great spot to go explore the beauty and history of East Tennessee!

Great place to stay before hiking long day hikes

We have camped here in our tent and my only complaint is that the tent pads are slightly elevated and we have a huge two room tent that would not fit on any of the tent pads. We found a site that didn't have a tent pads and that's where we set up. So of you have a large or abnormally shaped tent you'll need to do some research first to find a tent site that will accommodate your tent. We love how wooded and shaded the sites are. We camped in the middle of a hot sticky Tennessee summer and felt just fine in all of the shade. Right around the corner from the loop of historic Cade's Cove, we were able to explore the loop and all that it offers. We were also close to the gift shop and camp store so the kids could go grab an ice cream cone in the afternoon. We had a a great time here.

Very busy in summer but very nice in winter.

We love camping here! We usually camp in the 3rd site when you enter at the ranger station. It is usually nice and quiet. Last yr we decided to try the out side loop across from the nature trail this site provided alot more excitement as someone fell on the nature trail. Then we had 3 unexpected visitors for dinner (mom an her 2 cubs). The next morning we saw a deer and her fawn across the street. Just love the nature and feeling of camp everyone is friendly. We can leave camp during the day and not worry about it. (Great spot to camp and walk the cove when closed to traffic!)

Better places to visit on the weekends. this place gets a lot of traffic. Lots of black bears in the summer, though!

Dog friendly area, but not dog friendly trail. This place gets a lot of traffic. It's beautiful, but there are better places to go on the weekends.

This is a great place for fall colors! The campground is large, but the sites are placed so it doesn’t feel crowded. There is no water or electric available, so fill your tank before you come. Cades Cove has a loop drive that is very popular for driving. It can sometimes have traffic jams. And pollution! But, if you are camping there you can get around the loop before the crowds. Great scenery & wildlife.

The campground is dog friendly, but be aware that once you are there there aren't any trails that dogs are allowed on. There are a ton of black bears in the area, and they view dogs as a threat and will approach you if they see your dogs.

Lots of tree coverage for hammocking! Great access to the Smokies, great for groups and families. Access to a store with firewood, food, and more. Just right inside Cades Cove!

The wildlife we saw were unbelievable. You can rent bikes during certain hours but kids are little and tire easily so we still drove “the loop” several times. The only downside would be that many people visit this campground and it is not necessarily quiet. After 10 it settled down quite a bit- the kids enjoyed seeing more kids their age nearby to make friends with. There are several short hikes and architectural gems in a very small area. Views are beautiful. We saw a wolf chasing a deer (deer escaped!)- finally saw a young Bear right off the trail. We saw many deer and wild turkeys, and birds.

Had a great stop at this campground! Loved how close it was to the Cades Cove Road to tour for the downtime. Took a while to get into and out of though. Long and windy road to get to the area.

Loved visiting Cades Cove! We drove around the entire loop. Saw many horses, deer, and even a coyote! Would love to go back soon!

We reserved our site online, this can be done a month in advance. We were impressed with the paved parking space, picnic table, fire pit and level tent pad. It looks like these are very new. Proximity to cades cove loop was great. The souvineer shop has great gifts and a good selection of snacks and some supplies. Prices are reasonable, better than we expected. Bathroom was not the best, not very clean. The dish washing sink behind the bathroom was handy. No showers, but this is true for any camp sites in the park. Ranger station nearby is helpful to get advice and current weather reports (no phone reception in the park). Bike rentals available near the gift/snack shop too, to bike the loop. Lots of trees on our site that we used to setup a tarp to stay dry.

This campground is extraordinary. There is endless amounts of trails and views seem to be from a movie. It is very common to see bears during your visit however please do not feed the bears and stay in your car or at least a good distance away. Remember your are in their home not the other way around!

Cades cove covered all the essentials- convenient? check, pretty? check, near good swimming? check. It was really busy (we were there in firefly season) and sites didn't have quite enough vegetation around them to feel private from the neighbors- but all things considered it was a prefectly happy camping experience.

Typical car camping ⛺️ setup. Pretty close together with clean RR but no showers. Very busy parking on Sat morning as only bikes are permitted on the loop road.