Established Camping
Cades Cove Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from June 14, 2023 through June 8, 2024.
Warning 1 Alert is In Effect
There is 1 alert for this campground. Camp safely!
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from June 14, 2023 through June 8, 2024.
Warning 1 Alert is In Effect
There is 1 alert for this campground. Camp safely!
A location closure has been issued, and the facility is closed at this time. Reservation-holders will receive an email with additional information. Please check back for location closure updates.
About
National Park Service
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Overview
Over 2 million visitors annually come to enjoy the scenic beauty of Cades Cove and its many historic structures, popular biking and hiking trails and scenic waterfalls and streams. Tucked in the mountains under a lush, shaded canopy, this group campground offers the best that the…
Fee Info
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
Stay Connected
- WiFiAvailable
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Market
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Pull-Through Sites
- Big Rig Friendly
Lovely Stay!
My dog and I enjoyed 4 nights here. The sites are well spaced and the tent pad is even. The bathrooms could use an update but I was just happy they’re flush toilets! There are no showers. There is no cell service with T-Mobile. The rangers are friendly and the campground is clean. Cades Cove loop…
Gorgeous in October
Beautiful drive in. Clean campground, flush toilets and friendly people around, lots of smiles as people pass by.
Great little area
Enjoyed our visit. Beautiful views
Location
Cades Cove Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located in Tennessee
Directions
Cades Cove Campground 10042 Campground Drive Townsend, TN 37882 865-448-2472 Lat/Long: N35.6009 W083.7742 From Maryville, TN: Take U.S. 321 North (you'll actually be driving south!) from Maryville to Townsend, TN (about 22 miles). At the traffic light in Townsend, continue straight on TN 73 and follow signs to Cades Cove. From Pigeon Forge, TN take US 321 South (you'll be driving westerly) to Townsend, TN. Turn left (south) at Townsend onto TN 73. Follow signs to Cades Cove.
Address
107 Park Headquarters Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Coordinates
35.6036111 N
83.7705556 W