Established Camping
Smokemont Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park
About
National Park Service
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Overview
Situated in the stunning Great Smoky Mountains National Park, this sunny group camp offers an ideal setting for camping excursions. Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. World-renowned for its…
Fee Info
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Equestrian
Features
For Campers
- Market
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Big Rig Friendly
Nice campground
I tent camped at Smokemont campground in May 2023. It was nice but I give it 4 stars because the sites were cramped with little privacy and the gatehouse was closed the afternoon I arrived and the next day. There are some nice trails around the campground and I went for an evening hike and saw some…
Smokemont
Smokemont is awesome I love all the elk and other wildlife.
Great camping
Really liked Smokemont, our favorite between Cades Cove and Elkmont as far as camping sites. The sites are a little bigger and more room between sites. About 10 miles from Cherokee, NC. A good Elk viewing area between Smokemont and Cherokee, NC. One camper saw a bear one morning but was not a…
Location
Smokemont Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located in North Carolina
Directions
There is no stree address for the campground. From Cherokee, NC: Take Newfound Gap Road (aka US 441) North 6 miles. Turn right at Smokemont campground sign. From Gatlinburg, TN: Take Newfound Gap Road (aka US 441) South 27 miles. Turn left at Smokemont campground sign.
Address
Mailing address is c/o Oconaluftee Ranger Station, 60 Enloe-Floyd Bottoms Road
Cherokee, NC 28719
Coordinates
35.5533333 N
83.3086111 W