We began our stay at GSMNP at Balsam Mountain for seclusion but then wanted to book something close to water and attractions. It was super easy to book this spot, I literally did it from our campground the night before. This campground was close to the hiking trails, swimming holes and other attractions but secluded enough that you didn't feel the heavy tourist pressure as well. 

Our neighbors were super friendly and not too close. It was a surprisingly quiet campground for the amount of people that were there. Our site had its own private little access to the creek that ran right through it. It was clean and well kept up! We are absolutely looking forward to booking this campground again very soon since it was our favorite in the park so far! There is generator use at these sites but we did not have any neighbors that used them. 

The bathrooms were kept very clean and they provided a dish washing station and bear proof trash bins through the campground. The only issue was that the dish washing station nearest to us was not working but there were enough within a short walking distance that it didn't bother us too much. 

The only other issue that we had with this site was the fact that there was no cell service at all. You have to drive outside of the park into Gatlinburg to find service. It would not be an issue if this had not been our first outing away from our kids, but all was fine in the end and we enjoyed being able to unplug from work and other stressors (just not the kids lol)!