Whispering River RV Resort, near Walland, Tennessee, is a cozy spot that offers a great base for exploring the nearby Smoky Mountain National Park. With a mix of tent, RV, and cabin accommodations, it caters to a variety of camping styles, making it a popular choice for families and friends alike.

The campground boasts clean facilities, including showers and laundry, which visitors appreciate after a day of adventure. Many campers have highlighted the friendly staff and the well-kept grounds, creating a welcoming atmosphere. One guest mentioned, “The people here are wonderful; I would highly recommend” this place for a relaxing stay.

Nature lovers will enjoy the proximity to the Little Pigeon River, where you can take a leisurely stroll along the half-mile trail or try your hand at fly fishing. The campground also features a large field for kids and pets to play, ensuring everyone has space to unwind. While some sites may lack shade, the overall vibe is peaceful, making it a great retreat after a day of hiking in the Smokies.

Whispering River has 77 RV sites, all with a beautiful view of the mountains, full 50/30 amp hookup, picnic table, and fire ring. We have pull-through, pull-in, and back-in sites, accommodating up to 45-foot units. All lots are spacious with plenty of room for all your toys.

You will have access to all our amenities, including individual bathrooms, coin laundry, a pool, and more!
We have over 40 acres of recreation area and thousands of feet of waterfront along the Little River for you to enjoy.


Experience incredible tent camping? At Whispering River RV Resort, enjoy the peaceful evening sounds of the crickets and frogs, fall asleep to the sound of the river, wake up to the peaceful chirps of birds

Our tent campsites are an ideal spot for backpackers, travelers, or just anyone who is looking to experience natural living. Our site is just minutes away from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where you’ll enjoy hiking and breathtaking scenery. Reserving a tent site at our resort also allows you access to our entire campgrounds including hot showers, clean and modern bathrooms, a coin laundry, and more! We have over 40 acres of recreation area and thousands of feet of waterfront footage on the quaint Little River.

Whispering River RV Resort

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Nice clean and quite. Perfect spot for a long term stay. They have tent and RV sites as well as a couple of cabins. Very friendly staff. 

Whispering River 

Kind of close but nice and clean with cabins on the river and primitive tent sites as well.
Extended stay with some permanent sites. Also have plenty of room for RV storage. 
Verizon service shotty with poor WIFI. Suppose to be installing Wi-Fi extenders shortly. 

Big rig friendly - Level gravel Lots

This will be the second time staying at whispering River resorts.  The management is very friendly.  The help is also very friendly.  We will be back next year.

Very mellow campground for the Smokies

We arrived late and found my name on door with a tent site. We went to find the site and there was no water or ele as all were primitive sites. I had specifically requested/inquired if the river tent sites had water/ele and she said they did, so not knowing what else to do, we moved to what we thought were the other tent sites and set up camp. The next day I promptly went to the office to officially check in and pay when I was informed the site I was on was a RV site and the price doubled for having a 120V ele cord to charge the laptop and cell phones. I told her that’s ridiculous and I would give her a couple bucks for the juice when she got rude and wanted to argue with me regarding our original phone conversation about what was said. She actually wanted me to break camp and move everything off the “hook up” site where I told her that wasn’t going to happen for night 2 at all and I would move. She actually acted as if it was an easy thing to do!! I left the office and went exploring the NP which brings me to my second and third weirdness. I was also told on the phone the entrance to smoky mtn national park was 7 miles away. It’s actually 12 miles away. She also told me to turn left out of the campground, when I could have turned right and cut off a mile or so. In all cases the park entrance is NOT 7 miles. We packed up and left. My experience there was like  entering the twilight zone, crazy!! I pride myself on my ability to communicate. I simply can’t believe how many times she was wrong. On a positive note the bathrooms were clean and the WiFi worked well enough to stream a movie. I will add that I hit the shower early and saw no sign that anyone else had showered as there are 4 different private units. Unfortunately the water temp never got anywhere close to warm much less hot. Crazy! Our argument ended with her telling me there would be no charge. I offered to pay what she had quoted me on the phone (44.00 for 2 nights) but she wouldn’t take it. If she thinks that move would guilt trip me it didn’t work. On the contrary, it fueled this review.

Twilight Zone

Nice park with amenities close to the NP. Grounds were well kept, staff was super friendly, good laundry room. Pool and plenty of room to walk dogs. 

A good (and affordable) park near the Smokies, spaces are big rig friendly.

Great access to GSMNP

We stayed a week with friends in the sites around us.  The campground is located off Little Pigeon River.  We could  hear quite a bit of noise from the highway into Townsend.  

  

Our site wasn’t very shaded (and in 90+ degree heat, that would’ve been nice).  There is a large field for kids and dogs to play… Just make sure to keep the dogs leashed (there is no dog run).  There are a bunch of full-timers there, so the spots are limited.  The pool area was nice.

  

We noticed a lot of primitive sites - and those were all shaded.

Quiet side of the smokies

The people here are wonderful I would highly recommend

Great little hiding spot

Great campground on the quiet side of Gatlinburg. We stayed there in July and November. For some reason the wind was really bad in the mornings and evenings in November.

Quiet Side of Gatlinburg 

Great clean campground close to the smokey mountain national park. Level sites,nice size sites,clean laundry facility ,enclosed dog area. Alsoa on a river with a very nice 1/2 mile trail and fly fishing. We stayed for 6 nights. Highly recommend.

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