Balsam Mountain Campground

Very nice, clean and picturesque campground. First time visiting and it was great. We are tent campers and the sites were well maintained. A little close to your neighbors but not too bad. Bathroom facilities were very nice. Campground is within easy driving distance for hiking and other outdoor activities. We loved our stay and are looking forward to returning very soon!

Balsam is a small, quiet, out-of-the way camp ground that we always enjoy. There are no showers but we know that going in and love it anyway.

Everything was great.
Campground was nice.
Away from everything but not too far away.
The only thing I recommend is maybe having a cb or two way radio.
One night we had some knuckleheads camping a ways down from us. We were the only people there and then these people were super loud. Drunk. Rowdy all night. At about 430 am I finally tried to male contact with the park. No cell service. The only way I found was enough to Facebook message somehow to a page. I asked for them to call out a ranger.
The Reply was 2 days later. Lol.
I though about whipping some ass Texas style but surely is would make me the bad guy somehow.
Other than that one night it was awesome.
I dont mind peoe having fun but drunk loud 5am is ridiculous.

Beautiful area, everything was clean and perfect for tent camping!!

Small sites packed close together means you’re taking your chances in the neighbor lottery at this campground. However, it provides easy access to a lot of great hiking and unique ecosystems, all of which see way less pressure than the more popular areas in the park. Take the time to drive back down to Cherokee via the one-way Balsam Mountain Road and you’ll likely see some wildlife. if you’re a birder, the trip will go through some prime habitat for hard-to-spot Appalachian species, so bring your binoculars. If you’re a fly fisherman, there’s some rarely fished water down the road where all three Smoky Mountain species can be found.

Very clean, no noise, friendlier campers

Nice place. Clean, Great views. Bring everything you need as it is a significant trip to get to a store. Some minor parking lot issues near site 30 with holes in the pavement.

Small sites packed close together means you’re taking your chances in the neighbor lottery at this campground. However, it provides easy access to a lot of great hiking and unique ecosystems, all of which see way less pressure than the more popular areas in the park. Take the time to drive back down to Cherokee via the one-way Balsam Mountain Road and you’ll likely see some wildlife. if you’re a birder, the trip will go through some prime habitat for hard-to-spot Appalachian species, so bring your binoculars. If you’re a fly fisherman, there’s some rarely fished water down the road where all three Smoky Mountain species can be found.

Very clean, no noise, friendlier campers

Nice place. Clean, Great views. Bring everything you need as it is a significant trip to get to a store. Some minor parking lot issues near site 30 with holes in the pavement.