Balsam Mountain Campground

4th year and love it

I’ve been coming here for years and it’s always great. This place is so quaint and I always meet new people. The campground host are always friendly and will speak to you every time they come around.

It was beautiful- and a welcome relief from the heat in Georgia! Very personable rangers- quiet campers, all good!

One of my favorite places. A group of friends camps here every year in August. This year there were eight of us. Over the years, some have migrated from tents to campers. We spend our days hiking or just hanging around camp. Balsam Mountain is a wonderful place. I'm told that it has the highest rate of repeat campers among all national park campgrounds.

Everything lovely but quiet time was not enforced. One campsite very loud until after midnight.

Temperature dropped 15 degrees climbing from Cherokee up to Balsam. It's a fantastic summer retreat from the heat. No electricity and smaller campsites means it's quiet at night, without the constant hum of RV air conditioners and people that bring all the comforts of home with them. Bathrooms have no lights and no hot water. It's that perfect step up from a pit toilet. I can't recommend it enough. I will absolutely be coming back.

Don't forget to take the mile walk down to the trailhead and watch the sunset from the overlook. Worth every minute.

Great campground. My only complaint is that there seemed to be a lot more cars than available campsites. We had an unknown extra car parked in our one site spot.

Best campground in the Smokies. Good hiking and coolest weather especially in August!!

Very nice little campground. We were here the weekend before Labor Day and it was very quiet. The camp was well maintained, bathrooms VERY clean. The only reason why I would hesitate to come back is that the camp spaces are very close to each other. If you were camping with a group and you could get some of the spots together that would be better, otherwise you'll be very close to your neighbors. Bring a lamp for the bathroom once dark as there are no lights in there. Overall, we had a very nice time. The area is beautiful. Heard an Elk bugle in the morning.

beautiful primitive campground. has water and exceptionally clean bathrooms! saw elk every day there and a groundhog. the overlook at the end of the campground road is a beautiful place to watch the sunset. although it was the hottest days of the summer it was very pleasant due to the higher elevation. definitely gets an A grade for those wanting to camp primitively in a clean well kept campground and the campgound caretaker was very nice, available and helpful!