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2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
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- Potable Water
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Reviews (854)
What Guests Are Saying
Smokemont Campground is praised for its beautiful, wooded setting, peaceful atmosphere, and proximity to hiking trails and nearby attractions. Visitors appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities, friendly and helpful staff, and the enjoyable ranger programs. However, some concerns include maintenance issues, such as overgrown grass and the need for more thorough restroom cleaning, along with the absence of showers and limited privacy between sites.
What Guests Are Saying
Smokemont Campground is praised for its beautiful, wooded setting, peaceful atmosphere, and proximity to hiking trails and nearby attractions. Visitors appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities, friendly and helpful staff, and the enjoyable ranger programs. However, some concerns include maintenance issues, such as overgrown grass and the need for more thorough restroom cleaning, along with the absence of showers and limited privacy between sites.
Review Summary
Howard M
VerifiedAugust 13, 2023 • Stayed at: B033, Loop: Loop B & C
Nice and quiet
Santana G
VerifiedAugust 13, 2023 • Stayed at: C006, Loop: Loop B & C
Close to the bathroom and bear proof trash can ,but not “too” close. Tent pad is raised so doesn’t hold water like some of the other spots. Only draw back to this spot is it’s right on the roadway near the beginning of the park so everyone has to drive past .. so dogs or little ones it’s an added concern.
Santana G
VerifiedAugust 13, 2023 • Stayed at: B007, Loop: Loop B & C
This spot is great for shade trees. For rainy times it’s NOT great because of “gravity” lol all of the water runs right down into the tent pad bc it’s not raised in the front only the back. Otherwise a nice spot.
Thomas P
VerifiedAugust 14, 2023 • Stayed at: D043, Loop: Loop D
The campground and river that runs through it was beautiful and kept the kids busy between hikes and other excursions. Short drive to Clingman's Dome and also nice to have a short drive to Cherokee for supplies. We spent a day in Bryson City taking the steam engine up the mountain and white water rafting down and recommend that for sure!
Michael H
VerifiedAugust 14, 2023 • Stayed at: D032, Loop: Loop D
Smokemont is a peaceful place to enjoy family and friends and make memories.
JAMES E
VerifiedAugust 14, 2023 • Stayed at: A002, Loop: Loop A
As always the staff at Smokemont were stellar, they are so helpful and professional, they really do make the experience at Smokemont a outstanding experience, cannot recommend Smokemont campground high enough to truly reflect how much fun you can have there, so if you get the opportunity to go and visit, do it, you will have a great time !
Joe W
VerifiedAugust 16, 2023 • Stayed at: F046, Loop: Loop F
Very good campsite. across from camp host who never said one word to us for 4 days. In fact, the day we were backing our camper into the site we received no help from host. My wife is disabled FYI. Also, at the dump station I was trying to get water from hydrant. The hose connection needed a plug on the outlet. I asked a worker who was mowing. His answer was "use another one" while walking away, He did not understand the problem. And didn't want to know. Eventually I moved the camper and used the hose that has no connection like a garden hose which was needed to fill my water supply. On a positive note, Ranger Noha was very helpful with this problem. In fact, this is the second time Ranger Noha has assisted me when the computer was down at the ranger station a few weeks ago. This is a very good campground. I have been camping here for 60 plus years. Bathrooms clean, grass cut , no trash a Ten. Social skills on some a zero.
Blake A
VerifiedAugust 17, 2023 • Stayed at: B015, Loop: Loop B & C
nice, clean, great spot near river for kids to play, would definitely come back
Don R
VerifiedAugust 18, 2023 • Stayed at: C012, Loop: Loop B & C
Very quiet and sparsely populated
Salvatore M
VerifiedAugust 21, 2023 • Stayed at: D031, Loop: Loop D
it was a nice spot
Location & Directions for Smokemont Campground
Mailing Address Is C/O Oconaluftee Ranger Station, 60 Enloe Floyd Bottoms Road, Cherokee, NC 28719 United States
Elevation: 672 ft
Getting There
There is no street address for the campground. <br />
<p>From Cherokee, NC: Take Newfound Gap Road (aka US 441) North 6 mi. Turn right at campground sign. </p>
<p>From Gatlinburg, TN: Take Newfound Gap Road (aka US 441) South 27 mi. Turn le...
There is no street address for the campground.
From Cherokee, NC: Take Newfound Gap Road (aka US 441) North 6 mi. Turn right at campground sign.
From Gatlinburg, TN: Take Newfound Gap Road (aka US 441) South 27 mi. Turn left at campground sign.
Highway access
Smokemont Campground is accessible via Newfound Gap Road (US 441), which connects Cherokee, NC to Gatlinburg, TN.
Nearby National Park
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Approximate driving time: 8 min
Arch Rock Entrance
Approximate driving time: 47 min
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Last updated: October 22, 2026
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