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About Cataloochee Campground
Number of accommodations: 27
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (818)
What Guests Are Saying
Cataloochee Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience, with friendly hosts and abundant wildlife, including elk and bears. The area is well-maintained, featuring clean facilities and a lovely creek, making it ideal for photography and exploration. However, access can be challenging due to rough roads, and some sites may have issues with standing water and proximity to neighbors.
What Guests Are Saying
Cataloochee Campground offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience, with friendly hosts and abundant wildlife, including elk and bears. The area is well-maintained, featuring clean facilities and a lovely creek, making it ideal for photography and exploration. However, access can be challenging due to rough roads, and some sites may have issues with standing water and proximity to neighbors.
Review Summary
Doug C
VerifiedApril 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Opening weekend….the camping was wonderful and very, very clean!! Maintenance at the campground is always done with PRIDE! Will go back and will continue to camp there with the family. The host is a great guy and very friendly.
Doug C
VerifiedApril 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Opening weekend….the camping was wonderful and very, very clean!! Maintenance at the campground is always done with PRIDE! Will go back and will continue to camp there with the family. The host is a great guy and very friendly.
Caleb E
VerifiedApril 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Awesome campsite, hosts were fantastic. So much to explore in the valley, bring your bikes and explore old Cataloochee Trail Road
Michelle W
VerifiedApril 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Site was not the best - Site 8 You could see where they had cut a lot of trees in/near the site. Which was fine but they placed all the debris from the trees in the paths going to the river so the site had no access to the water (one reason we booked this site). Also the men who had booked site 9 should never have been in the campground. They left a cooler out the first day while gone fishing. The next evening as sitting around the campfire several of them went to the back side of the campsite to pee. All of the campground could see what they were doing if they looked. Not only was it bad they did it in site of anyone it was right next to the river. Looked for the host that evening and next morning and never saw them to let them know about it. We love camping here so we will be back, this one bad trip will not stop of from others.
Michelle W
VerifiedApril 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Site was not the best - Site 8 You could see where they had cut a lot of trees in/near the site. Which was fine but they placed all the debris from the trees in the paths going to the river so the site had no access to the water (one reason we booked this site). Also the men who had booked site 9 should never have been in the campground. They left a cooler out the first day while gone fishing. The next evening as sitting around the campfire several of them went to the back side of the campsite to pee. All of the campground could see what they were doing if they looked. Not only was it bad they did it in site of anyone it was right next to the river. Looked for the host that evening and next morning and never saw them to let them know about it. We love camping here so we will be back, this one bad trip will not stop of from others.
Chelsey S
VerifiedMarch 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
First time camping here and it was everything and more. Beautiful,quiet and peaceful. My group didn’t make it before dark but just after. Reading reviews I worried about the road but it wasn’t bad. Coming at night I could see headlights and knew when to expect someone around the next curve. Just take your time whether it be day or night and you’ll be fine. Getting to the campground after dark was fun since I reserved a site in the middle of the campground and couldn’t find the way to get to my site. After a few trips around I stopped and asked someone and there is a road that goes down the middle. A sign there to direct sites #20-27 would be awesome and helpful:) Staying there for several nights I saw this very thing happen to others who arrived after dark. One night a site on the outskirts had a bear coming close and they were yelling at him to stay away. Be prepared for that.We went towards the end of October and still got to hear the big ol boys bugle a time or two and they were magnificent. Loved seeing the old homestead and other places nearby. After we packed up we spent the evening in Maggie Valley before returning home. We will be back!!
Chelsey S
VerifiedMarch 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
First time camping here and it was everything and more. Beautiful,quiet and peaceful. My group didn’t make it before dark but just after. Reading reviews I worried about the road but it wasn’t bad. Coming at night I could see headlights and knew when to expect someone around the next curve. Just take your time whether it be day or night and you’ll be fine. Getting to the campground after dark was fun since I reserved a site in the middle of the campground and couldn’t find the way to get to my site. After a few trips around I stopped and asked someone and there is a road that goes down the middle. A sign there to direct sites #20-27 would be awesome and helpful:) Staying there for several nights I saw this very thing happen to others who arrived after dark. One night a site on the outskirts had a bear coming close and they were yelling at him to stay away. Be prepared for that.We went towards the end of October and still got to hear the big ol boys bugle a time or two and they were magnificent. Loved seeing the old homestead and other places nearby. After we packed up we spent the evening in Maggie Valley before returning home. We will be back!!
Miriam F
VerifiedNovember 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 9, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Campsites are well maintained and spacious. The facilities and amenities are all in good condition. It's really lovely.
Miriam F
VerifiedNovember 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 9, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Campsites are well maintained and spacious. The facilities and amenities are all in good condition. It's really lovely.
Georgia W
VerifiedNovember 2, 2023 • Stayed at: 4, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
It was simply perfect.
Location Cataloochee Campground
Address:
3576 Ranger Station Rd
Waynesville, NC, 37876
United States
From I-40 take Exit 20 in North Carolina. Turn right onto Cove Creek Road and follow to the Park boundary. The road goes from pavement to gravel to pavement. Upon reaching the pavement the second time, turn left. Go 2.5 miles to an intersection and continue another .5 miles to the left.
Cataloochee Campground is accessible via I-40, with Exit 20 providing the nearest access point. From the interstate, travelers can reach the campground by following Cove Creek Road to the park boundary.
Elevation: 801 feet
Nearby National Park
Arch Rock Entrance
Approximate driving time: 55 min
22 mi drive to downtown Waynesville (about 49 min)
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Last updated: September 10, 2026
