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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
James M
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 7, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
The campground was well maintained and the restrooms were clean.
Tremendous amount of wildlife to observe throughout our stay. Will be back soon!!
David F
VerifiedJuly 8, 2026 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Clean and quiet.
Patricia M
VerifiedJuly 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Great, quiet campground. It is in the midst of tall trees and given the road to get in, there are not a lot of people. It would be nice if there was a little more privacy between campsites, but the terrain doesn’t really allow for it. The sites along the river side are definitely the nicest.
Julie N
VerifiedJune 28, 2026 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Not as secluded as it used to be. More campers with generators using this campground and therefore less wildlife.
Marvin R
VerifiedJune 24, 2026 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
A nice and quiet campground, with plenty of elk to see!
Jeff M
VerifiedJune 22, 2026 • Stayed at: 26, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Benjamin S
VerifiedJune 21, 2026 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
We really liked how isolated it was and seeing the elk up the road. The facility was well put together and the host was an awesome help
Gary B
VerifiedJune 17, 2026 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Beautiful campground next to the river and very close to the valley.
Elizabeth L
VerifiedJune 14, 2026 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
We loved camping at Cataloochie— great host, quiet, good swimming hole for kids in the creek, good for biking, fun place to explore old homes, barns and bridges— as well as seeing the elk, wild turkeys and a few bears (in the valley). We will definitely camp there again.
Betsy L
VerifiedJune 11, 2026 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
We love staying at Cataloochee, but the lighting in the bathrooms need to be addressed. Why can’t the lights be left on all day so that it is not so dark in the bathroom? It would be nice to be able to see something in the mirror sometime other than at night.
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 6, 2026
