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About Cataloochee Campground
Number of accommodations: 27
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2026 Season availability
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- Potable Water
- Restrooms
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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
Georgia W
VerifiedOctober 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
As usual, I had a blast. The people at the campground were nice and considerate. The host was kind and efficient.
Randall W
VerifiedOctober 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Excellent location. Clean environment and bathrooms. Quiet camping.
Randall W
VerifiedOctober 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Excellent location. Clean environment and bathrooms. Quiet camping.
Glen & S
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2023 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
We love our camping trips to Cataloouchee! The camp ground is always full of wonderful folks easily making friends with. The Elk was bugling and the weather was perfect. There did seem to not be as many elk as in past years. On a positive note we got to see the new baby elk with its Mom! That was the first little one we have ever seen at Cataloouchee! See ya again soon!!!!!
Paul O
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2023 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Nice place. Remote. No cell service.
Paul O
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2023 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Nice place. Remote. No cell service.
Glen & S
VerifiedSeptember 27, 2023 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
We love our camping trips to Cataloouchee! The camp ground is always full of wonderful folks easily making friends with. The Elk was bugling and the weather was perfect. There did seem to not be as many elk as in past years. On a positive note we got to see the new baby elk with its Mom! That was the first little one we have ever seen at Cataloouchee! See ya again soon!!!!!
Tammy H
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
We loved it here!!! A beautiful campground with fantastic sites. Showers are the only missing amenity, but we truly didn't care. Waking up in the Catalochee is totally worth being a little stinky!
Tammy H
VerifiedSeptember 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
We loved it here!!! A beautiful campground with fantastic sites. Showers are the only missing amenity, but we truly didn't care. Waking up in the Catalochee is totally worth being a little stinky!
Larry W
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2023 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Beautiful, large campsites. Secluded in a deep forest with pretty stream at the back of some of the sites. Clean and well maintained.
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
