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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
Shawn J
VerifiedAugust 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
This was the first time I used a NPS campsite and found the staff very knowledgeable of the area and extremely friendly. Sites and facilities were very clean and made me question why I have been using park service primitive sites for most of my life. I enjoyed that I was not digging up other people’s poop when I had to drop a deuce. The online reservation was a breeze and Check-In was very easy. Will definitely be using Cataloochee Valley in the future.
Shawn J
VerifiedAugust 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
This was the first time I used a NPS campsite and found the staff very knowledgeable of the area and extremely friendly. Sites and facilities were very clean and made me question why I have been using park service primitive sites for most of my life. I enjoyed that I was not digging up other people’s poop when I had to drop a deuce. The online reservation was a breeze and Check-In was very easy. Will definitely be using Cataloochee Valley in the future.
Stuart E
VerifiedAugust 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 4, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
The swtichbacks up to the campground road may be something to consider. Go slow. I did ok in a sentra so road is not backwoods primitive, but hairpin and part gravel. Go slow.
Stuart E
VerifiedAugust 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 4, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
The swtichbacks up to the campground road may be something to consider. Go slow. I did ok in a sentra so road is not backwoods primitive, but hairpin and part gravel. Go slow.
Greg W
VerifiedAugust 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
It's a tough drive in and out pulling an Airstream, but it's worth it for this secluded, quiet campground next to beautiful Cataloochee Creek. Ginger is the world's best campground host, and we have been to hundreds of campgrounds all over the US and Canada.
Greg W
VerifiedAugust 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
It's a tough drive in and out pulling an Airstream, but it's worth it for this secluded, quiet campground next to beautiful Cataloochee Creek. Ginger is the world's best campground host, and we have been to hundreds of campgrounds all over the US and Canada.
Keith W
VerifiedAugust 26, 2021 • Stayed at: 9, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Love Cattaloochy , we go every year.
Keith W
VerifiedAugust 26, 2021 • Stayed at: 9, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Love Cattaloochy , we go every year.
BLAIR P
VerifiedAugust 29, 2021 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
No problems. I have stayed in campground over the years and it is generally quiet. Recent trip was very pleasant and the temperatures even in mid summer are comfortable in the campground and vicinity. Two main access points to campground. Both, can be a little tricky, but not too bad. The suggested route would be of I-40, exit 20.
Elizabeth C
VerifiedAugust 29, 2021 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Lucked up on my campspot , #3, right by river. Bathrooms clean. Dishwashing sink available and clean. Forgot a stool which was gone when I went back but camp host had seen campers circling, investigated and retrieved my stool!
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
