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About Cataloochee Campground
Number of accommodations: 27
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2026 Season availability
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- Potable Water
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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
Jacob G
VerifiedJune 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Great campground. Quiet. Clean.
Floyd S
VerifiedJune 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Beautiful place
William S
VerifiedJune 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
We had a wonderful stay at this campground. Everything was well taken care and clean. Will be returning to camp here in the future.
Robert B
VerifiedJune 3, 2026 • Stayed at: 7, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
One of the most magical places on Earth!!
Janice P
VerifiedJune 2, 2026 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Peaceful place
Jeff M
VerifiedJune 1, 2026 • Stayed at: 2, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Exceptional campground. Site 2 is across from the creek and provides for a lovely backdrop for time in the forest. Bring your bikes and ride through the fields for a marvelous escape in the Smokies.
William M
VerifiedMay 31, 2026 • Stayed at: 7, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Clean, quiet (for a holiday weekend) campground. Lots of trails nearby, wildlife, old buildings, and small stream fishing. This campsites are a little on the close side compared with other campgrounds, especially for sites inside the loop. Has running water and lighting at the restrooms. Enjoyed the stay
Rikki F
VerifiedMay 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Beautiful campground in very remote area
xiangning c
VerifiedMay 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
we stayed there for one night, the experience was good. we went there to see the fireflies, and we saw many of them. that is an unique experience.
Jan D
VerifiedMay 28, 2026 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
The camping is very good. Great Camp Hosts, bathrooms are very clean. The problem is the Elk kept trying to come into our campsite over and over at night. Our neighbors had their tent knocked down by the Elk. I used my flashlight and German Shepherd to move them back, until they came again, and again, all 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
