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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
KEL G
VerifiedNovember 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 25, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Great small little campground. Lots of elk and trails for hiking
Margit B
VerifiedNovember 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Great base for watching elk. The center campsites can get noisy (generators) and don't much privacy. Trails were better maintained than a few years ago.
Margit B
VerifiedNovember 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Great base for watching elk. The center campsites can get noisy (generators) and don't much privacy. Trails were better maintained than a few years ago.
Dan T
VerifiedOctober 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Hiking close by, nice friendly campground
Dan T
VerifiedOctober 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Hiking close by, nice friendly campground
Stacie G
VerifiedOctober 30, 2022 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Great campground! It was beautiful and we were able to see a bull elk with a cow elk right next to the campground. It was quiet and a great spot to enjoy the outdoors!
Stacie G
VerifiedOctober 30, 2022 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Great campground! It was beautiful and we were able to see a bull elk with a cow elk right next to the campground. It was quiet and a great spot to enjoy the outdoors!
James G
VerifiedOctober 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Last week of the season but everything was neat and clean. Bathrooms was clean, site was clean. The host was not there when I arrived but PLENTY of info available left out on the tables.
Donna G
VerifiedOctober 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
The campground was very clean and beautiful. The camp host was extremely nice. I will be back.
Mark C
VerifiedOctober 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 7, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Beautiful campground tuckered in the woods near a little creek
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
