Cataloochee Campground

First time at this campground and we loved the location. We were able to see elk, turkey and my husband saw a bear (not in the campground). We camped next to some people who were quite loud and didn’t respect quiet hours, but that is just the luck of the draw, I guess. The only thing that I would like to see changed was the location of the fire ring at our campsite. It felt like an afterthought and was uncomfortably close to the adjoining campsite. There was room for it to be better placed. It would also be nice if there was firewood approved by the NPS available to purchase in the campground. The hosts said we could use whatever wood we found on the ground, but everything was quite wet. Still, I enjoyed this campground and would go back - as long as I was in a different campsite and purchased firewood bundles ahead of time.

We had a great time at the park camp. Super quiet. Did a lot of dark sky and wildlife photography. Amazing stream behind the site. Potable water was about 20 yards from our site. Flsuh toilet bath house. Really appreciate the weather updates posted on the bulletin board every morning because cell phone was no signal the entire trip. Even had an elk literally lick the camper as I finished packing up. Going back soon.

Amazing campground

Wonderful, peaceful small campground

The campground was well maintained and the restrooms were clean.

Tremendous amount of wildlife to observe throughout our stay. Will be back soon!!

Clean and quiet.

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.

Not as secluded as it used to be. More campers with generators using this campground and therefore less wildlife.

A nice and quiet campground, with plenty of elk to see!