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About Cataloochee Campground
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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
Fred E
VerifiedOctober 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 9, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
I've camped here since high school, almost 50 years ago. The campground has always been a great location, the valley itself a spectacular destination. The more recent addition of the toilet facility is a nice plus for the campground. Cataloochee offers a variety of hiking experiences, long and short, easy to difficult. Mt. Sterling, Boogerman, and the hike through Little Cataloochee are among my favorites. If you only stick to the Cataloochee valley and do short hikes, or bring bikes to ride, you'll find the valley a wonderful place. The elk who call this place home have become the stars of the valley for many visitors. And they don't disappoint. Know that the road in from Waynesville is long and rough, narrow in spots, not a place for long trailers, or people in a hurry. Even longer going toward Big Creek/Cosby. In the Big Creek area are other great hikes and a nice campground.
Jon M
VerifiedOctober 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Campground was excellent. Bathrooms were clean. Scenery was beautiful. And the elk were amazing!!
Paul M
VerifiedOctober 16, 2021 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
The campground is small and quiet and sits along a creek. The bathrooms were clean and had stainless steel sinks and counters and supplied soap and a high-powered hand dryer. The volunteer camp host needed to see our reservation because we made it just 2 days before but because we did not have any cell coverage or WIFI, I could not bring it up once we were there so make sure that your either print it out or have it pulled up and accessible on your phone ahead of time. We were able to see a herd of elk at dusk the day that we arrived, which was amazing. The road to get to the campground is a narrow, winding road, some of which was gravel so a bit of a challenge to get to.
Paul M
VerifiedOctober 16, 2021 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
The campground is small and quiet and sits along a creek. The bathrooms were clean and had stainless steel sinks and counters and supplied soap and a high-powered hand dryer. The volunteer camp host needed to see our reservation because we made it just 2 days before but because we did not have any cell coverage or WIFI, I could not bring it up once we were there so make sure that your either print it out or have it pulled up and accessible on your phone ahead of time. We were able to see a herd of elk at dusk the day that we arrived, which was amazing. The road to get to the campground is a narrow, winding road, some of which was gravel so a bit of a challenge to get to.
Jane S
VerifiedOctober 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
We checked it out in person before we made our reservation and it looks great for camping. There is a dirt road to get there, a little rough. But there are flush toilets and nicely shady campsites. The camp host was very nice and answered all our questions. BUT we never got to camp because it was so rainy, we decided not to go. Will try again someday
Jane S
VerifiedOctober 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 23, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
We checked it out in person before we made our reservation and it looks great for camping. There is a dirt road to get there, a little rough. But there are flush toilets and nicely shady campsites. The camp host was very nice and answered all our questions. BUT we never got to camp because it was so rainy, we decided not to go. Will try again someday
Sarah P
VerifiedOctober 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Really nice camp host.
Sarah P
VerifiedOctober 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Really nice camp host.
Laura G
VerifiedOctober 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 4, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
This is a small, very quiet campground. This is not the place for large/noisy groups.
Laura G
VerifiedOctober 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 4, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
This is a small, very quiet campground. This is not the place for large/noisy groups.
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
