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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
Logan B
VerifiedOctober 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Host was great and informative. Sites are very quiet and peaceful.
Robert Z
VerifiedOctober 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
The camp is isolated and difficult to reach because the main roads leading to it have been washed out, possible permanently. The camp itself is not very large and has no hookups, hence it is mainly tents. The sites in the center of the campground are tightly packed, while most along the edge are spacious. This is the cost for having close access to a large number of Elk along the road and walking trail. One must come prepared as there is no stores within 40 minutes of the camp or firewood.
Jennifer C
VerifiedOctober 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Beautiful site, beautiful area!
Jennifer C
VerifiedOctober 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Beautiful site, beautiful area!
Randall L
VerifiedOctober 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
One of the greatest campgrounds in the smokies! Lots of elk and the leaves were popping.
Randall L
VerifiedOctober 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
One of the greatest campgrounds in the smokies! Lots of elk and the leaves were popping.
Tiffany F
VerifiedOctober 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
I love this place. 9 years in a row going, sometimes twice a year. Always a clean campground. The hosts are always so nice! Beautiful area, family friendly, dog friendly (leash required!), abundant wildlife to watch and amazing hiking trails!
Hadley Z
VerifiedOctober 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 26, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
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Hadley Z
VerifiedOctober 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 26, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
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Tiffany F
VerifiedOctober 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
I love this place. 9 years in a row going, sometimes twice a year. Always a clean campground. The hosts are always so nice! Beautiful area, family friendly, dog friendly (leash required!), abundant wildlife to watch and amazing hiking trails!
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
