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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
Sebastian R
VerifiedApril 22, 2021 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Pretty camp ground, bit hard to get to
Jimmy B
VerifiedApril 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Campground host checked us in immediately. Site 12 was very spacious compared to others we saw. We pulled a 28 ft travel trailer there well after checkout time to avoid meeting other trailers leaving and left early on our checkout day for the same reason. No problems whatsoever. This was our 4th or 5th time camping there over the years.
Malcom B
VerifiedApril 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
i am a local i have camped there over 50 years
robert s
VerifiedApril 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
gREAT!
Jimmy B
VerifiedApril 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Campground host checked us in immediately. Site 12 was very spacious compared to others we saw. We pulled a 28 ft travel trailer there well after checkout time to avoid meeting other trailers leaving and left early on our checkout day for the same reason. No problems whatsoever. This was our 4th or 5th time camping there over the years.
Malcom B
VerifiedApril 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
i am a local i have camped there over 50 years
robert s
VerifiedApril 21, 2021 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
gREAT!
Donald S
VerifiedApril 16, 2021 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Campsite are well spread out. Helpful host. Elk wandering through ever late afternoon.
Donald S
VerifiedApril 16, 2021 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Campsite are well spread out. Helpful host. Elk wandering through ever late afternoon.
June A
VerifiedApril 15, 2021 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
I drove into the valley early in the morning to see a light mist over the meadow and a lone elk grazing with the sun coming over the mountain. It was amazing and like something out of National Geographic. The buildings are well kept and hold a lot of history of the people that once settled here. The trails are peaceful and there are some stream crossings without foot bridges but nothing that wasn't manageable because it had not rained in a bit. Chattahoochee is very underrated. There is beauty everywhere here.
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
