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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
Jennifer S
VerifiedOctober 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Excellent experience.
Lynne U
VerifiedOctober 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 7, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Campground hostess was very Helpful. There are many hiking trails in the area. Easy flat walk to view the elk. Will go back to do more hiking.
Lynne U
VerifiedOctober 16, 2020 • Stayed at: 7, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Campground hostess was very Helpful. There are many hiking trails in the area. Easy flat walk to view the elk. Will go back to do more hiking.
Martin S
VerifiedOctober 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 4, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
A nice small and quiet campground away from the main roads. Good road for bicycling to see the Elk and close to numerous hiking trails.
Martin S
VerifiedOctober 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 4, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
A nice small and quiet campground away from the main roads. Good road for bicycling to see the Elk and close to numerous hiking trails.
Tim C
VerifiedOctober 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Great campground to see the elk or hike some trails but compared to the others in smokey NP, this one seems to be ignored. No showers, no nothing....barebones. about a 45 min drive to main part of park. Enjoyed being somewhat secluded. Super host!
Tim C
VerifiedOctober 10, 2020 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Great campground to see the elk or hike some trails but compared to the others in smokey NP, this one seems to be ignored. No showers, no nothing....barebones. about a 45 min drive to main part of park. Enjoyed being somewhat secluded. Super host!
Margaret S
VerifiedOctober 8, 2020 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Very well maintained campground. Bathrooms are cleaned and trash emptied. Camp Host checked sites regularly. The Campground is a couple of miles from the fields where the Elks graze. The first morning, we saw a large Bull Elk which gave us very impressive Bugle Calls with his herd of about 10 Cow Elks. On another occasion we drove another half mile to the end of the road, parked the the car and walked over the bridge to a much large field. There were 4 Bull Elks and many Cows of various sizes. Dawn and dusk are best for Elk watching.
Ryan D
VerifiedOctober 8, 2020 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Loved it! Please fund this campground more!its absolutely beautiful
Margaret S
VerifiedOctober 8, 2020 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND
Very well maintained campground. Bathrooms are cleaned and trash emptied. Camp Host checked sites regularly. The Campground is a couple of miles from the fields where the Elks graze. The first morning, we saw a large Bull Elk which gave us very impressive Bugle Calls with his herd of about 10 Cow Elks. On another occasion we drove another half mile to the end of the road, parked the the car and walked over the bridge to a much large field. There were 4 Bull Elks and many Cows of various sizes. Dawn and dusk are best for Elk watching.
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
