Chilhowee Campground

Labor Day Weekend, with popup and tent. Good time. Believe what they say about not using steep gravel road up from Benton; we made it, but barely. Come up from Ocoee Ranger Station and see great overlooks along the paved road. Swimming and Kayaking with our own boat good in lake near campground. Trail maps and signs are a bit confusing; there are signs, but hard to tell what trail they point to. Benton Falls, a popular destination, is not even on the signs, just the various trail names and numbers. Main complaint is about no-show campers, not the fault of campground. Area was sold out for weekend, we barely got a reservation, and then found numerous empty sites. Host said yes, they are technically now available, but they don't offer them because if the person finally shows, a day late, they get cranky. Sign was posted at Ocoee saying "all sites are full." Tent area with about 20 sites was completely empty, but apparently not counted by park, as they are not reservable, but are good sites. Appeared there would always be space. Biggest rigs don't come as much because of steep road and no water-sewer hookups. There are faucets along the road, and a dump station. Some electric. Nice almost new shower houses at campground and lake.

Nice simple campground.

We have stayed at several campgrounds this season and Chilhowee is by far our favorite. Beautiful area. Clean showers and bathrooms. A big bonus is the LoopA camp host. They have been awesome in answering questions and just being a friendly face. We will definitely be staying again.

Great campground!!

Another wonderful trip to the top of the mountain. Campground wasn't overcrowded which makes the days and nights quiet and more relaxing. Plenty of shade over our site so the hot days were pleasant to sit and relax. The best thing about our trip was we was not bothered by the forest service. Actually, I didn't even see any forest service trucks all week other than the ones servicing campground garbage.

Make sure you bring everything you need, it's appr. a 20 mile round trip to the nearest C-Store and probably 28-30 miles to a store.

The fish where constantly nipping at us which was the only bad thing. Outside that the campgrounds and facilitys are beautiful and well maintained.

We love camping here because it is quite and I was raised in the area.

lots of hiking areas, and the waterfall is worth the trip. Nice, quiet, and wooded campground. We plan to come back :) we loved how isolated the sites were with a few that were close enough to each other for families to share.

The power was off for the first three days, no showers second day they brought portable toilets. The host was doing their best to accommodate campers but I thought I should get a partial refund for the days without power.