Elkmont Campground

No power, no septic no water at site, no showers but toilet and sinks in bathrooms. That's the bad side.
Gorgeous river spacious sites quite mountain serenity. Cheap sites $30.
My favorite place on earth Cades Cove 17 miles away. Gatlinburg 9 miles away.
Pigeon Forge 18 miles away.
Gates do not closes so late nights in Gatlinburg are OK. Summertime bring tube floats for river. Wood must be kiln dried and approved by forestry division available at campground $9.95 expensive.
Elkmont was a former logging camp and building restoration looks good.

Great campground. Tons of great sites. Clean bathrooms. Staff was very courteous and helpful. Decent proximity to Gatlinburg in case you need anything or want to visit. Not much further to Townsend. Definitely my favorite campground out of all the GSMNP parks.

Had a wonderful 5 day stay at Elkmont. The hosts, the Whitikers, and all the staff were kind and helpful and, if you're lucky, you might get a song or 2 to brighten your day. Bathrooms and grounds were cleaned daily. Sites are large, the campground is beautiful and located on a rushing rocky river. It's pitch dark out there so look up at the amazing starry nights. Very peaceful. We had no cell service but it was a nice break from reality. Highly recommend Elkmont and look forward to returning.

Absolutely amazing. Camped my entire life but first time ever at a national park. Site c7 right next to the restrooms. Tent pad and picnic table and space for camper and fire ring at nearly all sites. . It was amazing. Saw several turkeys on site. No electricity but generator hours 8 a - 8 pm. Absolutely stunning. No Verizon service. Vzw less than 10 miles away towards sugarland to call text loved ones. Camp store was very friendly and offered camping basics. Restrooms were amazingly clean. Cleaned daily. Even if you don’t get a site on the river the camp is so quiet it can be heard from several 100 feet away.

I really like this campground, however the beautiful setting compensates for several negatives. The location is great with a beautiful river next to the campground and streams running throughout. The spots are nicely separated. You do need to put away (essentially) everything each night due to bears and that’s a bit of a hassle but not much you can do about that. The bathrooms are old and there is no soap. There are also no showers but bathrooms were kept fairly clean. The ice is overpriced and I think their supplier is shorting them on ice - a 7 pound bag seemed to have about 4 pounds of ice. There are several great trails nearby. If you can deal with the (relatively) minor issues, it’s a great place to stay.

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