Elkmont Group Camp

The group campsite was perfect for our family. With 6 adult children & their families... we were able to “camp together” but each couple/family stayed in their own tents. With this site we were able to eat & hangout as an entire family. Many times we need to book several “traditional sites” most the time not near each other; not with this site, this was GREAT ! Just remember it is in the wildlife, so keep all food stored in the cars. (Even though I heard the park has a fine for not doing this, it is the smart thing to do!) We will return ! My Adult Children want this to become an annual vacation event; staying at this group campgrounds. For us, several went to nearby attractions; while we took the grandchildren and younger children on “walks” to see nature, we even put our feet in the streams. (Take drinking water with you as walking needs a drink, several of us did, ones that though we were silly, happily shared our water.) EVERYONE had fun ! Those that wanted to spend money at attractions sites nearby towns & those of us that wanted to spend time in Nature. (A couple of our group that did attractions were sad they missed our hiking/walking adventures and said “next time” we will go hiking. :-) GREAT opportunities to take wonderful photos ! The background makes the photos !

Beautiful, large campsite away from the main camping loops. Private, convenient, comfortable with great amenities.

The combination of the lack of bathrooms and the camp store was very frustrating. It seems like the campground would have a lower fee while these inconveniences are ongoing

Cash in your life's savings to buy ice. $4.38 a bag. It was so hot and with 19 people we had to buy 8-10 bags a day. Buy in town in you are headed that way.

We had Elkmont Group camp #4. The space was awesome and very secluded from all other campsites! The fire pit had a removable grill grate, which is super helpful! The 3 bay grill in the picnic area is hard to get coals underneath the grates, plus it is a two person job to move the grate up or down. The porta-potties were super clean and no one minded that the bathroom was closed! Would definitely repeat this campsite again!

The ranger who was there was also really really helpful and friendly! She was a great source of knowledge and just plain fun to talk to too!

Great site for a group. Has 6 picnic tables & 2 fire pits, would be nice if it were directly next to the river but it's only a 3 minute walk away.

Excellent central location within the park. Less than an hour to Cades Cove, 15 minutes to Gatlinburg and Sugarlands, an hour to Cherokee. Yet still felt secluded. Great walks in the woods.

This was an awesome group campsite. Highly recommend GP02 out of all the group sites. GP01 would be my second choice. They are the two flattest options with the most space. We had our 1.5 yr. old with us and while there are ledges (maybe 2 ft tall) and a few steps, it is the safest for small kids. The other sites are in steeper, more rugged spots. The sites are just BEAUTIFUL and we saw many wild turkeys and one coyote. There is a lot of poison ivy/oak around the site though, so don't let little ones wander too far unsupervised. Multiple great spots to hang hammocks (we had 5 set up at one point and there was still space for more). You can maybe comfortably fit 6 tents of various sizes on the 2 tent pads, but it was tight. We had a group of 13 (a lot of single people, hence the # of tents and hammocks) and it was the perfect size. It could fit many more if you're sharing tents. The fire pit space is awesome and the picnic tables were nice quality (fiberglass, not wood, so they wiped dry easily after it rained). My only complaints were the state of the bathrooms. The counter and toilets themselves were clean and there was toilet paper and soap, but the building was COVERED in bugs (moths, centepedes, spiders, etc. which, I get it, it's in the woods, what can you do). And the price of wood at the camp store must have increased recently...nearly $10 a bundle for wet wood, wasn't very happy about that, hence 4 stars. Regardless, we will definitely be back (we will just bring our own approved wood next time).

Loved the group campsites

Nice sites, set away from each other