About Paint Creek Campground
Number of accommodations: 20
Campground Amenities
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Potable Water -
River Access
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (91)
What Guests Are Saying
Paint Creek Campground offers beautiful sites, especially along the river, and a friendly, dedicated host, Bill, who enhances the overall experience. Campers appreciate the peaceful atmosphere, clean facilities, and local attractions, including hiking and swimming spots. While there are some minor drawbacks, such as the lack of a dump station and occasional issues with noise, the campground remains a favorite for many, ensuring a welcoming environment for both new and returning visitors.
What Guests Are Saying
Paint Creek Campground offers beautiful sites, especially along the river, and a friendly, dedicated host, Bill, who enhances the overall experience. Campers appreciate the peaceful atmosphere, clean facilities, and local attractions, including hiking and swimming spots. While there are some minor drawbacks, such as the lack of a dump station and occasional issues with noise, the campground remains a favorite for many, ensuring a welcoming environment for both new and returning visitors.
Review Summary
Kurt W
VerifiedDecember 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: West
Wonderful sites. There are several water fill stations. The only downside is there is no dumpstation for Blackwater tanks.
Brenda W
VerifiedDecember 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: West
Easy in with plenty of space between sites.
Elissa H
VerifiedOctober 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: West
Small, generally quiet with great campground host. Vault toilets could use a little help.
Melissa H
VerifiedOctober 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: West
One of our favorite campgrounds. Peaceful place. Love the host.
Jason G
VerifiedOctober 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: West
Paint Creek is one of my favorite places to stay. The campground host, Bill, is great and super friendly. He is one of the best features of the campground! Many of the campsites are right along the river, Bill takes great care of all the sites, constantly walks around and says hi! If you are new, it won't take him long to find you and welcome you. If you are a repeat customer, he goes out of his way to extend a warm greeting and make you feel right at home. We all look forward to seeing him and his wife every time we visit. If you are around the Hotsprings or Greeneville area and want to camp, this is the place.
Lucy M
VerifiedOctober 15, 2025 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: West
Great campsite a s beautiful in the fall. I will say spot 16 can get pretty smelly cause its behind the bathrooms, so keep that in mind!! After we go the fire going we couldn’t smell anything.
Jody W
VerifiedOctober 12, 2025 • Stayed at: 9, Loop: West
We had a great time and enjoyed our stay. The campground is in great shape and was very peaceful. The Host was great and he really cares about the campground and the Guests. He is the best host I have ever been around and was readily available if needed. We will be back.
John R
VerifiedOctober 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: West
Nice Campground
Christopher B
VerifiedOctober 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: East
I was on a solo motorcycle trip called the Southeast Backcountry Discovery Route. The SEBDR passes through multiple National Forests including the Cherokee National Forest and Paint Creek Campground. The hosts Bill and Pam were friendly and knowledgeable. This is a popular campground for families. There were many campers that had been coming to Paint Creek for many years. Each morning a whole crew of campers and locals came to Bill and Pam’s for coffee and breakfast.
I would recommend taking a ride up to the Rich Mountain Fire Tower. The road could be a challenge for some vehicles, but great on a dual sport motorcycle, truck or SUV.
There is no cell service at this campground. I have a satellite communication device that worked perfectly.
I highly recommend Paint Creek Campground and plan to return again.
Daniel B
VerifiedSeptember 30, 2025 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: West
Beautiful campground with a beautiful 1 mile hiking loop around it and multiple swimming holes.
We stayed in sites 17 and 18. Site 17 is conveniently located next to the bathroom house. 2 issues with this, the flood lights are on a pole and go on and off constantly ALL day and night. We started calling it a disco light it was so bad! This needs to be changed/fixed immediately. The other was the smell from the bathrooms (terrible). Stay away from Site 17 until the light is fixed at least.
The campground host (Bill) is one of the best parts with stories for days and a joy for life that he spreads throughout the campground while checking on everything daily.
Location Paint Creek Campground
Address:
1965 Lower Paint Creek Rd
Greeneville, TN, 37743
United States
Latitude & Longitude: 35.9784 / -82.8445
Elevation: 531 feet
Policies & Rules
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It is your responsibility to read, know, understand, and follow all specific rules and regulations which are also posted at the campground. |
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Be Bear Wise: Food storage compliance is strictly enforced. Store all food and trash in hard-sided containers and vehicles while not in use. Never have attractants in your tent. Violations of the food storage order are ticketable offenses and subject to fines. Food and trash left unattended will be impounded by campground staff. A copy of the Food Storage Order can be found at https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/nfs/files/r08/cherokee/publication/Food%20and%20Refuse%20Storage%20Requirements.pdf |
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Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more. |
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The following items are expressly prohibited:
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Access road is narrow and steep with some sharp curves. |
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Use designated fire rings for all fires. Do not build additional fire rings. No burning plastic or other non-wood materials except local wood in fire pits and charcoal in grills. |
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Max of 2 vehicles per site. All vehicles must be parked within the driveway or designated parking area of the site and no part of the vehicle may extend onto the road or into the woods. |
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Max of 5 people per site, including infants and children. Max of 2 tents and 1 canopy. |
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All users' equipment must be contained within the site. Sites must be kept neat and orderly. |
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All animals must be crated or on a leash not longer than 6 feet. |
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Water spigots are shared between sites. |
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Check-out time is 12:00PM. Check-in time is 2:00PM. If you arrive earlier, you may have to wait for a campsite. |
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Forest Service Volunteer Campground Hosts help manage the area and can provide visitor information. |
