Cades Cove Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

Cades Cove Campground is part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee (1 hr 7 min southeast of Knoxville, TN) with an elevation of 1,807 feet. There are a total of 161 campsites. The campground is open all year. 130 sites can accommodate RVs between 20 and 80 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring with grill. 2 sites have electric hookups. There is a fee of $30.00 per night. Some amenities include drinking water, dump station, general store, restroom, amphitheater, ice, flush toilets. Activities include fishing, horseback riding, hiking trails.

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4.4 out of 5

5 star		63%
4 star		20%
3 star		9%
2 star		4%
1 star		2%

@ReginaM4110698 · Camped on Nov 12, 2024 at Campsite #C49

Very quiet. Arrived late, left early.

@ChrisQA26C2EF1 · Camped on Nov 11, 2024 at Campsite #B1

Our camp site was quiet and well maintained. We had a flock of turkeys come by daily.

@RobertD9538610 · Camped on Nov 11, 2024 at Campsite #C40

Great place to stay to hike, or access the loop.

@KimberlyW93778 · Camped on Nov 11, 2024 at Campsite #C21

Campground is always so clean especially the bathrooms.Beautiful setting and so quiet in the fall.Love this place!

@BrettB6065474 · Camped on Nov 11, 2024 at Campsite #C67

$30 and they dont keep soap in the bathrooms.

@JohnB8383631 · Camped on Nov 11, 2024 at Campsite #C9

Campground was clean and well maintained. Nothing fancy, but for its location, just fine. Sites are level and big enough. Convenient to be at the start/end of the loop to do evening and early morning drives. Restrooms, while dated, were adequate. Camp store was well stocked. Will definitely be returning.

@CandaceRCB2002 · Camped on Nov 9, 2024 at Campsite #B26

The tent camp site was easy to access and set up- very level with drive up parking. The bathrooms in the B section were surprisingly clean and well stocked. The camp store had everything you needed (or didn't know you needed). The bathrooms at the camp store were a mess and had run out of soap and toilet paper.

@AshleyB6861526 · Camped on Nov 9, 2024 at Campsite #B36

Loved it!

@ErikM184509056 · Camped on Nov 9, 2024 at Campsite #B78

Another excellent stay at Cades cove campground. Site B78 was a great location. The camp store was very nice and the ice cream and pretzels were a nice treat.

@KevinH9468586 · Camped on Nov 9, 2024 at Campsite #B11

Great location near Cades Cove, lots of hiking options easily accessible by foot; restrooms were easy to access and it was handy being near the camp store. I like that there was no internet service, really felt like we were getting away and enjoying a peaceful, relaxing weekend in nature. Beautiful spot!

@HarrisonC25A9D · Camped on Nov 9, 2024 at Campsite #C51

Clean and well maintained. Beautiful national park!

@RickyHC2464DFF · Camped on Nov 8, 2024 at Campsite #C49

Clean, quiet place to relax.

@ToddC4002059 · Camped on Nov 8, 2024 at Campsite #C38

Nice campground, facilities were convenient, clean and easily accessible. Soap in the public bathroom would have been a nice-to-have. I arrived in the evening and checked myself in and had to find my own campsite, also checked myself out.

@JohnB8383631 · Camped on Nov 4, 2024 at Campsite #B22

Walk the trails

@GaryH6725051 · Camped on Nov 3, 2024 at Campsite #B42

Leave your dogs at home! To many dogs barking!

@MaryElleD277A7 · Camped on Nov 1, 2024 at Campsite #C26

Nice campground. Bathhouse was clean and had enough stalls and running water. The trash cans are convenient and we didn't find it loud or smelly. Tent pad at site easily fit two small tents.

@PatriciaD19138 · Camped on Nov 1, 2024 at Campsite #B20

Cades Cove is a beautiful mountain area. Very diverse area. Lots to see and do in the Townsend Tn area.

@FrankK5195099 · Camped on Oct 31, 2024 at Campsite #B8

The campsites were clean and spacious. Other campers were respectful and quiet. The staff were helpful and courteous. Our stay was very enjoyable.

@KathyC9607069 · Camped on Oct 31, 2024 at Campsite #B79

I don't understand why, maintaining the fresh water spickets at the dump station can't be maintained. For the last three years only one has worked. I waited over an hour to fill my water tank. Some people are running hoses a hundred feet across the campground to fill fresh water from bath houses.

@QingZ79575351F · Camped on Oct 29, 2024 at Campsite #B17

It is too close each other, everything else is ok.

@ReneeC2425718 · Camped on Oct 28, 2024 at Campsite #B56

Spent 9 days camping at Cades Cove Campground for our annual fall camping vacation. Its was wonderful vacation as usual; just wished the weather would have been cooler. Cades Cove Campground is one of our favorites. I don't want to say too much good stuff about it because its hard enough now to be able to get a reservation for a campsite that will accommodate our 28ft 5th wheel [ha-ha]. Overall its great; with a dump station &, available fresh water tank filler in the campground. One thing on the downside is that it gets high gusty winds that can bring large branches down on your vehicles so that's something you have to watch out for.

@CraigP9880339 · Camped on Oct 27, 2024 at Campsite #B59

put in electric would cut down on pollution and noise from generators

@MichaelJ550489 · Camped on Oct 27, 2024 at Campsite #C18

Campsite was nice and quiet. No hot water in bathroom but there was outside of the bathroom.

@JeffM1730911 · Camped on Oct 26, 2024 at Campsite #B16

Had a wonderful and peaceful weekend in Cades Cove. Hiked a total of 17.4 miles , saw some amazing views of the colors , and a few bears. Will be back again!!!

@TeresaG8479832 · Camped on Oct 25, 2024 at Campsite #B53

It was a beautiful but busy October weekend for our camping trip. We were able to navigate the traffic. It took two hours to drive the loop road, but worth it. We saw a Momma Bear and her cub and another black bear in the drive The absolute best thing in planning and going on this trip was the staff at the ranger station. They were helpful, professional, and fun! Outstanding staff. The ladies were terrific.Worst part was navigating recreation gov website and lack of a working map at that site. I suggest some improvements for your site. Not sure you are worth what GSMNP pays you to take reservations.

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