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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Camping
 
Campsite in Cades Cove

Amy Nichter Photo

Most frontcountry campsites in the park are wooded.

The park offers several different types of campsites:

• Backcountry - for backpackers. Requires hiking several miles to a site located in the park's backcountry.

• Frontcountry - camping near your car in a developed campground that has restrooms with cold running water and flush toilets. Each individual campsite has a fire grate and picnic table.

• Group Campgrounds - large campsites suitable for groups of eight people or more. Located in frontcountry campgrounds.

• Horse Camps - Small campgrounds, accessible by vehicle, that offer hitch racks for horses and primitive camping facilities.

Campground facilities and the procedures for obtaining a site in each type are different. Click on the titles above for additional information about facilities, reservations, and operating seasons.

 
Campground Rules and Regulations
Includes food storage regulations, generator use and quiet hours
 

Quarantine Notice: The possession of firewood originating from a location for which a federal or state firewood quarantine is in effect is prohibited in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Click for additional information about this quarantine, including states affected.
Download a Smokies Trip Planner
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Information about favorite destinations, popular activities, and a park map
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Regulations Concerning Pets
Regulations Concerning Pets
Leashed pets are allowed in developed areas and along roads, but are not allowed on park trails.
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Maps of trails and campgrounds as well as general park maps are available.
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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infestation
Hemlock Woolly Adelgids
Eastern hemlock trees are under attack from a non-native insect called the hemlock woolly adelgid.
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Last Updated: September 26, 2011 at 11:42 MST