Fee Rates

Backcountry

TYPE	CAPACITY	PRICE
Backcountry permit (for up to 8 days/7 nights)	8 ppl. Special permits may be issued for a few sites that accommodate parties of up to 12.	$8 per‑person, per‑night
Thru-hiker permit (for up to 8 days/7 nights)	Per person	$44.50 per permit

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Campgrounds

SITE	PRICE
Abrams Creek Campground	$30
Balsam Mountain Campground	$30
Big Creek Campground	$30
Cosby Campground	$30
Cades Cove Campground	$30
Cataloochee Campground	$30
Deep Creek Campground	$30
Elkmont Campground	$30
Look Rock Campground Standard Sites	$30
Look Rock Campground Electric Sites	$36
Smokemont Campground	$30

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Group Camps

SITE	PRICE
Big Creek Group Camp	$30
Cades Cove Group Camp without picnic pavilion (price depends on site specific capacity)	$50 - $75
Cades Cove Group Camp with picnic pavilion	$94
Cataloochee Group Camp (no flush toilets, all other have flush toilets)	$50
Cosby Group Camp	$50
Deep Creek Group Camp	$50
Elkmont Group Camp (price depends on site specific capacity)	$38 - $75
Smokemont Group Camp	$50

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Horse Camps

SITE	PRICE
Anthony Creek Horse Camp	$30
Big Creek Horse Camp (only site with flush toilets, rest have vault toilets)	$36
Cataloochee Horse Camp	$30
Round Bottom Horse Camp	$30
Tow String Horse Camp	$30

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Picnic Pavilions

SITE	CAPACITY	PRICE
Collins Creek Picnic Pavilion	70 ppl	$32
Cosby Picnic Pavilion	55 ppl	$32
Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion	70 ppl	$32
Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion (only pavilion with vault toilets, no running water)	70 ppl	$16
Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Pavilion	70 ppl	$32
Twin Creeks Picnic Pavilion (only full day pavilion, others are half day)	150 ppl	$75

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Day Use Cabin Rentals

Learn about the Spence Cabin and Appalachian Clubhouse.

SITE	CAPACITY	PRICE
Appalachian Clubhouse	96 ppl	$300
Spence Cabin	40 ppl	$200