Cades Cove Campground (Tennessee)
Townsend, Tennessee 37882
865 448-2472
35.6025, -83.77667
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Cades Cove Campground has 159 campsites and is located in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The campground is located in a broad valley surrounded by mountains, offering some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities in the park. The campground has a store, drinking water, flush toilets and a dump station. There is also a nice picnic area adjacent to Green Branch creek. The campground offers easy access to many wilderness areas trails. Each campsite also has a table, fire ring with flip-over grill.
The Park is the most visited in the United States with 8-10 million enjoying the many outdoor recreational activities in the area. Some of the outdoor recreation opportunities at Great Smoky Mountains National Park include auto touring, bicycling, camping, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, picnicking. There are also many historic sites and buildings you can explore in the area.
Elkmont Campground is also nearby and in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s about 22 miles away and has 220 campsites.
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Directions:
From Maryville, TN: Take U.S. 321 North (you'll actually be driving south!) from Maryville to Townsend, TN (about 22 miles). At the traffic light in Townsend, continue straight on TN 73 and follow signs to Cades Cove.
From Pigeon Forge, TN take US 321 South (you'll be driving westerly) to Townsend, TN. Turn left (south) at Townsend onto TN 73. Follow signs to Cades Cove.
Amenities
- BBQ Grills
- Camp Store
- Campground Host
- Campsite Tables
- Drinking Water
- Dump Station
- Equestrian trail
- Equipment Rentals
- Fire Pit
- Fire Rings
- Firewood Available
- Grills
- Group Pavilion
- Ice
- Pets OK
- Picnic Tables
- Ranger Station
- Recycling Center
- Restrooms (Flush Toilets)
- Vending Machines
- Visitor Center
Activities
- Biking
- Bird Watching
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Historic Sites
- Horseback riding
- Mountain Biking
- Nature Trails
- Photography
- Picnicking
- River
- Visitor Center
- Walking Trails
- Wildlife Viewing
Regions
- Creek
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Mountains
- National Forest
- National Forest Campgrounds
Campsite Types
- RV
- Tent
- Trailer
Best Campsites:
B3, B13, B16, B21, B25, B33, B60, B68, B69, B73, B83; C9, C10, C15, C21, C22, C33, C38, C45, C52, C56, C73
Season:
Year Round
Elevation:
1,807
# of Campsites:
159
I love the National Parks. They are so beautiful. But I don’t like to book reservations through the service they are using. The people don’t know nothing about the parks other than what the web-site says. I booked a handicap spot at Cades Cove and told the lady we used cpaps and oxygen and she said I could use the generator in that spot. I got in trouble the next day for using the generator and told them I needed my equipment for breathing and said she would be back to see if she could help and never showed up again. The parks need to do there own booking and they need to have a section for people who needs medical devices to use there generators if they are no electricity . Breathing is very important. If I had a heart attack it would have been the parks fault.
Awesome – glad CampsitePhotos.com was able to help out with campsite selection and you had a great time!