contact-details

  • Phone Number: 8284979270 Voice

  • Email Address: GRSM_Smokies_Information@nps.gov

  • Description:

Fees

Cost: 30.00
Description: Camping fee is per site, per night. Title: Camping Fee

Reservation

Number Of Sites Reservable: 142

Number Of Sites FirstComeFirstServe: 0

About

Smokemont Campground—open year-round—is the closest family campground to Oconaluftee Visitor Center in the South District of the park. At 2,198 feet (670 m), winters are mild and summers are hot and humid. Tent and RV campsites, flush toilets, and drinking water are available. No hookups or showers. America the Beautiful passes (not accepted in lieu of the parking tag for parking outside your campsite) are sold at the campground ranger station in summer & fall or online through the USGS store.

Directions

Reservation Details

Reservation Info: Campsite reservations are required and may be made up to six months in advance.

Regulations Overview: All food and equipment used to prepare and store food must be sealed in a vehicle or in a camping unit constructed of solid, non-pliable material, or as otherwise directed, at all times when not in use. Campfires are permitted only in fire rings. You may collect dead and downed wood in the park for campfires. Only heat-treated firewood that is bundled and certified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or a state agency may be brought into the park. Quiet hours are 10 pm-6 am. Generator use is prohibited 8 pm-8 am. Your stay is limited to 14 consecutive days at a time. You may have up to six people per campsite. No more than two motor vehicles or one vehicle with trailer are allowed per campsite. Please keep wheels, including trailer wheels and guest cars, on the pavement. Park only in designated spaces. All tents must be pitched on the pad, where provided.

Reservation Link

Reservation URL: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232486

Regulations URL: N/A

Accessibility

  • wheelchairAccess= Accessible paths to restrooms and parking areas.

  • internetInfo=

  • cellPhoneInfo=

  • fireStovePolicy= Fires are permitted only in established fire rings provided at each campsite.

  • rvAllowed= 1

  • rvInfo= Roads are paved in the campground. Site driveways are also paved.

  • rvMaxLength= 40

  • additionalInfo=

  • trailerMaxLength= 35

  • adaInfo= Seven accessible campsites. Restrooms are accessible.

  • trailerAllowed= 1

  • accessRoads= Paved Roads - All vehicles OK

    SubValue: "Paved Roads - All vehicles OK"

  • classifications= Developed Campground

    SubValue: "Developed Campground"

Amenities

  • trashRecyclingCollection= Yes - year round

  • toilets= Flush Toilets - year round

    SubValue: "Flush Toilets - year round"

  • internetConnectivity= No

  • showers= None

    SubValue: "None"

  • cellPhoneReception= No

  • laundry= No

  • amphitheater= No

  • dumpStation= Yes - year round

  • campStore= No

  • staffOrVolunteerHostOnsite= Yes - seasonal

  • potableWater= Yes - year round

    SubValue: "Yes - year round"

  • iceAvailableForSale= Yes - seasonal

  • firewoodForSale= Yes - seasonal

  • foodStorageLockers= Yes - year round

campsites

  • totalSites=142

  • group=3

  • horse=0

  • tentOnly=0

  • electricalHookups=0

  • rvOnly=44

  • walkBoatTo=0

  • other=0