Smokemont Campground in NC -- Campground & RV Camping in North Carolina
Smokemont Campground in NC
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4.9 mi from Cherokee
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Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 40 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 40 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 40 ft.
- Longest published fifth-wheel site: 36 ft.
- Longest published camper-van site: 25 ft.
- 45 pull-through sites.
- Overhead clearance: 10 ft.
- Driveway grade: slight.
Campground details
Setting
Smokemont Campground sits at an elevation of 2,200 feet along the Bradley Fork River in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The campground offers tent and RV sites equipped with tent pads, grills, and fire rings, alongside amenities like flush toilets, drinking water, and sinks. A flat grassy field is available for open activities. Maintained hiking trails originate right near camp, and the river provides stream fishing. The town of Cherokee, North Carolina is located six miles away.
Getting there: There is no street address for the campground. From Cherokee, NC: Take Newfound Gap Road (aka US 441) North 6 miles. Turn right at campground sign. From Gatlinburg, TN: Take Newfound Gap Road (aka US 441) South 27 miles. Turn left at campground sign.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 142-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Mount Clark stands 1,638 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles southwest.
- 11 on the water, with most of them shaded.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
September normals 58–79°F, 4.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 8 of 100.