Cades Cove Group in TN -- Campground & RV Camping

Cades Cove Group Camp sits in a valley surrounded by mountains within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The facility features four tent-only sites accommodating up to 20 people each, serviced by flush toilets and drinking water, but no hookups or showers. An on-site camp store rents bicycles for riding the Cades Cove Loop Road and hosts interpretive programs at an adjacent amphitheater. Nearby trailheads include the 5-mile roundtrip hike to Abrams Falls. Historic 19th-century log homes, churches, and grist mills line the surrounding valley floor.

Getting there: Cades Cove Campground 10042 Campground Drive Townsend, TN 37882 865-448-2472 Lat/Long: N35.6009 W083.7742 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.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 3-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
• Crooked Arm stands 1,397 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles north.
• Abrams Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
• A group campground, with most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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