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The Southern Highlands of the Appalachian Trail are maintained by several Volunteer Hiking Clubs shown below on the right. Each offers opportunity to volunteer for help, and some include scheduled recreational hikes. If your organization is not represented, please contact webclick@greatsmoky.com for inclusion, thanks.


Regulations Concerning Pets
Leashed pets are allowed in developed areas and along roads, but are not allowed on park trails.  more... (from www.nps.gov)

Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Park Headquarters Contact Information
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
107 Park Headquarters Rd.
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
865/436-1200

Download park map (from www.nps.gov) for sites.

The National Park Service maintains developed campgrounds at 10 locations in the park:

Big Creek Balsam Mountain
Abrams Creek Deep Creek
Cosby Elkmont
Cataloochee Look Rock
Cades Cove Smokemont

Great Smoky Mountain Campground schedules:

Campground

Map

Number
of Sites

Fee

Elevation

2007 Open/Close
Dates

Maximum RV Length

Abrams Creek

Map*

16

$14

1,125'

3/9-10/31

12'

Balsam Mountain

Map*

46

$14

5,310

5/11-10/9

30'

Big Creek

Map*

12

$14

1,700

3/9-10/31

No RVs

Cades Cove
Reserve Now

Map*

159

$17-$20

1,807'

Year Round

40'

Cataloochee

27

$17

2,610'

3/9-10/31

31'

Cosby
Reserve Now

Map*

165

$14

2,459'

3/9-10/31

25'

Deep Creek

Map*

92

$17

1,800'

4/1-10/31

26'

Elkmont
Reserve Now

Map*

220

$17-$23

2,150'

3/9-11/30

Trailers-32'
Motor Homes-35'

Look Rock

Map*

68

$14

2,600'

5/11-10/31

No size limit

Smokemont
Reserve Now

Map*

142

$17-$20

2,198'

Year Round

Trailers-35'
Motor Homes-40'


Campgrounds


Great Smoky Mountain campground camping  is primitive by design. Besides sites nestled in the woods and along rivers, all campgrounds provide cold running water and flush toilets. No hook-ups are available in the Park. Pets must be restrained at all times, and are not permitted on hiking trails.

Disposal stations for trailer holding tanks are found at Smokemont, Deep Creek, Cades Cove, and Cosby Campgrounds and across the road from the Sugarlands Visitor Center.

The ten developed campgrounds in the park are at Smokemont, Elkmont, Cades Cove, Cosby, Deep Creek, Look Rock, Balsam Mountain, Cataloochee, Big Creek, and Abrams Creek. Fees are charged. Sites at Cades Cove, Elkmont, and Smokemont may be reserved for the period May 15 to October 31 through the National Park Service Reservation Service at 1-800-365-CAMP. Reservations can be made up to 2-3 months in advance, depending on the date of stay.

Leconte Lodge address

LeConte Lodge Reservations: 
Contact Wilderness Lodging at 865.429.5704 or write to 250 Apple Valley Road, Sevierville, TN 37862. Reservations are accepted beginning October 1, 2001 for the 2002 season. Write, call or email for printed information. 
email:
reservations@leconte-lodge.co
www.leconte-lodge.com 


Group Campgrounds  (from www.nps.gov)- large campsites suitable for groups of eight people or more. Located in front country campgrounds.

Horse Camps (from www.nps.gov) - Small campgrounds, accessible by vehicle, that offer hitch racks for horses and primitive camping facilities.


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