NPS · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Cataloochee Campground

22 of 27 sites fit 25 ft

Book one of 12, 10, 11, 14, 17, 20 and 16 more

Longest for your rig: 34 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: water
Entry: Pull-through
ADA sites: —
Elevation: 2,627 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

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Every bookable site

The 22 sites that take a 25 ft rig, drawn where they sit.

Fits your 25 ft rig — 22 sites

Too short for 25 ft — 5 sites

2124 ft limit · back · gravel 324 ft limit · back · gravel 924 ft limit · back · gravel 2422 ft limit · back · gravel 1920 ft limit · back · gravel

fits 25 ft (22) too short (5) not published (0)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s; roads, water and terrain are not shown, so this says where the sites are and not how you drive between them.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Cataloochee Group Camp NC · tent-only	1 mi NE	3	—	none
2	Cataloochee Horse Camp NC	2 mi W	7	—	none
3	Balsam Mountain Campground NC	7 mi SW	43	24 ft	none
4	Round Bottom Horse Camp NC	7 mi W	5	—	none
5	Big Creek Campground (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) NC · tent-only	8 mi N	12	—	none
6	Big Creek Group Camp NC · group	8 mi N	1	—	none

this campground numbered to match the tableClick a marker for what it is and how far. Straight-line distances, not driving distances; the inset shows where this sits in the state. For directions, open this location in OpenStreetMap.

Everything else on record

Bookable sites: 27
Longest driveway: 46 ft
Max occupancy per site: 6
Reservable sites: 27
Coordinates: 35.6312, -83.0855
Nearest place: Waynesville
Phone: 828-497-9270
Elevation: 2,627 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/233284 · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain
USGS Elevation Point Query Service · fetched from https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json · retrieved 2026-08-17 · public-domain