NPS · Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Elkmont Campground

Elkmont Campground — public domainWarren Bielenberg via Recreation.gov

Nothing here fits 42 ft of 211 sites

Longest for your rig: 35 ft
Booking: Reservable
Hookups: electric
Entry: Back-in only
ADA sites: 10
Elevation: 2,126 ft
Vehicles: up to 2

Book on Recreation.gov →the official reservation system; we take no cut

Every bookable site

No site here takes a 42 ft rig. The layout, for what it is worth.

Too short for 42 ft — 160 sites

A1335 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles A2435 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles C0135 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles C0235 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles C0435 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles C0635 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles C1035 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles D0135 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles D0235 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles D0935 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles D1035 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles D1235 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles E0335 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles E0435 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles E0635 ft vehicle · back · paved · 2 vehicles E0835 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles E1635 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles E1735 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles F0135 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles F0635 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles G2235 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles H0535 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles H0735 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles J0335 ft 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paved · 2 vehicles G1021 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles G2121 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles G2521 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles H0321 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles H1121 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles J0821 ft vehicle · back · paved · 2 vehicles K0121 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles K0621 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles L0121 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles M0121 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles M0621 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles N0421 ft vehicle · back · paved · 2 vehicles N0621 ft vehicle · back · paved · 2 vehicles N0721 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles B1015 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles C0715 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles E0915 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles G0915 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles G1115 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles G1515 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles G1615 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles G2015 ft limit · back · paved · 2 vehicles G2615 ft limit · back · paved 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Tents only — no rig permitted here — 51 sites

A05no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles A07no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles A09no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles A11no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles A28no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles B02no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles B03no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles B04no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles B05no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles B06no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles B11no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles B21no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B22no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B23no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B24no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B25no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B26no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B27no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B29no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B30no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B31no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B32no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B33no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B34no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B35no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles B36no rigs permitted · paved · 2 vehicles D08no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles E05no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles E07no rigs permitted · back · paved · 1 vehicle E12no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles F07no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles F11no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles F12no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles G05no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles G17no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles G18no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles H10no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles J02no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles J14no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles J16no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles K07no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles K12no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles L02no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles L06no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles L12no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles L14no rigs permitted · parallel · paved · 2 vehicles M05no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles N01no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles N02no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles N03no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles N05no rigs permitted · back · paved · 2 vehicles

fits 42 ft (0) too short (210) not published (0)Click a site for what it publishes and a way to book it. Positions are the agency’s across 2 loops; roads, water and terrain are not shown, so this says where the sites are and not how you drive between them. 1 site has no published coordinate and is in the lists but not on the map.

Within 60 miles

Map marker#	Campground	Distance	Sites	Longest for your rig	Hookups
1	Elkmont Group Camp TN · tent-only	0 mi W	4	—	none
2	Anthony Creek Horse Camp TN	11 mi W	3	—	none
3	Cades Cove Group TN · tent-only	11 mi W	4	—	none · pull-through
4	Cades Cove Campground TN	12 mi W	161	42 ft	electric · pull-through
5	Deep Creek Group Camp NC · tent-only	16 mi SE	3	—	none
6	Deep Creek Campground (NC) NC	16 mi SE	92	30 ft	none · pull-through

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: 211
Non-site records excluded: 6
Longest driveway: 55 ft
Max occupancy per site: 6
Reservable sites: 211
Coordinates: 35.6588, -83.5827
Phone: 865-430-5560 FOR RESERVATIONS CALL 1-877-444-6777
Elevation: 2,126 ft

Sources

Recreation Information Database (RIDB) · fetched from https://ridb.recreation.gov/api/v1/facilities/232487 · 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