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Everything you need to know about camping at Cades Cove Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Updated for 2026.
Cades Cove Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a federal campground booked on recreation.gov, where the current nightly fee is shown at checkout. It has Standard (no hookups), Tent only sites.
Cades Cove Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is booked through recreation.gov, typically up to 6 months in advance. Popular weekends fill quickly, so reserve the moment the window opens, and set a Camp.land alert to catch cancellations if your dates are already full.
Cades Cove Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park has 161 total sites. 130 Standard (no hookups) sites in the Loop B loop, 31 Tent only sites in the Loop B loop.
It depends on what you're looking for. For Families: Loop B sites are close to the camp store and an easy walk to the loop road. For Tents: Tent-only sites in Loop B keep you away from RV generator noise. For RVs: Standard sites throughout Loop B accommodate RVs, though the campground has no hookups.
Essentials: tent or RV (depending on site type), sleeping bags, cooler with ice, firewood (can't collect wood in most Texas parks), sunscreen, bug spray, water bottles, and headlamps. No hookups here, so plan for dry camping
Spring and fall. Wildflower season in spring and leaf-peeping in October are the busiest stretches; the loop road itself gets heavy traffic and occasional closures on summer weekends.
Camp.land watches Cades Cove Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park on recreation.gov around the clock and emails you the moment a cancellation opens up. People cancel all the time — especially midweek. You can also try walk-up sites on the day of arrival, but availability isn't guaranteed.
Cades Cove Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park doesn't have traditional cabins, but offers Standard (no hookups), Tent only camping options.
Yes. Standard (no hookups) (Loop B): max 130 sites, No hookups · tents and small rigs. Check equipment length limits for your specific RV.
Set an alert and we’ll email you the moment a cancellation opens on recreation.gov. We watch it around the clock.
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