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Everything you need to know about camping at Elkmont Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Updated for 2026.
Elkmont 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, Walk-to sites.
Elkmont 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.
Elkmont Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park has 211 total sites. 164 Standard (no hookups) sites in the Generator Free loop, 25 Tent only sites in the Generator Free loop, 22 Walk-to sites in the Generator Free loop.
It depends on what you're looking for. For Families: Standard sites nearest the river give kids easy access to wading and swimming holes. For Tents: Walk-to and generator-free sites keep things quiet if you're tenting. For RVs: Standard sites throughout the campground accommodate RVs, though there are no hookups anywhere here.
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 anywhere here, so come prepared for dry camping
Late spring through fall. The synchronous firefly event in late spring is the single hardest stretch to book — a separate parking lottery applies then. Summer and October leaf season are also busy.
Camp.land watches Elkmont 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.
Elkmont Campground — Great Smoky Mountains National Park doesn't have traditional cabins, but offers Standard (no hookups), Tent only, Walk-to camping options.
Yes. Standard (no hookups) (Generator Free): max 164 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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