Campground
Cades Cove Campground
Townsend, Tennessee
Camp next to the park's most-visited valley and its 11-mile loop.
- Price
- US$30 per night
- Booking
- Book ahead
- Sites
- 161
Cades Cove has 161 sites in a wooded area at the start of the loop road. It is open year-round with a winter subset. Wildlife in the valley, including bears and deer, is the draw.
Good to know
- Loop road is closed to cars on some mornings for cycling
- Go at dawn for wildlife
- Bears are active
- Best time
- Spring and autumn
- Open
- Open year-round with winter loops
- Getting there
- Sealed road, rigs to 40 ft
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Dump station
- Fire pits
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Drinking water
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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