A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping near

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

11 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Gatlinburg in Sevier County: 11 Park Service.

11
federal places to camp
11 Park Service
6.8 mi
to the nearest one
Elkmont Campground
2,562 ft
at the highest of them
Look Rock Campground. The lowest, Abram's Creek Campground, sits at 1,114 ft
628
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 48 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

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Within 30 miles of Gatlinburg, nearest first

11 places

  1. Elkmont Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Sevier County 6.8 miaway 2,126 ftelevation 211sites 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Spence Cabin cabin or lookout Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Sevier County 6.8 miaway 2,193 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Elkmont Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Sevier County 6.9 miaway 2,159 ftelevation 4sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Appalachian Clubhouse Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Sevier County 7 miaway 2,190 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  5. Cosby Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Cocke County 16.1 miaway 2,295 ftelevation 157sites 30 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Cosby Group Camp group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Cocke County 16.2 miaway 2,315 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Anthony Creek Horse Camp horse camp Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Blount County 17.5 miaway 1,800 ftelevation 3sites 24 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  8. Cades Cove Group group campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Blount County 17.7 miaway 1,952 ftelevation 4sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Cades Cove Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Blount County 18 miaway 1,897 ftelevation 161sites 42 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  10. Look Rock Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Blount County 25.6 miaway 2,562 ftelevation 68sites 48 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Abram's Creek Campground Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Blount County 25.9 miaway 1,114 ftelevation 16sites 12 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov