Photo: Kristina Plaas← Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Camping
Smokemont Group Campground
3 sites · $50 · Reservations · RVs to 40 ft
About Smokemont Group
Smokemont Group Campground—open May 9–October 31, 2025—is the closest family campground to Oconaluftee Visitor Center in the South District of the park. At 2,198 feet (670 m), winters are mild and summers are hot and humid. Tent and RV campsites, flush toilets, and drinking water are available. No hookups or showers. America the Beautiful passes (not accepted in lieu of the parking tag for parking outside your campsite) are sold at the campground ranger station in summer & fall or online at the USGS store.
Campsites
Site-by-site details (sizes, hookups, shade) for this campground are coming soon.
Conditions at camp
🌤️ Forecast
🔥 Wildfires nearby
No active fire perimeters nearby. ✅
🗓️ Typical weather
This campground is in the mountains and weather can rapidly change from warm and sunny to cold and rainy. Be prepared with layers and rain gear in all seasons.
Rules
All food and equipment used to prepare and store food must be sealed in a vehicle or in a camping unit constructed of solid, non-pliable material, or as otherwise directed, at all times when not in use. Campfires are permitted only in fire rings. You may collect dead and downed wood in the park for campfires. Only heat-treated firewood that is bundled and certified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or a state agency may be brought into the park. Quiet hours are 10 pm-6 am. Generator use is prohibited 8 pm-8 am. Your stay is limited to 14 consecutive days at a time. You may have up to six people per campsite. No more than two motor vehicles or one vehicle with trailer are allowed per campsite. Please keep wheels, including trailer wheels and guest cars, on the pavement. Park only in designated spaces. All tents must be pitched on the pad, where provided.
Trails near camp
- 🥾 Smokemont Loop Trail 3.8 mi
- 🥾 Smokemont Stables Trail to Towstring Horse Trail 1.9 mi
- 🥾 Bradley Fork Trail 7.2 mi
- 🥾 Carver Cemeter Access 0.3 mi
- 🥾 Newton Bald Trail 5.4 mi
- 🥾 Newton Bald Concession Horse Trail Loop 1.5 mi
- 🥾 Old Beck Cemetery Access 0.1 mi
- 🥾 New Beck-Huskey Cemetery Access 0.1 mi
- 🥾 Tow String Horse Trail 2.2 mi
- 🥾 Chambers Cemetery Access 0.6 mi
- 🥾 Conner Cemetery Access 0.1 mi
- 🥾 Queen Cemetery Access 0.2 mi
Campground information from the National Park Service. Confirm current status with the park before you go.