Cades Cove Campground

Cades Cove Campground is a campground in Townsend, Tennessee. The address on file is 10042 Campground Drive, Townsend, Tennessee 37882. It has 161 campsites. It is listed as open all year. No hookups are listed, so plan to camp self-contained. Its listed price tier is $$ on a scale of $ to $$$. We do not have current nightly rates. The phone number on file is (865) 448-2472. The official website is nps.gov.

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• Official site (nps.gov)

The closest trails in our directory are Great Smoky Mountains Backcountry (moderate, 16 miles), Cherokee National Forest (moderate, 34 miles) and Nantahala National Forest (hard, 36 miles), measured in a straight line. Other campgrounds nearby: Cades Cove Group Campground (0.3 miles), Wildflower Valley Campground (5.6 miles) and Abrams Creek Campground (8.8 miles). Straight-line distances are measured from the coordinates on file, so check a map for the drive.

• Great Smoky Mountains Backcountry (16 miles, straight-line)
• Cherokee National Forest (34 miles, straight-line)
• Nantahala National Forest (36 miles, straight-line)
• Cades Cove Group Campground (0.3 miles, straight-line)
• Wildflower Valley Campground (5.6 miles, straight-line)
• Abrams Creek Campground (8.8 miles, straight-line)

Cades Cove Campground—open year-round—combines the feel of primitive camping with the modern convenience of flush toilets and drinking water. With an elevation of 1,807 feet (551 m), the climate is moderate, characterized by mild winters and hot, humid summers. 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 through the USGS store.

Great Smoky Mountains Backcountry

Gatlinburg, TN

Moderate

Overlanding

16 mi (straight-line)

120+ miles | 1,500 - 5,000 ft

Straight-line distance. Check the map for drive time.