What is the maximum RV length at Cosby Campground?

Longest RV site listed: 30 ft (23 of 23 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)

Does Cosby Campground have RV hookups?

157 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)

How do I reserve a site at Cosby Campground?

Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)

Camping at Cosby Campground, TN

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At a glance

RV sites up to 30 ft
Length limits vary by campsite.
No hookups
Pets welcome
Flush toilets
Dump station on site.

0 available sites

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We checked every night of your stay on National Park Service: no site is open for all 2 nights. Some sites are open on some nights.

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Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 157 sites.

Site	Fr 13	Sa 14	Price
A27 tent only nonelectric	–	–	$30
A28 rv nonelectric	–	–	$30
A26 tent only nonelectric	–	–	$30
A29 tent only nonelectric	–	–	$30
A30 tent only nonelectric	–	–	$30
A01 rv nonelectric	–	–	$30
A02 rv nonelectric	–	–	$30
A03 rv nonelectric	–	–	$30
A06 tent only nonelectric	–	–	$30
A07 tent only nonelectric

Site

Fr
13

Sa
14

Price

A27

tent only nonelectric

–

$30

A28

rv nonelectric

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$30

A26

tent only nonelectric

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$30

A29

tent only nonelectric

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$30

A30

tent only nonelectric

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$30

A01

rv nonelectric

–

$30

A02

rv nonelectric

–

$30

A03

rv nonelectric

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$30

A06

tent only nonelectric

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$30

A07

tent only nonelectric

Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

Day 1 · Arrive and settle in
- Check in and set up camp.
- fish for trout (per the campground listing)
Day 2 · Get out and explore
- Upper Pigeon River Rafting Trip from Hartford 6 mi · 1.8 hr · from $52/person
- 2 hour Extended Ghost and Haunt Tour of Gatlinburg 17 mi · 2 hr · from $40/person
Optional full-day extension
Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.
- White Water Rafting Experience on the Upper Pigeon River 6 mi · 1.5 hr · from $46/person

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

Tent camping here: 134 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 30 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2020 Forest River Salem FSX PLATINUM

Travel trailer · 22 ft · sleeps 5 · 32 mi from campground

$100/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Making Memories| 2023 Forest River Wildwood Xlite

Travel trailer · 25 ft · sleeps 7 · 34 mi from campground

$110/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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Smoky Mountain Hideout

Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 5 · 40 mi from campground

$82/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

View rental

Things to do

Activities near Cosby Campground

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Upper Pigeon River Rafting Trip from Hartford

6 mi · 1.8 hr · from $52/person

White Water Rafting Experience on the Upper Pigeon River

6 mi · 1.5 hr · from $46/person

Lower Pigeon River Rafting Tour

6 mi · 1.3 hr · from $45/person

See 6 more bookable tours

Mountaintop Zipline 2-Hours Activity

17 mi · 2 hr · from $123/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

Peak season May 25–Sep 7: RV $30, RV & Tent $30, Tent $30 per night

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

Month	Open	Booked	Closed
Nov 2026	0%	0%	0%
Dec 2026	0%	0%	0%
Jan 2027	0%	0%	0%
Feb 2027	0%	0%	0%
Mar 2027	0%	0%	0%
Apr 2027	0%	0%	0%

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Cosby Campground

For May weekends, book about 66 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 27 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns

Arrival month	Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least	A quarter at least	Other days: half booked at least	A quarter at least
March	7 days ahead	34 days ahead	13 days ahead	45 days ahead
April	10 days ahead	33 days ahead	17 days ahead	51 days ahead
May	27 days ahead	66 days ahead	19 days ahead	55 days ahead
June	15 days ahead	41 days ahead	19 days ahead	53 days ahead
July	12 days ahead	33 days ahead	14 days ahead	38 days ahead
August	11 days ahead	28 days ahead	10 days ahead	39 days ahead
September	13 days ahead	35 days ahead	9 days ahead	33 days ahead
October	28 days ahead	46 days ahead	18 days ahead	48 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (30,214 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Camping at Cosby Campground

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Tent-only sites

Rv nonelectric

Ideas for your stay

Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

Day 2 · Get out and explore

Optional full-day extension

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

Need an RV for your stay?

Activities near Cosby Campground

Bookable tours nearby

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

How far ahead to book Cosby Campground