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Campgrounds in Gatlinburg, TN

86 campgrounds in and around Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Check open sites for your dates.

Search 8,900+ campgrounds across 50+ booking sites, with live availability

Right now: 280 campsites open this weekend near Gatlinburg at 33 of the 47 campgrounds we checked.Availability read Nov 8, 7:08 AM ET

We search 50+ booking sites
  • Recreation.gov
  • Michigan DNR
  • & 43 more

Gatlinburg has 6 campgrounds, with 80 more within 25 miles. 54 list full hookups and 50 list sites of 40 ft or longer. You book through Hipcamp, Campspot and Recreation.gov.

More ways to stay near Gatlinburg: glamping & cabins (24) · RV rentals (9)

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Available this weekend near Gatlinburg

Nov 13 – Nov 15 · open every night of the stay.

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Parks in Gatlinburg first, then everything within 25 miles, nearest first (straight-line distance).

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Private campground

Camp Riverslanding

★ 4.8 (106)
Pigeon Forge, TN · 4.5 mi away
From $45/nightvia Campspot
16 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Bear Cove Village

★ 4.2 (128)
Pigeon Forge, TN · 5.4 mi away
From $59/nightvia Campspot
36 RV sitesTent site · Not listedGlamping
Private campground

Ellis Cove

Pittman Center, TN · 6.2 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
5 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Critter Camp

Sevierville, TN · 9.5 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
2 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Skip A Stone Farm

Cosby, TN · 11.7 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Roamstead

Cosby, TN · 13.1 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
30 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Public campground

Cosby Campground

★ 5.0 (807)
Cosby, TN · 16.1 mi away
From $30/nightvia Recreation.gov
23 RV sitesTent sites
Private campground

The River Life

Cosby, TN · 19.8 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
3 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Camp Tuck

Whittier, NC · 20.7 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed

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Things to do near Gatlinburg

Tours and activities from Viator; you book with Viator.

National parks near Gatlinburg

Blue Ridge Parkway · about 19 mi

From the National Park Service · 19 mi away, Blue Ridge Parkway

A bull elk with antlers crosses a road in front of a stopped car
Photo: NPS
Spot an Elk on the Heintooga Spur Road

Heintooga Ridge Road on the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway is a good place to spot elk.

color photograph of the junior ranger activity sheets and wooden badge and fabric patch
Photo: NPS Photo
Become a Blue Ridge Parkway Junior Ranger

20-120 Minutes

Becoming a Blue Ridge Parkway Junior Ranger is exciting and rewarding! Pick up your Junior Ranger Folder and instructions at any park visitor center. Then travel the parkway to get…

Night sky with multitude of stars over silhouetted tree topped mountains
Photo: NPS
Stargaze at Waterrock Knob

1-4 Hours

Stargazing on the Blue Ridge Parkway can be an amazing experience. Waterrock Knob at Milepost 451.2 is a great place to enjoy the calm quiet of the night and contemplate the…

Source: National Park Service (Blue Ridge Parkway). Photos link to nps.gov and are credited to their photographers.

How it works

Find it here. Book it with the park.

  1. Find open sitesSearch by place and dates; we check each provider's calendar for your whole stay.
  2. Check the fitHookups, amps, rig length and pull-through come from each park's own listing. When a listing doesn't say, we leave it blank.
  3. Book with the providerCampspot, Recreation.gov, ReserveAmerica, KOA and state park systems: you complete each reservation on their site.

A few good questions

How many campgrounds are in Gatlinburg?

6 campgrounds in Gatlinburg, and 86 counting everything within 25 miles.

Which campgrounds near Gatlinburg have full hookups?

54 of them list water, electric and sewer at the site; 26 list 50-amp service.

Can I bring a big rig to Gatlinburg?

50 parks within 25 miles list sites of 40 ft or longer (up to 75 ft), and 30 list pull-through sites.

What's near Gatlinburg?

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (about 9 miles, straight-line) and Douglas Lake (about 17 miles, straight-line).

How much do campgrounds near Gatlinburg cost?

Of the 33 parks that list a nightly rate, the middle starting price is about $40 a night. The park's own site has the final price for your dates.

Why we're different

The most campgrounds in one place

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Real open sites, not just listings

For 8,400+ of them we read the booking calendar, so you see which campsites, cabins and glamping stays are open for your dates.

Book on the official booking site

When you find your spot, you reserve on the campground's own booking site. We don't take payments, so Basecamping never adds a fee.

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