Does Elkmont Campground have RV hookups?

189 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)

How do I reserve a site at Elkmont Campground?

Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)

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Camping at Elkmont Campground

Private campground · 211 campsites

Most campsites have no hookups.

No reviews listedBook on Recreation.gov

At a glance

No hookups
Pets welcome
River or water access

3 available sites

Available only3 open of 211 sitesTypeRV lengthSortLoop

Site D01

Popular

RV or tentNo hookupsGenerator Use loop

Available all 2 nights

$60 for 2 nights

$30/night · before taxes & fees

Site E07

Popular

TentNo hookupsGenerator Use loop

Available all 2 nights

$60 for 2 nights

$30/night · before taxes & fees

Site C07

Popular

RV or tentNo hookupsGenerator Use loop

Available all 2 nights

$60 for 2 nights

$30/night · before taxes & fees

View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Recreation.gov

Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 211 sites.

Site	Fr 13	Sa 14	Price
D01 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$30
C07 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$30
E07 tent only nonelectric	✓	✓	$30
A14 standard nonelectric	R

Site

Fr
13

Sa
14

Price

D01

standard nonelectric

✓

$30

C07

standard nonelectric

✓

$30

E07

tent only nonelectric

✓

$30

A14

standard nonelectric

3 openSites from $30/night

Book on Recreation.gov

Amenities & location

Pets Allowed
Waterfront

Pets: Pets welcome

Hookups (individual campsites): 189 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

Exact location on the provider's page.

Elkmont Campground: questions answered

Does Elkmont Campground have RV hookups?: 189 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Elkmont Campground?: Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Elkmont Campground?: Pets allowed (per the listing)

Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Hookups & power: Listing 189 no-hookup individual sites
Pets: Listing Pets allowed
Booking: Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Max rig length · Pull-through / back-in · Road & site access · Generators · Quiet hours · Cell signal · Starlink / satellite · Water · Shade · Price · Stay limits · Getting there: Not listed — check with campground

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Featured in: Most popular federal campgrounds near Great Smoky Mountains National Park · How far ahead do you need to book a campsite in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Camping at Elkmont Campground

Private campground · 211 campsites

Most campsites have no hookups.

No reviews listedBook on Recreation.gov

At a glance

No hookups
Pets welcome
River or water access

3 available sites

Available only3 open of 211 sitesTypeRV lengthSortLoop

Site D01

Popular

RV or tentNo hookupsGenerator Use loop

Available all 2 nights

$60 for 2 nights

$30/night · before taxes & fees

Site E07

Popular

TentNo hookupsGenerator Use loop

Available all 2 nights

$60 for 2 nights

$30/night · before taxes & fees

Site C07

Popular

RV or tentNo hookupsGenerator Use loop

Available all 2 nights

$60 for 2 nights

$30/night · before taxes & fees

View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Recreation.gov

Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 211 sites.

Site	Fr 13	Sa 14	Price
D01 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$30
C07 standard nonelectric	✓	✓	$30
E07 tent only nonelectric	✓	✓	$30
A14 standard nonelectric	R

Site

Fr
13

Sa
14

Price

D01

standard nonelectric

✓

$30

C07

standard nonelectric

✓

$30

E07

tent only nonelectric

✓

$30

A14

standard nonelectric

3 openSites from $30/night

Book on Recreation.gov

Amenities & location

Pets Allowed
Waterfront

Pets: Pets welcome

Hookups (individual campsites): 189 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

Exact location on the provider's page.

Elkmont Campground: questions answered

Does Elkmont Campground have RV hookups?: 189 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Elkmont Campground?: Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Elkmont Campground?: Pets allowed (per the listing)

Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Hookups & power: Listing 189 no-hookup individual sites
Pets: Listing Pets allowed
Booking: Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Max rig length · Pull-through / back-in · Road & site access · Generators · Quiet hours · Cell signal · Starlink / satellite · Water · Shade · Price · Stay limits · Getting there: Not listed — check with campground

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Bring a tent

Tent camping here: 189 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

Peak season Apr 3–Nov 29: per night
Peak season May 28–Sep 6: 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	24%	29%	45%
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 Elkmont Campground

For June weekends, book about 176 days ahead. Three in four June Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 64 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	17 days ahead	40 days ahead	13 days ahead	35 days ahead
April	33 days ahead	73 days ahead	22 days ahead	59 days ahead
May	53 days ahead	145 days ahead	35 days ahead	122 days ahead
June	64 days ahead	176 days ahead	64 days ahead	172 days ahead
July	41 days ahead	136 days ahead	35 days ahead	134 days ahead
August	20 days ahead	100 days ahead	21 days ahead	108 days ahead
September	27 days ahead	99 days ahead	24 days ahead	108 days ahead
October	52 days ahead	139 days ahead	30 days ahead	118 days ahead
November	28 days ahead	72 days ahead	21 days ahead	67 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 (145,179 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 Elkmont Campground

At a glance

3 available sites

Amenities & location

Location

Elkmont Campground: questions answered

At a glance

Campgrounds to compare

Explore nearby

Guides for this trip

Camping at Elkmont Campground

At a glance

3 available sites

Amenities & location

Location

Elkmont Campground: questions answered

At a glance

Campgrounds to compare

Big Creek RV Park of Saluda SC

Dreher Island State Park

Leach Homestead campground

Explore nearby

Guides for this trip

Big Creek RV Park of Saluda SC

Dreher Island State Park

Leach Homestead campground

Bring a tent

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

How far ahead to book Elkmont Campground

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent-only sites

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