Smokey Mountains: Cades Cove vs Smokemont
Hi All, We are planning a trip to the Smokies for next year and would like to stay in the park. Which campground would be better for large travel trailers? Ours is 35 feet long. Both say trailer...
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We love going to the Smoky Mtns NAtl Park... Our pick for Camp Ground is ELKMONT... It will handle your size trailer just fine. You do know there is no hookups inside the Smoky Mtns Natl park. Only water from a spigot in front of each of the many bath room buildings stationed about every three or so camp rolls... If you want hookups my best choice would be to get something in the TOWNSEND Area as this will keep you out of the tourist hoop-la in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge...
ELKMONT has a very good tree cover and you will be in the shade most of the time. Thats helps alot when camping with no A/C. There is also a very loud small river (I would call it a creek) that runs through the camp ground... When it rains at ELKMONT the heavy tree cover will drip rainwater for a few days after the rain storm. Lots of camp setups under a large tarp can be found all over ELKMONT Camp.
We love to do the CADES COVE motor trail but do not like camping at the camp ground at Cades Cove. Reminds me of a truck stop hehe...
The Natl Park and surrounding towns really gets crowded during the MAY-JUNE time frame when the special Synchronous Elkmont Fireflies Event in the Smoky Mountains. These special fireflies only happen here in ELKMONT and somewhere in South America I think it is. They all flash at the same time...
We always like to go to the Smokys in the SEP/OCT time frame...
Roy Ken
ELKMONT has a very good tree cover and you will be in the shade most of the time. Thats helps alot when camping with no A/C. There is also a very loud small river (I would call it a creek) that runs through the camp ground... When it rains at ELKMONT the heavy tree cover will drip rainwater for a few days after the rain storm. Lots of camp setups under a large tarp can be found all over ELKMONT Camp.
We love to do the CADES COVE motor trail but do not like camping at the camp ground at Cades Cove. Reminds me of a truck stop hehe...
The Natl Park and surrounding towns really gets crowded during the MAY-JUNE time frame when the special Synchronous Elkmont Fireflies Event in the Smoky Mountains. These special fireflies only happen here in ELKMONT and somewhere in South America I think it is. They all flash at the same time...
We always like to go to the Smokys in the SEP/OCT time frame...
Roy Ken
