Smoky Mountain National Park Area Camping

When you go, don't forget to go up the mountain to Clingman's Dome, then continue over the mountain to Cherokee. We like the Maggie Valley/Waynesville area. When you get to Cherokee, just before you get out of the park, go north on the Blue Ridge Parkway for some really nice views. In the north east part of the park is an area called Cataloochie Valley. It's sort of a smaller version of Cades Cove. A real interesting partially dirt mountain road into there, and there are elk in the meadows there, which also can sometimes be seen at the Smokemont park entrance.