Favorite Campground near Smokey Mountains
What is your favorite campground near the smokey mountains? And why? We're looking for one that has a creek / river nearby that we can tube or raft down. We'd like something with a view of the mo...
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If you want true commercial type tubing where there is a shuttle to take you back and forth, then Townsend is the only one that fits the bill.
However, if you are willing to walk roughly a quarter a mile within a campground to tube, then look at Riverbend Campground in Pigeon Forge.
Nice big sites, full hookups, all concrete pads/patios, and paved road. It is 1/2 mile off the parkway, but you would never know it. It is very peaceful and has an older crowd that camps there.
Doesn't have a playground, pool, or anything like that, but plenty of area to ride bikes, and the river is mostly in the shade so you can play around in that all day long.
However, if you are willing to walk roughly a quarter a mile within a campground to tube, then look at Riverbend Campground in Pigeon Forge.
Nice big sites, full hookups, all concrete pads/patios, and paved road. It is 1/2 mile off the parkway, but you would never know it. It is very peaceful and has an older crowd that camps there.
Doesn't have a playground, pool, or anything like that, but plenty of area to ride bikes, and the river is mostly in the shade so you can play around in that all day long.
