Campsite #13 at Balsam Mountain Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC

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Campsite #13

9 reviews

Drive-In	6 people
24 ft	Parallel
2	good

5/29

7/25

Campsite #13 Features: Drive-In access, Parallel parking, 24ft driveway, Fire ring, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed

Campsite Reviews (9)

4.0 out of 5

5 star		44%
4 star		33%
3 star		11%
2 star		11%
1 star		0%

@RuthC12914E560 · Camped on Jul 27, 2024 at Campsite #13

Very nice and quiet. Lovely and cool at this elevation even though late July. Never saw the campground host and the campground was only about a third full. I do wish they would have hand wash soap in the bathrooms.

@PavloP73710F50 · Camped on Jul 5, 2024 at Campsite #13

The only campground at high elevation. no electricity at all. not too much places to go on foot from here.13 average spot, in the open14 trees for hammock open area33 down stairs 1 car, ok pad15 corner open area, lacks privacy32 right next to rest room, bad31 corner too close, in the open, bad30 people walk right next to it, fire place good27 people walk right next to it fire place with close to walkway29 people walk right next to it fireplace close to walk way26 next to road, 3rd best of tent walk in28 last , good privacy best of tent walk in.16 next to cornet open area.17 up against trees, tent pads close ok18 myroslavs good25 close to road and next to steep hill but ok19 good privacy good site.24 next to road near steep hill better than 25 , bit more privacy20 ok no tent pad trees around, privacy21 ok trees for hammock22 cool spot on hill23 very private away 7 secluded not to big tent pad but ok38 ok next to dish washing, openish39 private good40 private good5 weird spot, no tent pad,near road on hill open4 bad, near road, lack of space for everything42 private good, shady2 private good, shady1 near road, ok, not too much space 43 private good3 private good might not have a tent pad8 great spot9 hard to place chairs around fire ring ok, roots hill37 private ok 10 private ok11 private ok36 downhill private less trees12 less trees openish35 ring is next to 34 ring, tent pad is away. Bad34 ring in on a hill, dumb. Bad

@AnneL2049436 · Camped on May 27, 2024 at Campsite #13

Very clean! Best spots are those on the outside of the ring. On the inside of the ring the campsites are close. The only situation we encountered was one man with a camper RV ran his generator all night on a cold night. I know he thought it might have been quiet, but when you are in nature an electric noise is loud. He left the next morning otherwise I would have said something. All in all it was a beautiful place.

@MartinYCC6D0E3 · Camped on Jul 19, 2023 at Campsite #13

The campground is great. We have stayed multiple times and really enjoyed it. The host this time was very bad. He had an attitude with everyone as they checked in. I talked to people at least 5 other sites that had the same experience witg him. Bad attitude. We all witnessed him spend 30 minutes in someones campsite going thru there site. He wanted to look thru everything when no one was at a site but when someone was loud intentionally, he wouldnt do anything about that. I love the campground but when you have someone as a host that intentionally makes everyone in the campground not welcome, I will not go back. I have camped all over and never seen a host as bad!!!!

@JosephH2807051 · Camped on Jun 27, 2023 at Campsite #13

Excellent park host and excellent groundskeeper/ maintenance person.

@GabrielD581513 · Camped on Oct 7, 2022 at Campsite #13

Excellent campground. Almost all tents, almost all the way full. It makes you remember why you
Love to camp and why you like people.

@JohnR817 · Camped on Aug 4, 2021 at Campsite #13

The elevation and location are very nice. The campsites are too close together. Showers would be really nice, as would bear boxes.

@JacobK291 · Camped on Jul 12, 2021 at Campsite #13

The best campground in GSM. The majority of the people are looking for the less explored places. However, it’s not 5 star as they still permit generators almost all day. Because it’s pretty small, all you need is one person running a generator to ruin the experience for everyone.

@JasonS213 · Camped on Jul 6, 2021 at Campsite #13

Excellent campground and camp host. Quiet and away from the busyness of other more trafficked campgrounds. I will definitely be back.

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Campsite #13 at Balsam Mountain Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC

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