Campsite #10 at Cataloochee Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC

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Campsite #10

9 reviews

Drive-In	6 people
35 ft	Back-In
2	no signal

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Campsite #10 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 35ft driveway, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site

Campsite Reviews (9)

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@TracyT2929676 · Camped on Aug 17, 2025 at Campsite #10

We enjoyed our stay at Cataloochee. The campsite was great and the camp host was very helpful.

@MichelleP94407 · Camped on Jul 19, 2025 at Campsite #10

Very Nice campground. Nothing too special, but just very pleasant. No showers, but that wasn't a big deal. Having a wash sink, flush toilets, and sinks was a plus. We were in site 10- quite a large setup & close to the stream, which was nice. About a 3/4 walk down the road gets you to the Palmer house where you will see many elk. We also saw a bear at the stream & a rattlesnake in the field. Very quiet area as far as people- but a good amount of wildlife.

@JamieS2917031 · Camped on Sep 2, 2024 at Campsite #10

Cataloochee is a small campground that requires advance reservations. We were there midweek for 2 nights and it was quiet and there were many open sites. The road into the campground is very narrow, mostly gravel, 10 miles long with many blind curves and switchbacks. If you survive the drive in and don't meet someone towing an RV or horse trailer you will be rewarded with a lovely, secluded place to spend some time. Timing is everything! If you are towing, don't arrive before noon and don't leave too late in the morning. The road into Cataloochee could be considered One Way for towing. Morning is for those leaving the campground and afternoon is for arrivals. There is no hot water, no showers and no dump station. There are water pumps at the campground so you can fill your fresh water tank. The campground host is lovely and kept an eye on things without being intrusive. The restrooms are clean and have a soap dispenser. It's a beautiful campground next to a creek with lots of wildlife (especially elk) and many hiking trails. We recommend the campsites on the outside of the loop. The ones in the middle have no privacy and are quite small.

@RobertB6182770 · Camped on Aug 12, 2024 at Campsite #10

If you take your time and use lower gears, the drive to the Cataloochee campground is fine; a lot of it is paved. The friendly campground host gave us the tag for our campsite and warned us about recent visits by a mama bear and two cubs. We never saw them. We have a small RV, and moving it would have been inconvenient, so we walked wherever we went. One afternoon we moved our chairs a little to watch the two bull elk and three cows wandering around the campground entertaining some children playing and eating leaves. Another day we walked with our dog to the old ranger station and the Will Messer Barn with its new metal roof and had lunch. The Jarvis Palmer House was our lunch spot for the next day where we ate on the back steps of the house and watched 6 elk munching on the grassy field between the house and the barn. Two elk wandered into the "Blacksmith Shop" and licked something inside above the door frame. They paid no attention to our 10-pound barking dog.We enjoyed our campsite. The fire ring was used for S'mores every night. The lantern post was used to tie up our dog with enough leash to explore some trees on our campsite. There was always room in the bear-proof trash recepticles, and the restroom were kept in good shape.This our third year camping here and we'll be back because it's a wonderful get-away to part of God's creation we don't see often and where, unlike many other campgrounds, there is no internet to distract us from enjoying it.

@CharlesC950415 · Camped on Jul 21, 2024 at Campsite #10

saw lots of elk. even four hogs that need to die.lots of trails to walk

@RickeyS857 · Camped on Jul 3, 2021 at Campsite #10

great trails peacful campground

@SherriP797 · Camped on Jun 8, 2021 at Campsite #10

Great campsite, but something should be done about elk in campground. They were constantly in campsite on table and scaring kids. I think it is dangerous for them to be in campground, with so many kids around. They do not scare off.

@AnnetteW668 · Camped on May 1, 2021 at Campsite #10

The valley by far is one of my favorite spots in the GSMNP
Lots of history here along with good fishing and hiking

@JeffreyF253 · Camped on Apr 5, 2021 at Campsite #10

Probably the best camping spot we’ve ever had! Right on the river, very spread apart, no noisy folks at all.
We went for a short drive and kind the elk herd at sundown. Very cool. The next morning, we had a young bull in our campsite! It hung around for two hours without a care in the world. Very cool!
Ginger, the camp host was great and personable. Excellent experience, if you don’t mind the 10 miles of mountain road leading to camp.

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Campsite #10 at Cataloochee Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC

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