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Great Smoky Mountains National Park › Tennessee
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Campsite #B20 at Elkmont Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
$30
Campsite #B20
| Drive-In | 6 people |
| 27 ft | Back-In |
| 2 | weak |
4/3
Campsite #B20 Features: Drive-In access, Back-In parking, 27-foot driveway, Fire ring w/ Grill, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (21)
2.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 67% |
| 4 star | | 14% |
| 3 star | | 14% |
| 2 star | | 5% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@RachelGBD353B2 · Camped on Jul 16, 2025 at Campsite #B20
Bring your own soap to wash your hands with. Soap is not provided in the campground bathrooms.
No Service
@KenTF54E55B88A · Camped on Sep 28, 2024 at Campsite #B20
Luckily my stay was post hurricane so I was able to stay a few extra days. Others cancelled and I was allowed three extra nights right on the river. The only thing that is not good is there are no showers. For some on extended stays this might be a problem.
No Service
@WalterW8162229 · Camped on Jun 8, 2024 at Campsite #B20
Friendly staff there. Gives guide on firefly viewing.
@JulieT3381117 · Camped on Apr 23, 2024 at Campsite #B20
Wonderfully sited in beautiful, quiet, forested campground mostly for tenters and vehicles that dont need water or electric hookups. Clean restrooms, firewood available, close to a variety of hikes and river. Like camping used to be!
No Service
@JohnD1553494 · Camped on Oct 9, 2023 at Campsite #B20
Elkmont is a great campground. This was our 3rd time camping there.
No Service
@SuzanneW467238 · Camped on Jul 15, 2023 at Campsite #B20
Nice campground. Typical national park. Basic site. Table and fire pit. Check in was easy. Not a lot of privacy. Quiet.
No Service
@GeorgeS7112210 · Camped on Jun 7, 2023 at Campsite #B20
The park is a very nice peaceful setting. One caution though: the dump station down at the welcome center has a very sizable dip which left my trailer connector on the tow vehicle somewhat mangled. No reason for such a deep dip.
No Service
@MargaretG88915 · Camped on Jun 1, 2023 at Campsite #B20
Beauty, Quiet, History, Clean restrooms, hosts just involved enough!
Don't drive to Gatlinburg...or through, It's awful.
Don't drive to Gatlinburg...or through, It's awful.
No Service
@EileenL8736404 · Camped on May 9, 2023 at Campsite #B20
We had a very nice campsite. Close to the bathroom. Though no showers are available, the bathroom was clean and the toilets flushed. There was a dish-washing station right beside the restroom, though no hot water. Easy in and out, just 6 miles from the Sugarlands Visitor Center. Staff at the campground were helpful.
Some Coverage
@JamesM9879118 · Camped on Apr 19, 2023 at Campsite #B20
Beautiful, very nice staff.
@RandallP667683 · Camped on Apr 18, 2023 at Campsite #B20
Campground and site were nice. My only complaint was that the wood purchased at the camp store was not seasoned well. The wood at the Smokemont campground (horse riding store nearby) was certified dry (less than 20% moisture content) and burned great. Not the case for Elkmont. Lots of foam coming out of the ends of the logs and lots of tending required to keep it burning.
No Service
@ClaireC9ED3994 · Camped on Nov 13, 2022 at Campsite #B20
Excellent location to get out for day hikes, visiting Gatlinburg, etc. There is a camp store that has items such as campfire necessities, food items, and commonly used over the counter medications. The site itself was clean upon arrival with a generously sized area to put our tent. There was a fire ring and picnic table as well. The bathroom facilities were heated and clean with running water - no showers though.
@StephenC406899 · Camped on Oct 24, 2022 at Campsite #B20
We very much enjoyed our 4 night stay at Elkmont. Even though it is in the heart of the Smokies and this National Park is known for being super busy with many visitors, the campground itself was not crowded. The camping sites are spacious, quiet and in a beautiful setting.
@VickieM4616352 · Camped on May 23, 2022 at Campsite #B20
Beautiful campground! Clean bathrooms! Loved the sound of the river near our site. Also worth seeing is the abandoned Daisy Town. So much history!
@MarciaFD382490 · Camped on Apr 15, 2022 at Campsite #B20
Great sites. Clean restrooms. Close to everything.
@BENJAMINT722 · Camped on Aug 10, 2021 at Campsite #B20
We were surprised that the restrooms we're closed with no email notification. They did have clean port a potties and hand washing stations, however.
No Service
@FayneO4AC701C1 · Camped on Jul 5, 2021 at Campsite #B20
Only bummer was bathrooms and vending closed down.
@BrianL8268206 · Camped on Oct 31, 2020 at Campsite #B20
Awesome site. Very quiet. Loved the steam in back.
@BrendanM393331 · Camped on Sep 27, 2020 at Campsite #B20
Beautiful park! We visited in late September 2020 and the leaves were on the early side of the fall color shift. This campground has a stream running through it so you might hear it peacefully trickling. Clean bathrooms. Best National Park gift shop I've ever seen (and I've seen many).We drove a 4WD SUV with a popup tent trailer in via the Townsend Entrance Road (not Wears Valley) and although the signs told us to turn around, our rig was nimble enough to make it through (20 ft total when packed up). I imagine any larger RV would destroy the old bridge on the way in or get stuck on the twists and turns. We persisted because it was dark and the signage that told us to "TURN AROUND OMG YOU WON'T MAKE IT, DUMMY" did not offer any alternative route and GPS wasn't helpful either. It was dark and we were road-weary. Driving carefully and slowly did the trick. If any cars were going the other way, it may have been a different story. Backing our trailer into the campsite was a little more difficult compared to other places, but we got it on the second try. My front bumper was basically visiting the neighbors across the street in order to get the trailer aligned with our quite sloped driveway. The campsite did have a slight grade overall but leveling wasn't difficult once we got in. Surrounded by trees with a trickling stream... really nice! Then there's all the litter. Throughout the park, the pull over spots along the water and the views were not well-respected by visitors. People were friendly but they were leaving trash and toilet paper all over the place. Pretty sure you're not supposed to pee literally next to a water source. DO BETTER, TOURISTS! Also, in the middle of a pandemic, very few folks were wearing masks unless they were inside the gift shop. We crossed 18 states and TN was the worst for COVID safety. Again, TN had by far the most litter. Some people, huh!
@PaulaR5C35CD68 · Camped on Aug 24, 2020 at Campsite #B20
Lovely campground! The river was especially refreshing on hot summer days when you have no showers!
@RobertS9225788 · Camped on Sep 20, 2019 at Campsite #B20
A great park and campground. Next time I will try the campsite a bit back from the western entrance.... with the village nearby.
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