Campsite #C5 at Elkmont Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

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Campsite #C5

19 reviews
Drive-In 6 people
27 ft Back-In
2 weak
C5
4/3
Campsite #C5 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 (19)

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@KyleG6724629 · Camped on Oct 9, 2025 at Campsite #C5
This is our favorite spot in the Smokies and we come here often. We have two young children whom love it year round. Wonderful staff and clean bathrooms. Cant wait to s the you again soon!
T-Mobile
No Service
@MichaelB697476 · Camped on Mar 28, 2025 at Campsite #C5
The site was large and had privacy. Bathrooms were clean.
Verizon
No Service
@JohnH2789214 · Camped on Oct 21, 2024 at Campsite #C5
Beautiful campground. Quiet, clean. Creek is right there and beautiful. Campsites are great.
AT&T
No Service
@ScottC8975217 · Camped on Oct 11, 2023 at Campsite #C5
Despite no hookups, it was a very accommodating camp to facilitate driving the road thru the Great Smokey Mountains NP. Nice 1 mile trail near camp.
AT&T
No Service
@ChuckHEE50129C · Camped on Sep 14, 2023 at Campsite #C5
Nice campground. Quiet place with large sites. Convenient location to visit a lot of the park!
Verizon
Some Coverage
@SOONACC4B461F4 · Camped on Jun 6, 2023 at Campsite #C5
Loved this Campground! It was the perfect way to see the synchronous fireflies without winning the lottery. There was black bear activity so be cautious of food storage as theres no bear boxes. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
AT&T
Major Issues
@RobertGe469823 · Camped on Apr 17, 2023 at Campsite #C5
GREAT campground! Kept up great, clean restrooms & clean campsites.
Verizon
No Service
@KarenS4720852 · Camped on Mar 14, 2023 at Campsite #C5
Nice campground, lots of bear proof dumpsters. Camper behind me ran generator all day until 10 PM, which was not in keeping with the ambiance of the location.
@StephenF342835 · Camped on Jun 7, 2022 at Campsite #C5
The rangers are super helpful and friendly. The river makes for the perfect campground location (bring an inner tube) and it's perfectly centrally located within the park for most things you'll want to see. But the camp store (ice/firewood) is extremely overpriced and there are no showers.
@ThomasC6214588 · Camped on May 29, 2022 at Campsite #C5
C05 has a downhill slope as you back in. A couple of trees on both sides of the drive, but not too bad to get into. Nice shade, close to restrooms and dumpster, but not too close. You will hear the door of the restroom bang closed.I had no cell service AT&T or Verizon as expected.
@AustinG125 · Camped on Nov 26, 2021 at Campsite #C5
We constantly felt like we were being watched, someone was using a generator all night, and someone nearby was breaking glass bottles at midnight. Then when we decided to leave, we were declined any refund.
Verizon
No Service
@JimG759 · Camped on Nov 24, 2021 at Campsite #C5
Beautiful park and campground. Well spaced sites and very pleasant volunteers.
AT&T
No Service
@EricM600 · Camped on Oct 13, 2021 at Campsite #C5
Love it
@JoelH137 · Camped on Oct 11, 2021 at Campsite #C5
Great campground! I would’ve ranked it five stars but the bathrooms still aren’t operable.
AT&T
No Service
@JoelH3449452 · Camped on Oct 11, 2021 at Campsite #C5
Great campground! I wouldve ranked it five stars but the bathrooms still arent operable.
@CovertF120 · Camped on May 25, 2021 at Campsite #C5
(1) Dates 5/25/21 - 6/6/21
(2) Message from NPS stated restrooms would be open for 2 hours each morning and 2 hours each evening. Restrooms were not open at all. Although port-o-lets were provided, emptying and sanitizing frequency was inadequate.
(3) No ice or firewood was available. NPS could have easily arranged for a contracted vendor to daily have trucks on site.
(4) Grass mowing and weed trimming did not occur during our stay, and appeared that it had not been done recently.
(5) Campground road maintenance is terrible. The roads are full of potholes.
(6) Obviously, NPS puts more emphasis on facilitating firefly viewing than maintaining a functional and user-friendly campground.
(7) Security_ not once did we see Park Ranger patrol the campground. No incidents occurred, but it would have been comforting to occasionally see a Ranger cruise by.
(8) In spite of facility issues, the staff and volunteer hosts were excellent!
AT&T
No Service
@irisd251 · Camped on Apr 16, 2021 at Campsite #C5
My experience was amazing my kids enjoyed a lot the only thing the restrooms was just available from 7 to 9 am
Verizon
No Service
@KimM8115265 · Camped on Oct 10, 2019 at Campsite #C5
We stayed at site #D08( TENT ONLY NONELECTRIC )Part of ELKMONT CAMPGROUND for 5 days. it is extremely close to the restrooms which is a huge plus in the middle of the night! The facility was beautiful, clean, had cold running water in the restrooms was "AMAZING" to be able to brush teeth and wash hands, close to the creek, hiking trails, the rangers were pleasant and helpful! This site gets booked very early so would recommend booking very far in advance. I highly recommend this site and cannot wait to visit it again!
@AmandaG3609573 · Camped on Jul 1, 2019 at Campsite #C5
Great campground!! Very clean and did not feel crowded.

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