Great Smoky Mountains National ParkD7
Campsite #D7 at Elkmont Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
$30
Campsite #D7
| Drive-In | 6 people |
| 27 ft | Back-in |
| 2 | weak |
5/15
6/29
Campsite #D7 Features: Drive-In access, Back-in parking, 27ft driveway, Fire ring, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (12)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 25% |
| 4 star | | 58% |
| 3 star | | 17% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@ANGELAL3690656 · Camped on Jun 20, 2024 at Campsite #D7
This was a beautiful campsite. We booked well in advance because it seems to fill up fast. The campgrounds were very clean and quiet, situtated along a beautiful river. There were bathroom facilities but no showers and no service, so make sure to have a map or instructions written down ahead of time. It is an amazing location, about 10 minutes from touristy Gatlinburg and 20-30 from some amazing hiking trails. Laurel Falls is 5 minutes down the road, but get there at 7am to avoid the crowd. We recommend Rainbow Falls trail which was about 25 minutes away from campsite. We also enjoyed tubing with RiverRat which was about 25-30 minutes away.
@CarolS5914427 · Camped on May 13, 2024 at Campsite #D7
Beautiful campground. Wish we would have had a river site! Electric hookups would be great so we dont have generator noise pollution.
@JohnL4419148 · Camped on Aug 8, 2023 at Campsite #D7
This is a beautiful location as it always has been. NPS staff was friendly and efficient with the check-in process. While we appreciate the natural environment, it's time for some infrastructure updates. Roads throughout the area could use some maintenance. Campground store is very limited. Campsites could be maintained to be a bit more RV- friendly, though we had no issues with our small RV. Water hydrants could be located to be accessible to RVs, with threads to attach a hose for filling water tanks. One dump station for the entire national park is less than optimal.
@PeterGH7670504 · Camped on Jul 23, 2023 at Campsite #D7
Campsite didnt drain, lots of mud from previous rain. Tall weeds everywhere. Too many vacant campsites, restructure reservations signup portion of website.
@SterlingWDC1C3 · Camped on May 12, 2023 at Campsite #D7
Rainbow Falls is a must see
@MarkW294 · Camped on Nov 20, 2021 at Campsite #D7
Nice campground but firewood was $9.50 per bundle.
@ConnieD889 · Camped on Nov 8, 2021 at Campsite #D7
Had awesome time at Elkmont campground. Out of 7 campgrounds we stayed at this trip Elkmont was" Number1."
The natural beauty is breathtaking. Got lovely pics. The cabins we hiked to are almost complete. Construction workers done excellent job on them. We enjoyed the history of them. Saw momma bear along with 3 babies at Cades Cove which is nice drive to. Plan to do more hiking when return in spring. A few suggestions, electricity at some sites would be a welcome comfort or allow generator use during nights. It gets pretty cold with no heat in trailer. Also guided hikes on trails with Ranger, naturalist, or camper hosts would be fun. See all next year. Keep up good work.
The natural beauty is breathtaking. Got lovely pics. The cabins we hiked to are almost complete. Construction workers done excellent job on them. We enjoyed the history of them. Saw momma bear along with 3 babies at Cades Cove which is nice drive to. Plan to do more hiking when return in spring. A few suggestions, electricity at some sites would be a welcome comfort or allow generator use during nights. It gets pretty cold with no heat in trailer. Also guided hikes on trails with Ranger, naturalist, or camper hosts would be fun. See all next year. Keep up good work.
@ScottS827 · Camped on Nov 2, 2021 at Campsite #D7
Very nice, quiet campground. Restrooms out of order and I'm not mad because they told me before I paid and the port-a-potties were spotless clean and there was pumped-fresh water for washing. So not a bad situation considering they were fixing the bathrooms.
I'm not a big fan of Recreation.gov because of the mixed results you can get trying to reserve online. It just seems like there is a disconnect between actual vacancies and sites. I'm just guessing but since the price is so low people book for a week online 6 months in advance and then don't show. The space sits vacant for the entire week. Also the signs out front that say "campground full" may or may not be accurate.
My best advice is to book online EARLY. The campgrounds themselves are wonderful.
I'm not a big fan of Recreation.gov because of the mixed results you can get trying to reserve online. It just seems like there is a disconnect between actual vacancies and sites. I'm just guessing but since the price is so low people book for a week online 6 months in advance and then don't show. The space sits vacant for the entire week. Also the signs out front that say "campground full" may or may not be accurate.
My best advice is to book online EARLY. The campgrounds themselves are wonderful.
@TishaP415 · Camped on Oct 7, 2021 at Campsite #D7
Bathrooms were closed when we stayed here.
@MollyC333 · Camped on May 25, 2021 at Campsite #D7
Overall a really great experience. The tree cover kept the sight cool in comparison to the heat on some of the trails. A few cons tho- I read up on the site and didn’t see anywhere that the restrooms were closed and that there were portapotties due to a sewage issue so prep for that it wasn’t a big deal for us. Pretty quiet both nights (one car alarm went off in the night but otherwise very quiet) good sites and 0 service
@JosephC382 · Camped on May 21, 2021 at Campsite #D7
This campground in the Smokies was very nice. It was pretty centrally located for going to a variety of places throughout the park. Even though the campground was pretty full, it was quiet and relaxing. The sound of the creek running through the campground helped drown out quiet "people" noises. When we were there, they were doing work on the sewers, so the bathrooms were closed but they had let us know in advance and had plenty of port-a-potties that were clean for us to use.
@MikeM100 · Camped on Apr 10, 2021 at Campsite #D7
Elkmont is usually a great place to camp and we will definetely return. They are having problems with their waste water treatment and had portable toilets which was a disappointment.
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