Cades Cove Group Campground
35.6039, -83.7713 · Park boundary: National Park Service
Cades Cove combines the feel of primitive camping with the modern convenience of flush toilets and drinking water. A camp store provides visitors with basic necessities and bike rentals. Events like interpretive programs in the nearby amphitheater and bicycle-only days on the Cades Cove Loop Road provide visitors with a fun and unique experience.
- Every day
- All Day
Open mid-March through October 31st.
- Closed Seasonally · Nov 27, 2026 – Apr 18, 2027
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
20 person maximum
30 person maximum
30 person maximum
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
Campsite reservations are required and may be made up to twelve months in advance.
- Amphitheater
- Yes - seasonal
- Camp store
- Yes - seasonal
- Drinking water
- Yes - year round
- Dump station
- Yes - year round
- Firewood for sale
- Yes - seasonal
- Food storage lockers
- Yes - year round
- Host on site
- Yes - year round
- Ice for sale
- Yes - seasonal
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - year round
- Trash & recycling
- Yes - year round
- Cell reception
- No
- Internet
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Showers
- None
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
- RVs
- Not allowed
- Trailers
- Not allowed
Only heat-treated firewood which is in its original packaging and bears a certification from the USDA or a state agency may be brought into the park. You may also collect wood which is dead and down in the park to burn at your campsite. Fires are permitted only in established fire rings at campsite.
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
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