Elkmont Group Campground
35.6597, -83.5864 · Park boundary: National Park Service
These sites offers an ideal setting for group camping excursions and outdoor enthusiasts of all kinds.
- Every day
- All Day
Open late April until October 31st. Reservations required.
- Seasonally Closed · Oct 31, 2026 – May 8, 2027
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
Site #1, 30 people maximum, no RVs or trailers allowed.
Site #2, 20 person maximum
Site #3, 15 person maximum
Site #4, 20 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 - seasonal
- Dump station
- Yes - seasonal
- Firewood for sale
- Yes - seasonal
- Food storage lockers
- Yes - seasonal
- Host on site
- Yes - seasonal
- Ice for sale
- Yes - seasonal
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - seasonal
- Trash & recycling
- Yes - seasonal
- 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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