Cades Cove Group
Townsend, Tennessee · 1,952 ft · In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Photos: Warren Bielenberg
At a glance
5 of 8 facts known · recreation.gov, checked Sep 24, 2026
- Elevation
- 1,952 ft (595 m)1,952 ft595 m
Sites4
Cades Cove Group lists no loops, so its sites are listed here. Pick a site to see its details.
From recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026.
Other campgrounds in Great Smoky Mountains National Park 19
Nearest first. Every place inside the park's boundary.
- Cades Cove Campground2 loops · B:Generator Use and Generator Free loop · 161 sites · $30 a night · partial hookups · Reserve on Recreation.gov0.3 mi
- Anthony Creek Horse Camp$30 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov0.3 mi
- Abram's Creek Campground16 sites · $30 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov9.1 mi
- Look Rock Campground68 sites · $30–$36 a night · partial hookups · Reserve on Recreation.gov9.6 mi
- Appalachian Clubhouse$300 a night · partial hookups · Reserve on Recreation.gov11 mi
- Elkmont Campground2 loops · Generator Free and Generator Use · 211 sites · $30 a night · partial hookups · Reserve on Recreation.gov11 mi
Also in the park: 6 group areas · 94 backcountry and High Sierra camps
Open the park pageAmenities
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- ADA accessible
- Campfires allowed
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About
Overview
Over 2 million visitors annually come to enjoy the scenic beauty of Cades Cove and its many historic structures, popular biking and hiking trails and scenic waterfalls and streams. Tucked in the mountains under a lush, shaded canopy, this group campground offers the best that the Great Smoky Mountains National park has to offer.Recreation
The Great Smoky Mountains are a hikers paradise and visitors to Cades Cove Campground love the 5-mile roundtrip hike to Abram Falls. From Cades Cove Loop Road, turnoff at the sign and follow the directions to the trailhead.
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Cell service
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Cell service at Cades Cove Group: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedSunny, 1% chance of rain84°66°
- ThuSunny, 4% chance of rain85°66°
- FriMostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 50% chance of rain77°44°
- SatSunny, 2% chance of rain60°42°
- SunSunny67°45°
Nearby camping
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Campground · 2.9 mi · Townsend
Spence Field Shelter
Campground · 3.6 mi · Townsend
Smoky Waters Campground
Campground · 5.9 mi · Townsend
3 more within 25 mi
4 OpenStreetMap entries in Townsend share one park. They may be individual sites of a single campground. Suggest a merge
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
Location and contact
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