Poke Patch #53
Cherokee, North Carolina · 3,071 ft · In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Aerial view · USGS / USDA NAIP · Public domain · source
At a glance
3 of 8 facts known · OpenStreetMap, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Elevation
- 3,071 ft (936 m)3,071 ft936 m
- Land
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park Service
Other campgrounds in Great Smoky Mountains National Park 19
Nearest first. This park is spread out: the closest is 6 miles away.
- Smokemont Campground4 loops · Loop A, Loop B & C, Loop D, Loop F · 142 sites · $30 a night · partial hookups · Reserve on Recreation.gov6.4 mi
- Deep Creek Campground (NC)92 sites · $30 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov7.1 mi
- Tow String Horse Camp$30 a night · Reserve on Recreation.gov7.4 mi
- Spence Cabin$200 a night · partial hookups · Reserve on Recreation.gov11 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: 7 group areas · 93 backcountry and High Sierra camps
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Cell service
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Cell service at Poke Patch #53: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedSunny81°58°
- ThuSunny, 9% chance of rain81°57°
- FriMostly Sunny then Rain Showers Likely, 55% chance of rain75°37°
- SatSunny, 11% chance of rain57°35°
- SunSunny65°39°
Nearby camping
SeeSee all on the mapOutside the park, nearest first.
Mount Collins Shelter
Campground · 3.4 mi · Gatlinburg
Icewater Spring Shelter
Campground · 5.1 mi · Pittman Center
Monteith's Campground
RV Park · 7.4 mi · Bryson City
3 more within 25 mi
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
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