Smokies campgrounds compared by RV and trailer length
Every Great Smoky Mountains frontcountry campground on Recreation.gov, side by side
Recreation.gov data · checked Oct 17, 2026 · Independent site
Campgrounds compared
| Campground | Sites | RV limit | Trailer limit | Pull-through | Hookups | Fit your rig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cades Cove Campground | 161 | 42 ft | 42 ft | 6 | 2 elec. | — |
| Elkmont Campground | 211 | 35 ft | 35 ft | 0 | 3 elec. | — |
| Smokemont Campground | 142 | 227 ft | 40 ft | 45 | 2 elec. | — |
| Cosby Campground | 157 | 25 ft | 25 ft | 0 | None | — |
| Deep Creek Campground | 92 | 28 ft | 26 ft | 4 | None | — |
| Look Rock Campground | 68 | 48 ft | 48 ft | 8 | 10 W+E | — |
"Fit your rig" counts sites whose listed maximum for your rig type is at least your length. Sites without a listed length are never counted.
About these campgrounds
Great Smoky Mountains has 6 campgrounds with campsite data on Recreation.gov, 831 campsites in all. The longest listed RV maximum is 227 ft at Smokemont Campground (on 1 site), and Smokemont Campground has the most pull-through sites (45).
The comparison table lists each campground's total sites, pull-through sites and hookups. Elkmont Campground has no pull-through sites, while Look Rock Campground has 8 and Deep Creek Campground has 4. To check which sites fit a specific rig, use the fit checker.
Four campgrounds have hookups. Cades Cove Campground and Smokemont Campground each have 2 electric hookups, Elkmont Campground has 3 electric hookups, and Look Rock Campground has 10 water and electric hookups. Cosby Campground and Deep Creek Campground list no hookups. No campground in this comparison is tent-only. Every campground here has site data on Recreation.gov.