Can anyone make a recommendation for a campground on the Tennessee side of Smoky Mountain Nat'l Park? I don't think that I can stay in the park because of the length restrictions. What town is the best area for access to the park? We'd like to stay for ~week and am mostly interested in the park and park activities so I'd like to be close to park entry points.
Any recommendations for activities / places to go in the park?
Thanks!
Readytogo said
07:38 PM Jul 31, 2010
It all depends if you want to be on the busy side or the quieter side. If you want to be in the traffic stay in Galtinburg/Pigeon Forge. If you want to be in less traffic stay in Townsend. We stayed in Pigeon Forge a couple of weeks ago. We stayed at Pine Mountain RV Park. It has been open approx 2 yrs. A bit on the high side but we liked it alot. It took us 1 1/2 hrs to go 15 miles on a Saturday coming from I-40 to the campground. We have never camped in Townsend but in looking at RV Review website Mountaineer Campground looks very nice. I was told site 12 is the most popular. We tried to stay there but were full the week we went.
Any recommendations for activities / places to go in the park?
Thanks!