Camping in the Smokies – Tents, RVs, Yurts
There are small, family run campgrounds and larger facilities too. Most have full hookups as well as tent sites. Some campgrounds have cabins and camping cabins. You can even stay in a yurt! And please don’t bring your own firewood. Here’s why.
Find a Bryson City campground for your next getaway. Search by name and by amenities. Click on thumbnails to enlarge.
Fort Wilderness Campground
Located in Cherokee, North Carolina, our family-friendly facilities include 130 sites on ten acres in the Great Smoky Mountains. Convenient to U.S. 441, but far off the beaten path, you'll find quiet and solitude, with plenty of facilities and amenities to make your Great Smokies vacation a memorable one! Convenient and close to many activities and attractions including the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, trophy fishing, the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, shopping and dining, Harrah's Cherokee Casino, and more.
Turkey Creek Campground
The perfect launching pad for all your Smoky Mountain adventures! Situated on Fontana Lake near the Nantahala Outdoor Center, Tsali Mountain Bike Trails, and Bryson City, our quiet, secluded camp offers raised tent pads, access for vans, RVs and trailers. We also have a selection of vintage campers available! Shower and laundry facilities are immaculate. The entire campground is covered by high-speed WiFi connectivity. Experience one of the "Top 10 Best Campgrounds Near Bryson City"!
Smoky Mtn. Campground/Deep Creek Store & Tubes
Located on West Deep Creek just 50 yards from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, our family friendly campground has been in operation since 1957. We offer 5 creekside sites with 30 amp hookup and 12 creekside sites with 50 amp hookup. Also available are 10 land sites; 2 with 30 amp and 3 with 50. Hot showers are available for our campers and we also have a campground store and tube rental on site, with campers receiving a discount on tube rental. Pets are accepted after a conversation with the owners. WIFI available at store. Open from April 1 to October 31.
Big Bear’s RV Park
Located on Deep Creek, Big Bear's RV Park features creekside sites in a quiet, relaxing, family friendly location! Large spacious sites, big rig accessible, and easy access with pull thru sites available. Full hook-ups (water, sewer, 30/50 Amp Electric, Wifi). Conveniently located approximately 1 mile from downtown Bryson City and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Open year round.
Timberlake Campground
At Timberlake Campground, our goal is for you to feel comfortable and at home every time you return. Our season runs from May 1st to November 1st. Our campground has everything you need on site to have a great time in the Smokies; separate fishing and swimming ponds, boating, hiking trail, clean restrooms, hot showers, laundry, electricity, water, disposal station, spacious and wooded sites, and even a rental cabin that sleeps 4!
Smoky Mountain Meadows Campground
Conveniently located between Bryson City and the Nantahala River, and Tsali Recreation Area. Quiet mountainside camping offering 30 and 50 amp pull through sites, group camping areas, hammock sites, tent sites and cabins by the creek. All sites include picnic table and fire ring. Clean bath house.
Tumbling Waters Campground
Located on Panther Creek, 1-1/2 miles off NC 28, between Bryson City and Fontana Dam. Open March 1st to December 1st. All sites have full hookups for electric, water and sewer. Hot showers and clean restrooms available for all campers. Volleyball court, horseshoe pit, pavilion with full kitchen and coin laundry. Outdoor trout farm with free pole, bait and cleaning and trout is only $6.00 per pound!
Nantahala Tiny Homes and RV Park
Enjoy a peaceful time camping by a small flowing creek with a beautiful mountain backdrop. Located in the Nantahala Gorge, you are only minutes away from whitewater rafting and zip lining, as well as boating and fishing on Fontana Lake, and world class mountain biking at the Tsali Recreation Area. Tiny homes, tent sites, RV sites.
Cherokee KOA Resort
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Resort camping on the Oconaluftee River in Cherokee with over 35 deluxe camping cabins and 400 sites. Featuring two swimming pools, onsite trout fishing, free shopping and casino shuttle to Cherokee, outdoor movies, tubing, horseback riding, weekend entertainment and more.
Grumpy Bear RV Park and Campground
Bryson City's newest campground and RV park located on the banks of the Tuckasegee River. Featuring 20 full hook up sites, 10 spacious tent sites, tipis, and "the best bath house in the state".
Deep Creek Tube Ctr & Campg’d
50 campsites nestled in the Deep Creek valley with view of the mountains and the soothing sounds of Deep Creek. Full hook-ups, 30 or 50 amp and primitive sites. 1 mile from the GSMNP. Tubing, camp store, trout fishing, volleyball, laundry, playground, and 2 clean bathhouses on site. Open April-November.
Hide Away Campground
Come relax in the mountains at the Hide Away Campground. Centrally located on US Hwy 19 between Bryson City and Cherokee with 18 full hookups, remote tenting, and fifth wheel and camper rental on site. We also offer hot showers, laundry room, a pool and wireless internet access. And don't forget our lodge which houses up to sixty and is perfect for family reunions, youth groups, and more!
Country Girls RV Park
Conveniently located only 1/4 of a mile from the Swain County Event Park and on the bank of the Tuckaseegee River, our quiet campground offers 55 large RV sites each with a riverside deck, fire ring and picnic table, tent sites, large, clean bathhouse, and easy access to either Bryson City or Cherokee via US 19 or Hwy 74 West.
Kirkland Creek Campground and Cabins
At a cool 2,300-foot elevation, our campground is nestled in a shady grove of trees beside the sparkling Kirkland Creek, just 10 minutes from Bryson City. We have what you're looking for in a smoky mountain camping, cabin or RV experience — tent sites with water and electric, RV full hookups, and well-equipped cabins with all the comforts of home. Enjoy our swimming pool, playground, picnic tables and fire-rings, and a fully stocked trout pond.
Nantahala Ridge Campground
Located just minutes away from the Nantahala Outdoor Center and close to many adventures, our new pet-friendly micro-campground is perched on 30 acres in the Great Smoky Mountains and ready to host your mountain getaway. Come, explore or kick back and relax in one of our 5 cabins, or bring a piece of home with you and reserve one of our 5 full hookup RV sites (50/30/20-amp, water, and septic included). Open year-round, manager onsite.
Gorgeous Stays LLC
Envisioned by a creative mother and daughter team, Gorgeous Stays offers a selection of uniquely themed and decorated tiny homes, vacation rentals, glamping tents, and campsites located in the scenic Nantahala Gorge. Book your next getaway at Gorgeous Stays, where the stay is part of your adventure!
Main photo courtesy Deep Creek Tube Center & Campground
Please Do Not Bring Your Own Firewood
This video explains why…
What’s your camping style?
Even though our Western North Carolina campgrounds are “away from it all,” you’ll find yourself close to all the things there are to do in the Smoky Mountains. Go for a hike, ride the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, go whitewater rafting, horseback riding or mountain biking. But if you just want to hang out at the campground, you’re likely to find swimming pools, campfires, volleyball, tubing, even trout fishing.
Some Bryson City campgrounds are open year-round, some seasonally. And if you want to bring along the family pet, there’s a Bryson City pet-friendly campground that you both will love.
Bryson City - Swain County
Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 509
Bryson City, NC 28713
Karen Proctor
Executive Director
828-488-3681
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