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Cades Cove Campground
Great Smoky Mountains National Park · Townsend, TN
Open year-round (per published schedule) · Verify current status with the operator before traveling
Verify with the National Park Service
NPS publishes current conditions, alerts, and reservation availability on the park website. Site counts and hours can change without notice — confirm before traveling.
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- Agency source page
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- Reserve on Recreation.gov
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- Address:Townsend, TN
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Amenities
Check-in & Check-out
Check-in 2:00 PM
Check-out 12:00 PM
Quiet hours 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM
Park Regulations
When Loop B is closed for the season, generators are allowed in Loop C, with restricted hours, UNTIL Loop B reopens. All food and equipment used to prepare and store food must be sealed in a vehicle or in a camping unit constructed of solid, non-pliable material, or as otherwise directed, at all times when not in use. Campfires are permitted only in fire rings. You may collect dead and downed wood in the park for campfires. Only heat-treated firewood that is bundled and certified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) or a state agency may be brought into the park. Quiet hours are 10 pm-6 am. Generator use is prohibited 8 pm-8 am. Your stay is limited to 14 consecutive days at a time. You may have up to six people per campsite. No more than two motor vehicles or one vehicle with trailer are allowed per campsite. Please keep wheels, including trailer wheels and guest cars, on the pavement. Park only in designated spaces. All tents must be pitched on the pad, where provided.
Published by the National Park Service. Rules change seasonally and by area within a park — confirm current regulations with the agency before you go.
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Hunt context
Hunting unit around this campground
During hunting seasons, wear blaze orange and check regulations — see the Tennessee hunting page
