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From jct Hwy 321 & Scenic Hwy 73: Go 1/2 mi E on Scenic Hwy 73.
Stayed here at the first of spring. Campground is fairly quiet, camping spaces are plenty big enough, nice foliage coverage for shade, pool and playground for the kids and the facilities are pretty good too. Depending on who you get the staff can be brush but, overall a good experience. We will be back.
We had such an amazing time at this campground! We travel a lot and this was by far the friendliest staff and guest. Campground church services were outstanding. We enjoyed the river behind the camp grounds. Lots to do nearby. Close to Cades Cove. Already making plans to come back. Thank you!
The campground was beautiful and my family loved it. It was clean and quite.
But we will NOT be back, the campground host was so rude.
She acted as if she was better than me and my family. Within 10 minutes of getting there she came to our camp site and quite literally screamed at us because we hadn’t picked up our parking pass yet. I witnessed her being rude to other guest multiple times throughout our time there. when at the pool 2 other guest complained to us about her because she was rude to them.
This place used to be nice back in 2020. Now the management that live on the premises are extremely rude, unthoughtful, and act as if they are better than everyone else. They're never at the office when someone tries to check in, and they have told us that they have a working card reader, but refuse to allow us to use it. They never pick up the phone and they never alert us to changes in the policies or campground. The water is randomly turned off at random points and the electricity is just as unreliable. The bathrooms are absolutely disgusting and almost never get cleaned any more, and if they do there is still trash and dirt on the floor. The showers are beginning to produce mold and management is doing nothing to solve it or contain it. I have lived here for years and have treated everyone with respect and kept my site clean, but management is extremely rude to us, and most others. The only redeeming quality is that it is next to the national park and Cades cove. Never come here when there are any spots open in neighboring campgrounds such as KOA, Mountaineer campground, or little arrow campground. Never come here, as it is becoming a pit of despair.
A nice little campground right on the creek. Overall, we really enjoyed our stay and staff was friendly. We upgraded our site to be right on the creek which was worth it.
Pros
- walking distance to restaurants, distillery, heritage center and tubing.
- clean facilities including bathrooms, laundry and pool
- great creek access
- friendly staff
- shaded, mature trees
Cons
- sites were very close to each other, not much room or privacy
- a lot of long term residents, some of which had run down campers
