 |
05-07-2017, 07:34 AM
|
#1
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Gillsville
Posts: 375
|
Camping in the GSMNP
Thought I'd start a new thread for those of us who like to camp in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Unfortunately these are all non hookups, but still make for great early spring and fall spots. We personally like Smokemont, ElkMont and Cades Cove, and some that are harder to get into with bigger rigs would be Cataloochee and Deep Creek. I've grown up camping all of these spots and unfortunately it has spoiled me on the type of foliage and surrounding o like to camp in. We started in tents when I was real little, then up into a popup in my teen years. My parents have since graduated to a 31' TT and my wife and I have the 39' 339flqs 5er. I'm hoping this thread can serve as a place to post for specific sites that larger rig friendly. As my battery is dying, I'll post some pictures here in a little bit, but would like to mention the CADES COVE CAMPGROUND has had some recent renovations to it's C loop, that have made it much harder for us larger guys to park. They have re-concreted half the sections spots and are now shorter than ever, as much as I know this CG needed the work done, I hate that they are moving the curbs up, and making it more difficult to get larger rugs in. We made reservations this past fall based off my entire life camping there and knowing which spots were good, and then upon arrival with my 5er learn they have now listed our site as a van only. But I got her in there 
Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
__________________
2016 jayco eagle 339flqs, 06 F250 CCLB, STUDDED and FIXED, Pmax turbo, geerhead tunes, B&W Companion, Firestone bags
|
|
|
|
05-07-2017, 07:35 AM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Gillsville
Posts: 375
|
 
Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
__________________
2016 jayco eagle 339flqs, 06 F250 CCLB, STUDDED and FIXED, Pmax turbo, geerhead tunes, B&W Companion, Firestone bags
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2017, 07:36 AM
|
#3
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Gillsville
Posts: 375
|
__________________
2016 jayco eagle 339flqs, 06 F250 CCLB, STUDDED and FIXED, Pmax turbo, geerhead tunes, B&W Companion, Firestone bags
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2017, 07:38 AM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Gillsville
Posts: 375
|
Took a while to get them parked as it's now almost a complete 90* to the road and them moving the big boulders closer to the roads
Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
__________________
2016 jayco eagle 339flqs, 06 F250 CCLB, STUDDED and FIXED, Pmax turbo, geerhead tunes, B&W Companion, Firestone bags
|
|
|
|
|
06-19-2017, 10:47 PM
|
#5
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Slidell
Posts: 49
|
Special place
GSMNP is truly a special place to camp. The dense forest canopy seems to provide a comforting shade like no other place I have ever been. No hookups and little to no cell signal has you camping like the old days, which is a good thing. Some people enjoy the sites and sounds of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge when visiting the park, for our family, we'll take the mountain steams, relaxing hikes and bears any day, all day.
__________________
2008 Toyota Sequoia Limited
2011 Jay Feather X18D
|
|
|
|
|
06-23-2017, 06:01 AM
|
#6
|
|
Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: James Island, SC
Posts: 22,859
|
We love to visit Cade's Cove but we looked at the Cg last year and no way I could even drive thru it with my rig in tow.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
 Moderator
2011- 351RLTS Eagle, MorRyde suspension/pin box,
2017- F350 6.7 PSD Lariat FX4,SRW, SB,CC
Hughes PWD SP-50A, TST TPMS
Gator roll-up bed cover
B&W Turnover ball, Companion Std hitch
Can't find what you're looking on JOF? Try Jayco Owners Forum Custom Google Search
|
|
|
|
|
06-28-2017, 04:18 AM
|
#7
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Gillsville
Posts: 375
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by saintsfan
GSMNP is truly a special place to camp. The dense forest canopy seems to provide a comforting shade like no other place I have ever been. No hookups and little to no cell signal has you camping like the old days, which is a good thing. Some people enjoy the sites and sounds of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge when visiting the park, for our family, we'll take the mountain steams, relaxing hikes and bears any day, all day.
|
Are y'all in elkmont? I know a lot of people like Deep Creek for tubing
Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
__________________
2016 jayco eagle 339flqs, 06 F250 CCLB, STUDDED and FIXED, Pmax turbo, geerhead tunes, B&W Companion, Firestone bags
|
|
|
|
|
06-28-2017, 04:21 AM
|
#8
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Gillsville
Posts: 375
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by norty1
We love to visit Cade's Cove but we looked at the Cg last year and no way I could even drive thru it with my rig in tow.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
Just curious as to why, we and many others have been for years. Just too tight for your liking? I will admit, anything much larger (any larger really) than or 339flqs, would be stretching it, I've seen it done, but ours is about as big as they get in there
Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
__________________
2016 jayco eagle 339flqs, 06 F250 CCLB, STUDDED and FIXED, Pmax turbo, geerhead tunes, B&W Companion, Firestone bags
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
