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Cades Cove Campground: how hard is it to reserve?
Great Smoky Mountains National Park · National Park Service · Townsend, TN
As of Oct 10, 2026, 63% of Friday and Saturday site-nights at Cades Cove Campground over the next 90 days are already reserved, compared with 52% of weeknights. In the next 30 days, 26 of 30 dates have at least one open site (593 open site-nights in total; 4,478 over 90 days).
Upcoming weekends
| Weekend (Fri–Sat) | Booked | Open sites Fri | Open sites Sat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 100% | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 98% | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 92% | 26 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | 47% | 82 | 89 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 33% | 114 | 99 |
Snapshot history
| Snapshot date | Score | Weekends booked | Weeknights booked | Open dates 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | 48 | 63% | 52% | 26 |
About Cades Cove Campground
- 161 campsites (161 listed in availability data)
- $30 per night
- Recreation.gov rating 4.4/5 from 2,870 reviews
- Equipment: Tent, RV, RV/Motorhome, Trailer, Caravan/Camper Van, Pickup Camper, Fifth Wheel, Pop up
- Activities: Day Use Area, Wildlife Viewing, Visitor Center, Horseback Riding, Hiking, Fishing, Interpretive Programs, Camping, Historic & Cultural Site
Over 2 million visitors annually come to enjoy the scenic beauty of Cades Cove and its many historic structures. Popular activities here include hiking, biking, touring the 11-mile Cades Cove loop road and observing wildlife. Whether blanketed in bright wildflowers in the spring or vivid colors in the fall, the scenery at Cades Cove never disappoints.The park holds one of the best collections of log buildings in the eastern United States. Over 90 historic structures, including houses, barns, outbuildings, churches, schools and grist mills, have been preserved or rehabilitated in the park, a fe…
Description excerpt from Recreation.gov.
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