Cosby Campground
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Write a Review Cosby Campround Rd. Cosby, TN 37722 865-436-1200 423-487-2683 Reservations: 877-444-6777 Official WebsiteGPS: 35.7564, -83.2087
Overview of Cosby Campground
Reservations required. Tent pads are 16ft x 16ft. RV sites are less common. Some RV sites also include a tent pad.
All food, coolers (including YETI and other coolers with bear resistant claims), and equipment used to prepare and store food MUST be kept in a sealed vehicle or camping unit of solid, non-pliable material AT ALL TIMES when not in use. All scented items (candles, soap, etc.) as well as all water containers, MUST be stored. Dispose of garbage promptly in dumpsters provided. Unattended or improperly stored coolers, food and/or scented items may be impounded by campground staff. Violators are subject to fines.
Last Price Paid: $27
Reported by Susan on 5/7/2021
Longest RV Reported: 38 feet
Reported by Brown Sign Junkies on 1/23/2018
Number of Sites 157
Pad Type gravel
Reservations yes
Open Seasonally April - Oct.
Elevation 2,198 ft / 669 m
Max Stay 14
Max Length 25 ft
Tent Camping Yes







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Reviews of Cosby Campground 5 people have reviewed this location.
“Not for rv ”
Reviewed 5/7/2021
Nightly rate: | $27 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | B36 |
This is a beautiful wooded campground in the smoky mountains. With over 150 sites there are only nine designated RV sites. However, this is not mentioned in their online information. When we arrived to our campsite a 21, we found we were maybe 10 feet from another very large camper on one side. On the other side was a small stream and ... more
This is a beautiful wooded campground in the smoky mountains. With over 150 sites there are only nine designated RV sites. However, this is not mentioned in their online information. When we arrived to our campsite a 21, we found we were maybe 10 feet from another very large camper on one side. On the other side was a small stream and footpath. Behind us were the bathrooms. The site was extremely cramped. However many of the sites were empty so we tried to change our site. The problem was there were no camp rangers for three days, the office was closed, and the hosts were not on-site and we had no bars to call out on. We drove away out of the park and made a reservations change to a tent site only. This really a campground for tents primarily.
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“A very rainy and empty evening. Not much privacy if full but beautiful.”
Reviewed 9/30/2020
Nightly rate: | $17 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | B48 |
Monday late September. We booked online on our way in and arrived after dark to stay before heading into Great Smoky Mountains Park. We enjoyed a beer on the table before it started pouring and it sent us inside the camper to make leftovers and read. Campground was beautiful, super tall amazing trees. Not a ton of privacy but hard ... more
Monday late September. We booked online on our way in and arrived after dark to stay before heading into Great Smoky Mountains Park. We enjoyed a beer on the table before it started pouring and it sent us inside the camper to make leftovers and read.
Campground was beautiful, super tall amazing trees. Not a ton of privacy but hard to tell it was so empty.
Note: if you plan to do the park, the Roaring Fork Motor Trail is entered through Gatlinburg, BEFORE the park. So pump the Johnny Cash and hang a left before the Bubba Gump Shrimp to enjoy that awesome loop.
Also great top 12 list: https://www.dirtinmyshoes.com/12-things-cant-miss-first-visit-great-smoky-mountains/2/
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“Great place to camp and visit Smoky Mtns ”
Reviewed 8/15/2019
Nightly rate: | $17 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | A50 |
We came later on a Sunday and there were lots of spots open. Trails and creeks are nearby. Short drive to Gatlinburg and Great Smoky Mountain National Park. There are bears in the area and they caught one in our campground one of the nights we were there. Bathrooms are super clean but no showers. Very peaceful and the rangers are... more
We came later on a Sunday and there were lots of spots open. Trails and creeks are nearby. Short drive to Gatlinburg and Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
There are bears in the area and they caught one in our campground one of the nights we were there.
Bathrooms are super clean but no showers.
Very peaceful and the rangers are always around.
Momof3boys would stay here again
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“Clean and well maintained park”
Reviewed 6/13/2018
Nightly rate: | $15 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 61 |
There are no hookups for power or sewer. Some areas are no generator areas. There are restrooms and dish washing sinks at all the restrooms. No showers. The other reviewer did a good job. Most of the sites are walkups and there are many more tent sites than rv. There are only a few reserve-able sites. B88 is the best rv site in this pa... more
There are no hookups for power or sewer. Some areas are no generator areas. There are restrooms and dish washing sinks at all the restrooms. No showers. The other reviewer did a good job. Most of the sites are walkups and there are many more tent sites than rv. There are only a few reserve-able sites. B88 is the best rv site in this park in my opinion. A21 is also nice. There are no bad sites just a few better than others. The nature trail is a short very nice trail of about 1 mile. There is a waterfall about 2.2 miles down a trail that a lot of people walked to and their kids went swimming there. Do not know what is at the falls. It is only about 30 miles to Gatlinburg Tn. if you like crowds and tourist stuff. We went through Gatlinburg but we liked the quiet of Cosby much better. There is no att cell service at the campground but at the bottom of the hill just outside the park there is a gravel area where you can get cell service.
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“Beautiful, quiet and the ideal campground. ”
Reviewed 1/23/2018
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Cosby is an absolute gem of a campground in the national park. It's the postcard campground for those that don't have to have hook ups. It's never busy, it's quiet, spacious sites and great hiking trails all around. It's the typical amenities for the park with shower less bath houses and water spigots along the road. We were there in t... more
Cosby is an absolute gem of a campground in the national park. It's the postcard campground for those that don't have to have hook ups. It's never busy, it's quiet, spacious sites and great hiking trails all around. It's the typical amenities for the park with shower less bath houses and water spigots along the road. We were there in the middle of summer and there were not many people camping. If you reserve online and it says no sites available, call the park. Most likely there are plenty of sites since only 28 I think it is are reservable online out of 165 sites.
There is a dump station that is easy access on the way in to stop and fill water tanks at. It's a little tricker turning into it when leaving and depending on your length you might want to plan on going through the parking lot and exiting out of it and across to the DS.
Access to the campground is easy from I-40 and it's paved two lane roads the entire way.
Brown Sign Junkies would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- dump station
- ADA Accessible
- restrooms: flush
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pet restrictions: Pets are allowed in the campground but must be confined or on a leash (6' maximum).
- pets
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