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Townsend-Great Smokies KOA

8533 State Highway 73, Townsend, Tennessee 37882-4310 USA

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“the peaceful side of the Smokies”

One of the premier campgrounds in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, the Townsend/Great Smokies KOA offers panoramic views of the surrounding mountains and lush forests. Nestled up against the Little River, this campground provides a great setting for relaxing, putting your feet up and enjoying nature after a hard day of hiking, fishing or exploring the local area.Upgrade your RV experience with a stay in one of our ! These full hookup, pull-through, RV sites are the largest on the campground and feature a patio and built in fire pit. We also offer a wide range of water/electric and tent camping site areas; ranging from semi-sunny to heavily wooded and secluded.Don't want to rough it? Reserve one of our cozy log Camping Cabins or Deluxe Cabins. Our are the ultimate in cabin camping; featuring private bedroom(s), bathroom, patio with a grill, and full linens. Additional include a laundry, swimming pool, two very clean bathhouses, a modern playground for the little ones, a covered pavilion equipped with a beautiful stone fireplace, a basketball court, wireless internet, bicycle rentals and more.The outdoor recreation opportunities never end at Townsend KOA! Rent a bike and explore the beautiful 5-mile long Townsend Bike Trail, featuring historic locations throughout and conveniently located across the road from our campground. With 1,650 feet of river frontage, you can camp with easy access to the Little River, which flows directly out of the National Park. The river is excellent for swimming or tubing and is well known for great trout fishing. Plan enough time in your trip to the Smoky Mountains to visit our neighboring campgrounds, including: the lively and scenic

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10 people have reviewed this location

Ratings Summary

4.9 Access
5.0 Location
5.0 Cleanliness
5.0 Site Quality
4.7 Noise

Cell Coverage

Verizon 4G/5G

Confirmed by 3 users | Last reported on October 02, 2023

AT&T 4G

Confirmed by 3 users | Last reported on January 17, 2022

T-Mobile 4G

Confirmed by 1 users | Last reported on April 30, 2023
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Campendium

October 02, 2023
Rated

Stay here for the entire weekend. Nice clean campsite, near Great Smoky Mountains National Park, location is great!

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Nightly Rate: $70.00

Days Stayed: 3

Site Number: 70

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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Verizon 4G

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Campendium

September 28, 2016
Rated

This was our first KOA experience and it wasn't bad. They have lots for the kids to do including hayrides, swimming pool, crafts, movies, etc. The playground was super nice as was the pool. There are a few river front sites, though the ones by us (9-15) sit about 30 yards off of the river and the river was super deep and not so pretty. On the other hand, the river sites on the other side of the park (sites 77-84 and 121-126) are prettier, forested and the river is more what you would expect in the Smoky Mountains with big rocks and relaxing river sounds. If you need sun then go for sites 1-8 and 85-90.

You can't beat how close this is to the Smoky Mountains and Cades Cove. The other campgrounds in the area seem pretty sketchy comparatively. If you don't need hookups, Elkmont was a beautiful campground about 20 minutes away.

Things to do:
-Tuckaleechee Caverns
-Tubing (put in at the turnoff for Cade's Cove and float into the campground)
-Only good food options are Apple Valley Country Cafe a few miles down the road

Staff was very helpful and friendly. Check-in was easy and they escorted me to my site and helped me back in. Wi-fi was fantastic. A little distracting...not used to having wi-fi when I'm camping. A bit pricey...I think current prices in October are up into the mid-$80s for premium sites.

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Nightly Rate: $65.00

Days Stayed: 4

Site Number: 9

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise
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Campendium

May 04, 2020
Rated

We made our first visit to this campground and from start to finish, things were just great. We needed firewood and a camp attendant went to the campground store and delivered it to our campsite. As soon as a camper left the attendants were on the site cleaning fire pits and removing anything out of place.
The restrooms were very clean and well maintained.
The location, on the Pigeon River is lovely and the atmosphere is laid back and cozy.

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Nightly Rate: $75.00

Days Stayed: 3

Site Number: 120

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
4 Noise

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AT&T 4G

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Romabout

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  • 7 Helpful
April 13, 2021
Rated

We would stay here again, even though cell service was spotty. This is a very green, lush campground with lots of birds and good access to the Little River. There is some road noise but it wasn’t horrible. Sites are gravel. Ours was level and backed into a central lawn area. No service with Verizon and weirdly we got service with AT&T only in the early morning and late at night. Park looked well maintained and we saw the staff around helping people park, picking up the trash in the morning and cleaning sites.

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Nightly Rate: $62.00

Days Stayed: 4

Site Number: 86

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Verizon

AT&T 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

January 17, 2022
Rated

Great location, clean campground, attentive and friendly staff. Close to Cades Cove. Good wifi! Some parts closed for reno winter 2022.

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Nightly Rate: $43.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: 76

4 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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AT&T 4G

Reviewed by
eddetlie

  • 5 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
September 13, 2022
Rated

The facilities are up-to-date, nice toilet and shower facilities, great staff, lovely location. We would stay here again.

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Nightly Rate: -

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: 3

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

Cell Coverage Rating

Verizon 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

April 30, 2023
Rated

They help u park. Have a sewer clean out service ($11), firewood is $7.50 a bundle and it’s delivered to ur camp site. There is a camp store, gas and propane fill. I just saw 4 trout get caught and eaten.

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Nightly Rate: $55.00

Days Stayed: 6

Site Number: 75

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
5 Noise

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T-Mobile 4G

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cwood9565

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  • 0 Helpful
October 13, 2022
Rated 5.0

Absolutely beautiful very well kept updated friendly my favorite

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Reviewed by
Laura

  • 32 Reviews
  • 2 Helpful
November 23, 2020
Rated 5.0

Absolutely beautiful! Very clean! Super friendly staff! You can text to have firewood delivered to your site!

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Reviewed by
dnelson05

  • 7 Reviews
  • 1 Helpful
July 30, 2020
Rated 5.0

One of the best campgrounds we’ve stayed at! Tented with our 4 kids for 2 nights/3 days. Fast/convenient check in process. Large sites. Clean bathrooms and showers. Camp store with great service. Large/deep pool, fun playground, scheduled activities in the evening.

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Townsend-Great Smokies KOA

8533 State Highway 73
Townsend, Tennessee
37882-4310 USA
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