Openings · last 7 days
86
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 86 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-232486
When Smokemont Campground reopens
Smokemont Campground's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
714
Openings · last 90 days
1,427
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dWednesday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected. 283 of 1,427 openings detected in the last 90 days occurred on a Wednesday (19.8%), with Thursday (220) and Sunday (197) next in line.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 10:00 and 20:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 268 of 1,427 detected openings (18.8%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Eastern Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Lead-time profile
Days before stay date · percentilesHalf of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 7 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 2–17 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
Highest-churn sites
Most openings · 90d| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| B001 | 29 | 2.0% |
| A007 | 26 | 1.8% |
| A005 | 26 | 1.8% |
| F032 | 24 | 1.7% |
| F041 | 24 | 1.7% |
Site B001 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 29. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Nov 2, 2026 – May 3, 2027 · of 142 monitored sites
Of the 25,071 tracked site-nights (Nov 2, 2026 – May 3, 2027): 6,196 open for online reservation · 1,124 reserved · 17,751 closed.
Where the open windows are
75.3% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 6,196 of 25,071 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Nov 2, 2026 – May 3, 2027Not open online75.3%
Open site-nights6,196 / 25,071
Reserved (of online inventory)1,124 / 7,320
Weekday openings3,585
Weekend openings2,611
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 3,585 fall on weekdays and 2,611 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Nov 2026 – May 2027January holds the most room. 1,213 of 4,247 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 137 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 11 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 6 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 18 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 38 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 38 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 36 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 37 | Open | |
| Memorial Day | FRI May 28 | 0 | None open |
| SAT May 29 | 0 | None open | |
| SUN May 30 | 0 | None open | |
| MON May 31 | 0 | None open |
Thanksgiving: 5 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 38 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 36 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. Memorial Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| B026 | 175 |
| B010 | 173 |
| B033 | 172 |
| B019 | 171 |
| B030 | 171 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Nov 2, 2026 snapshotNext open dateTue · Nov 3
Next open weekendFri · Nov 13
The next bookable night is Nov 3; the first open weekend starts Nov 13. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
6,196 open site-nights across 40 sites at Smokemont Campground, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 218 2-night, 185 3-night, 114 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Nov 3 at site B026.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 227 ft. 133 sites take 25 ft, 100 sites take 35 ft, 78 sites take 40 ft.
All 40 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B026 | 35 ft | None | 175 | 169 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21 +163 more |
| B010 | 30 ft | None | 173 | 156 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20 +161 more |
| B033 | 27 ft | None | 172 | 166 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20 +160 more |
| B019 | 30 ft | None | 171 | 157 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23 +159 more |
| B030 | 30 ft | None | 171 | 156 nights | Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22 +159 more |
| B002 | 30 ft | None | 169 | 156 nights | Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25 +157 more |
| B007 | 32 ft | None | 169 | 119 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 22 +157 more |
| B020 | 27 ft | None | 169 | 69 nights | Nov 3, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22 +157 more |
| B008 | 24 ft | None | 168 | 157 nights | Nov 3, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 28 +156 more |
| B003 | 27 ft | None | 166 | 129 nights | Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21 +154 more |
| B012 | 30 ft | None | 165 | 113 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24 +153 more |
| B004 | 27 ft | None | 164 | 119 nights | Nov 3, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 29, Nov 30 +152 more |
| B024 | 26 ft | None | 164 | 69 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21 +152 more |
| B006 | 35 ft | None | 163 | 137 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 24, Nov 29 +151 more |
| B028 | 33 ft | Yes | 163 | 157 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3 +151 more |
| B005 | 32 ft | None | 161 | 83 nights | Nov 3, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 29, Nov 30 +149 more |
| B021 | 227 ft | None | 161 | 126 nights | Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 29 +149 more |
| B023 | 35 ft | None | 160 | 88 nights | Nov 3, Nov 8, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30 +148 more |
| B037 | 29 ft | None | 160 | 60 nights | Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +148 more |
| B017 | 26 ft | None | 159 | 88 nights | Nov 3, Nov 8, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 24, Nov 29, Nov 30 +147 more |
| B025 | 33 ft | None | 159 | 75 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +147 more |
| B009 | 33 ft | None | 158 | 137 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30 +146 more |
| B011 | 33 ft | None | 157 | 103 nights | Nov 11, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 24, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 4, Dec 5 +145 more |
| B001 | 40 ft | None | 156 | 114 nights | Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +144 more |
| A001 | 24 ft | None | 155 | 81 nights | Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 +143 more |
| B029 | 35 ft | None | 155 | 140 nights | Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 25, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3 +143 more |
| A004 | 28 ft | None | 153 | 105 nights | Nov 13, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 +141 more |
| B014 | 32 ft | None | 153 | 82 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 24, Nov 28, Nov 29, Dec 1 +141 more |
| B036 | 35 ft | None | 153 | 111 nights | Nov 25, Nov 26, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 4, Dec 5, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8, Dec 9, Dec 10 +141 more |
| B032 | 24 ft | None | 150 | 106 nights | Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 24, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 +138 more |
| A002 | 40 ft | None | 148 | 71 nights | Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 29 +136 more |
| A003 | 22 ft | None | 145 | 89 nights | Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 23, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3 +133 more |
| B031 | 32 ft | None | 145 | 102 nights | Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 22, Nov 23, Dec 1 +133 more |
| B035 | 31 ft | None | 144 | 89 nights | Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 22, Nov 25, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1 +132 more |
| B027 | 33 ft | None | 139 | 77 nights | Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3 +127 more |
| B034 | 30 ft | None | 137 | 86 nights | Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 19, Nov 25, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 6, Dec 7, Dec 8 +125 more |
| B015 | 35 ft | None | 129 | 80 nights | Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 4, Dec 5, Dec 6 +117 more |
| A005 | 40 ft | None | 125 | 60 nights | Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 29, Dec 3, Dec 4, Dec 5, Dec 6 +113 more |
| A006 | 40 ft | None | 122 | 70 nights | Nov 3, Nov 9, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 23, Nov 24, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 4, Dec 5, Dec 6 +110 more |
| A007 | 40 ft | None | 90 | 37 nights | Nov 8, Nov 15, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 28, Nov 29, Nov 30, Dec 1, Dec 2 +78 more |
About Smokemont Campground
Overview
Situated in the stunning Great Smoky Mountains National Park, this campsite offers an ideal setting to enjoy the outdoors.
Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. World-renowned for its diversity of plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains and the quality of its remnants of Southern Appalachian culture, this is America's most visited national park.
Recreation
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a hiker's paradise, offering over 800 miles of maintained trails ranging from short, leg-stretchers to strenuous treks, with a number of those trails easily accessible from the picnic area. But hiking is not the only reason for visiting the Smokies: Fishing, picnicking, wildlife viewing and auto touring are also popular activities.
Campers can enjoy high-quality backcountry fishing in the cool waters of the countless streams and rivers that snake through the mountains, with trout available in abundance. The nearby Bradley Fork River provides a great place to go for a dip or fish for trout.
Wildlife viewing is a popular pastime, and with around 1,500 bears living in the park, it's not uncommon for visitors to spot one. The park is a sanctuary for a magnificent array of animal and plant life, all of which is protected for future generations to enjoy.
The park also 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.
Facilities
Smokemont Campground offers an unforgettable outdoor experience with the added convenience of flush toilets, drinking water and sinks. There are campsites for tents as well as RVs available, and tent pads, grills and fire rings are provided. There is also a flat, grassy area that is perfect for group activities like football, volleyball, or simply soaking up the sun.
Natural Features
Smokemont Campground is surrounded by picturesque mountain ranges, with pristine mountain streams and rivers setting the backdrop for your camping adventure. Whether blanketed in spring wildflowers or vivid fall colors, the scenery at Smokemont never disappoints.
At 2,200 feet, Smokemont provides a moderate climate, characterized by mild winters and hot, humid summers.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park preserves a rich cultural history of Southern Appalachia. From the prehistoric Paleo Indians to the early European settlements in the 1800s, the park strives to protect its historic structures, landscapes and artifacts that tell the stories of the people who once called these mountains home.
Nearby Attractions
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Oconaluftee Indian Village and Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, located 6 miles away in Cherokee, North Carolina, provides cultural and historical information about the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Cherokee also has fuel.
142 monitored sitesRVs up to 227 ft2 with hookups131 shadedWaterfrontRiverfrontPets OKFire pitsMax party 6
Getting there
There is no street address for the campground. From Cherokee, NC: Take Newfound Gap Road (aka US 441) North 6 miles. Turn right at campground sign. From Gatlinburg, TN: Take Newfound Gap Road (aka US 441) South 27 miles. Turn left at campground sign.
Mailing Address Is C/O Oconaluftee Ranger Station, 60 Enloe-Floyd Bottoms Road, Cherokee, NC 28719828-497-9270
BikingCampingFishingHikingHistoric & Cultural SiteHorseback RidingInterpretive ProgramsVisitor CenterWildlife Viewing
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Smokemont Campground?
Reservations for Smokemont Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 75.3% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation; 6,196 of 25,071 remain open. Campsite Sniper has also detected 1,427 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Nov 2, 2026 18:20 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Smokemont Campground?
Campsite Sniper detected 86 site-date openings at Smokemont Campground in the last 7 days, 714 over 30 days and 1,427 over the last 90.
Which day of the week had the most detected openings at Smokemont Campground?
Wednesday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected in the last 90 days: 283 of 1,427 (19.8%). Days reflect when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, not when the change occurred upstream.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Smokemont Campground?
185 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Nov 3 at site B026. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Smokemont Campground fit a 35-foot RV?
100 of the 137 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 227 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Smokemont Campground?
January 2027, with 1,213 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 4,247.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Smokemont Campground?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 7 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 2-17 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Smokemont Campground?
As of the Nov 2, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Tue, Nov 3 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Nov 13. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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