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No strong weekday pattern is evident in the openings Campsite Sniper has detected: 629 openings spread across the week.
The largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 19:00 and 20:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 135 of 629 detected openings (21.5%). Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Eastern Time, not when the change was made upstream.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 13 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 6–28 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| B11 | 13 | 2.1% |
| B48 | 12 | 1.9% |
| B74 | 12 | 1.9% |
| B68 | 12 | 1.9% |
| A05 | 12 | 1.9% |
Site B11 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 13. One free watch covers every site here.
Of the 29,463 tracked site-nights (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 8,603 open for online reservation · 8,247 reserved · 12,613 closed.
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 5,001 fall on weekdays and 3,602 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
November holds the most room. 3,024 of 4,830 site-nights are still open there.
| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 97 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 100 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 120 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 42 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 40 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 31 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 37 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: 95 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 40 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 30 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| C06 | 151 |
| C12 | 148 |
| C05 | 147 |
| C55 | 146 |
| C28 | 145 |
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.
The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Multi-night stays. 532 2-night, 370 3-night, 193 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 18 at site A05.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 47 ft. 103 sites take 25 ft, 34 sites take 35 ft, 15 sites take 40 ft. 13 sites of 160 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C06 | 43 ft | None | 151 | 118 nights | Sep 20, Sep 22, Sep 24, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 13, Oct 15, Oct 18 +139 more |
| C12 | 20 ft | None | 148 | 132 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 24, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 1 +136 more |
| C05 | 42 ft | None | 147 | 132 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 7, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Nov 2, Nov 3 +135 more |
| C55 | 24 ft | None | 146 | 132 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 24, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4 +134 more |
| C28 | Not recorded | None | 145 | 132 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 23, Sep 28, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4 +133 more |
| C34 | 24 ft | None | 144 | 84 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 28, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 18, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3 +132 more |
| C53 | 20 ft | None | 144 | 112 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 21, Oct 28, Nov 3, Nov 4 +132 more |
| C41 | 42 ft | None | 142 | 132 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Oct 7, Oct 25, Oct 26, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 8, Nov 9 +130 more |
| C26 | Not recorded | None | 141 | 120 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Oct 4, Oct 18, Oct 22, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9 +129 more |
| C40 | 24 ft | None | 141 | 132 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 24, Sep 25, Oct 4, Oct 27, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10 +129 more |
| C49 | 27 ft | None | 141 | 132 nights | Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 25, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10 +129 more |
| C58 | 40 ft | None | 141 | 78 nights | Sep 18, Sep 24, Oct 6, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 8, Nov 9 +129 more |
| C60 | 21 ft | None | 141 | 78 nights | Sep 20, Sep 24, Oct 18, Oct 25, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8 +129 more |
| C33 | 31 ft | None | 140 | 131 nights | Oct 1, Oct 21, Oct 25, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11 +128 more |
| C51 | 20 ft | None | 140 | 90 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 25, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8 +128 more |
| C61 | 24 ft | None | 140 | 78 nights | Sep 24, Oct 4, Oct 28, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10 +128 more |
| C36 | 24 ft | None | 139 | 131 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12 +127 more |
| C38 | 24 ft | None | 139 | 63 nights | Sep 18, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 21, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4 +127 more |
| C43 | 47 ft | None | 139 | 115 nights | Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 28, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5 +127 more |
| C01 | Not recorded | None | 138 | 78 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 31 +126 more |
| C52 | 24 ft | None | 138 | 130 nights | Sep 18, Sep 21, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 27, Nov 4, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +126 more |
| C42 | 24 ft | None | 137 | 91 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 5 +125 more |
| C02 | Not recorded | None | 135 | 75 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 20, Oct 25, Oct 26, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8 +123 more |
| C07 | 43 ft | None | 135 | 125 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 24, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16 +123 more |
| C39 | 34 ft | None | 135 | 101 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 25, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +123 more |
| C57 | 42 ft | Yes | 134 | 122 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 1, Oct 27, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14 +122 more |
| C50 | 35 ft | None | 133 | 77 nights | Sep 30, Oct 29, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11 +121 more |
| C03 | 27 ft | None | 132 | 77 nights | Sep 24, Sep 30, Oct 8, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +120 more |
| C08 | 30 ft | None | 132 | 125 nights | Sep 20, Oct 4, Oct 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19 +120 more |
| C11 | 24 ft | None | 132 | 91 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 24, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26 +120 more |
| C27 | Not recorded | None | 131 | 78 nights | Sep 24, Sep 28, Oct 29, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15 +119 more |
| C30 | 24 ft | None | 131 | 59 nights | Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 18, Oct 25, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 6, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12 +119 more |
| C32 | 24 ft | None | 131 | 51 nights | Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12 +119 more |
| C47 | 35 ft | None | 131 | 80 nights | Sep 28, Sep 30, Oct 1, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12 +119 more |
| C59 | 30 ft | None | 130 | 111 nights | Sep 21, Oct 31, Nov 4, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18 +118 more |
| C04 | 47 ft | None | 129 | 76 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 24, Sep 27, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 25, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 11 +117 more |
| C31 | 42 ft | Yes | 129 | 77 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 15, Nov 17 +117 more |
| C35 | 31 ft | None | 129 | 73 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18 +117 more |
| C44 | 45 ft | None | 129 | 79 nights | Sep 21, Oct 4, Oct 22, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 5, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13 +117 more |
| C45 | 29 ft | None | 129 | 87 nights | Sep 18, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 26, Sep 28, Oct 4, Oct 29, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12 +117 more |
| C37 | 35 ft | None | 128 | 68 nights | Oct 6, Oct 18, Oct 25, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15 +116 more |
| C09 | 33 ft | None | 126 | 67 nights | Sep 18, Sep 21, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 27, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15 +114 more |
| C54 | 24 ft | None | 123 | 75 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 24, Sep 28, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 9, Nov 10 +111 more |
| C29 | 30 ft | None | 114 | 83 nights | Oct 4, Oct 18, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15 +102 more |
| C56 | 24 ft | None | 113 | 75 nights | Sep 28, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 16, Nov 17, Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23 +101 more |
| C46 | 27 ft | None | 110 | 35 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29 +98 more |
| C48 | 35 ft | None | 102 | 51 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 27, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 10, Nov 11, Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 14, Nov 15, Nov 16 +90 more |
| B26 | Not recorded | None | 38 | 22 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 1 +26 more |
| C66 | 27 ft | None | 37 | 22 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 21, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3 +25 more |
| C68 | 42 ft | None | 37 | 22 nights | Sep 18, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 15, Oct 21, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3 +25 more |
| B54 | Not recorded | None | 36 | 22 nights | Sep 18, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26, Nov 1, Nov 2 +24 more |
| B75 | Not recorded | None | 36 | 22 nights | Sep 18, Sep 21, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3 +24 more |
| B48 | 27 ft | None | 35 | 22 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 18, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4 +23 more |
| B77 | Not recorded | None | 35 | 21 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 22, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4 +23 more |
| B08 | 24 ft | None | 34 | 17 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 27, Oct 28, Nov 1, Nov 2 +22 more |
| B24 | Not recorded | None | 34 | 22 nights | Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 25, Oct 29, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5 +22 more |
| C67 | 39 ft | None | 34 | 22 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 28, Oct 4, Oct 29, Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6 +22 more |
| B10 | 28 ft | None | 33 | 22 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 21, Oct 28, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 8 +21 more |
| B40 | Not recorded | None | 33 | 21 nights | Sep 20, Sep 24, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 15, Oct 25, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 6 +21 more |
| B71 | Not recorded | None | 32 | 21 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Oct 22, Nov 1, Nov 2, Nov 3, Nov 4, Nov 5, Nov 9 +20 more |
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 Great Smoky Mountains are a hikers paradise and visitors to Cades Cove Campground love the 5-mile roundtrip hike to Abram Falls. From Cades Cove Loop Road, follow the signage at the turnoff for directions to the trailhead.
Although Abrams Falls is only 20 feet high, the large volume of water rushing over falls more than makes up for its lack of height. The long, deep pool at its base is very picturesque. The trail to the falls traverses pine-oak forest on the ridges and hemlock and rhododendron forest along the creek. The waterfall and creek are named for Cherokee Chief Abram or Abraham whose village once stood several miles downstream.
A nearby horse stable provides one-hour horseback rides as well as hay rides and carriage rides from March through October, offering recreational activities for the entire family.
Campers can also 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.
Cades Cove Campground is open year round and combines the feel of primitive camping with the modern convenience of flush toilets and drinking water. During the off season, only sites C1-12 and C26-61 are open to camping by reservation only. Once B Loop closes for the season then generators will be allowed in Loop C, with restricted hours, UNTIL Loop B reopens for camping. During peak season (May - October) a camp store provides visitors with basic necessities as well as bike rentals. Events like Interpretive Programs in the nearby amphitheater and Bicycle Only Days on the loop road provide visitors with a fun and unique experience. Please visit www.nps.gov/grsm for up-to-date information on campgrounds, road and weather conditions in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Cades Cove is a broad, verdant valley surrounded by mountains and is one of the most popular destinations in the Great Smokies. It offers some of the best opportunities for wildlife viewing in the park.
Large numbers of white-tailed deer are frequently seen, and sightings of black bear, coyote, ground hog, turkey, raccoon, skunk, and other animals are also possible.
For hundreds of years Cherokee Indians hunted in Cades Cove but archeologists have found no evidence of major settlements. The first Europeans settled in the cove sometime between 1818 and 1821. By 1830 the population of the area had already swelled to 271.
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 few of which are easily accessible from the Cades Cove loop road.
Townsend, located about nine miles away, offers full service grocery stores and fuel.
From Maryville, TN: Take U.S. 321 North (you'll actually be driving south!) from Maryville to Townsend, TN (about 22 miles). At the traffic light in Townsend, continue straight on TN 73 and follow signs to Cades Cove. From Pigeon Forge, TN take US 321 South (you'll be driving westerly) to Townsend, TN. Turn left (south) at Townsend onto TN 73. Follow signs to Cades Cove.
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Reservations for Cades Cove Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 70.8% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation; 8,603 of 29,463 remain open. Campsite Sniper has also detected 629 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.
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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 Sep 18, 2026 16:19 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.
Campsite Sniper detected 389 site-date openings at Cades Cove Campground in the last 7 days, 602 over 30 days and 629 over the last 90.
370 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 18 at site A05. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
34 of the 160 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 47 ft. 147 of those 160 sites have a recorded maximum length and 13 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
November 2026, with 3,024 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 4,830.
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 13 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 6-28 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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