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Posted by Your Guide on July 31, 2006 7:52 PM

The Smoky Mountain area of camping mainly will happen in the Smoky Mountain National Park - but many of these sites are extremely different because of the differences in elevations and locations of the campgrounds. The states of Tennessee and North Carolina are the ones that boast great camping sites within the Smoky Mountain camping area. While some of the benefits of the Rocky Mountain camping include backcountry camping, the Smoky Mountain camping areas tend to have modern amenities that may lend its services more to a family friendly environment. The Smoky Mountains boasts a wide variety of opportunities for camping, hiking, fishing, and swimming spots during the warmer months.

The Smoky Mountain National Park's different camping sites are:
• Abrams Creek
• Balsam Mountains
• Big Creek
• Cades Cove
• Cataloochee
• Cosby
• Deep Creek
• Elkmont
• Look Rock
• Smokemont

The Cades Cove and Smokemont campsites are open year-round in the Smoky Mountains, but the majority of the sites are open from March until the end of October. Cades Cove is probably the most famous area within the Smoky National Park because of the auto tour that is presented to daily visitors. There is a multi-hour paved trail that many people take advantage of to see the beautiful landscape of the valley within the Smoky Mountains. On any given day you will see beautiful vegetation and a wide assortment of woodland creatures. Yet some of the pull towards Rocky Mountain camping does not even have to do with the camping experience because of Pigeon Forge. Pigeon Forge has turned into an amazing family entertainment area in the last ten years and is probably pulling just as many people into the area as the national park is now.

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