Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
3,301 ftelevation
May–Sepbest months
About Camp Creek #23
- Managed by: National Park Service
- Where: 10 mi southwest of Gatlinburg, TN · 35.59957, -83.56791
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
40°22°Jan
43°25°Feb
50°31°Mar
59°38°Apr
65°46°May
71°53°Jun
74°56°Jul
73°55°Aug
69°50°Sep
60°41°Oct
50°31°Nov
43°26°Dec
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
See Camp Creek #23 from above
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Good to know
Cell signal
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.Night sky: Rural edge
The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) (Observatory), 48 mi.
RV essentials
Dump station: 6.1 mi
Water fill-up: 24.7 mi
Propane: 18.3 mi
Camps nearby
- Dripping Spring Mountain #26 1.5 mi
- Rough Creek #24 2.4 mi
- Silers Bald Shelter 2.4 mi
- Lower Jakes Gap #27 2.5 mi
- Marks Cove #28 2.6 mi
- Double Spring Gap Shelter 2.8 mi