About Cosby Group Camp
Tucked in the mountains under a canopy of cool shade beside Cosby Creek. This group campground creates a peaceful and secluded environment for visitors, offering the best that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has to offer. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a hiker's paradise, with over 800 miles of maintained trails ranging from short, leg-stretchers to strenuous treks, with a number of those trails easily accessible from Cosby Campground, including the Appalachian Trail, just three miles away via the Lower Gap Trail. Hiking is not the only reason for visiting the Smokies: Fishing, picnicking, wildlife viewing and auto touring are also popular activities. White water rafting on the nearby Pigeon River. Top tourist towns of gatlinburg, Sevierville and Pigeon Forge are just 20 miles away. Campers can enjoy high-quality backcountry fishing in the cool waters of the countless…
- Fees: Group Facility (including Cabins and Lookouts): Customers who cancel a group overnight facility reservation less than 14 days before the…
- Managed by: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NPS
- Where: 4 mi southeast of Cosby, TN · 35.75306, -83.20673
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Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 0.3 mi
Water fill-up: 23.3 mi
Propane: 22.8 mi
Camps nearby
- Group Campsites 0 mi
- Cosby Picnic Pavilion 1.3 mi
- Gilliland Creek #35 2 mi
- Cosby Run 2.3 mi
- Sugar Cove #34 2.6 mi
- Otter Creek #29 3.1 mi