Cades Cove Group Campground
10042 Campground Drive, Townsend, TN, 37882
Last Updated: November 5, 2025
Campground Overview
Cades Cove combines the feel of primitive camping with the modern convenience of flush toilets and drinking water. A camp store provides visitors with basic necessities and bike rentals. Events like interpretive programs in the nearby amphitheater and bicycle-only days on the Cades Cove Loop Road provide visitors with a fun and unique experience.
Rules
Fire/Stove Policy
Only heat-treated firewood which is in its original packaging and bears a certification from the USDA or a state agency may be brought into the park. You may also collect wood which is dead and down in the park to burn at your campsite. Fires are permitted only in established fire rings at campsite.
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