Some people love to stay in cabins, chalets, condominiums, hotels, and motels, but there are a large number of people who prefer to roll into Pigeon Forge, TN pulling their RV looking for a campground or RV park to stay during their Smokies vacation. If you fit into this category, you probably haven’t looked back since the first time you stayed in a campground. There’s something special about the campfires, fresh breakfast, crisp mountain air of the Smoky Mountains, and making friends with fellow campers. Staying at a Pigeon Forge campground is a vacation in and of itself and a great way to visit Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and Gatlinburg.
If this is your first time seeking a campground or RV park in Pigeon Forge, TN or a campground near Gatlinburg, TN then you’ve come to the perfect place. We’ve put together a list of all of the best campgrounds along with the contact information for each in case you want to find out if they have hookups for water, electricity, cable, and sewage or if they are golf cart friendly campgrounds, have internet, showers, laundry facilities, etc. Some people like the bare essentials while others still prefer to have at least a few of life’s simple pleasures. Whatever your needs, Pigeon Forge is bound to have a campground that meets yours.
Many people love Pigeon Forge so much that they even work out deals with campgrounds to leave their campers on the campsite all year long! Some even rent their campers out in what is becoming a sort of “camper time-share” type of deal. It’s not a bad option if you plan on leaving your camper in the Smoky Mountains… you may as well make some money off of it!
The following list is every major campground and RV park in Pigeon Forge. Each listing has the park’s address, phone number, map, and website if available. You will also find tips for each one along with the amenities that each campsite touts.
List of Pigeon Forge Campgrounds
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| Alpine Hideaway Campground 251 Spring Valley Road Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863 (865) 428-3285 View Map(Insider Info: Alpine Hideaway is nestled in between two mountains, which makes it near impossible to get a satellite signal if you have a dish. There is no river and the spots are fairly tight together…could be a good thing if you like meeting strangers!) |
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| Clabough’s Campground 405 Wears Valley Rd Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 (865) 428-1951 View Website View Map(Insider Info: Clabough’s is arguably the most popular campground and we always hear great reviews from people who camp here. It’s a big park that is close to the action in Pigeon Forge. It’s also close to Kroger (grocery store) as well. Locals highly suggest Clabough’s Campground.) |
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| Creekside RV Park 2475 Henderson Springs Rd Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 (865) 428-4801 View Website View Map(Insider Info: Creekside RV Park in Pigeon Forge, TN tends to get great reviews. Make sure to request a creekside spot as it has more room.) |
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| Eagle’s Nest Campground 1111 Wears Valley Rd Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 (865) 428-5841 View Website View Map(Insider Info: Located down Wear’s Valley Road, Eagle’s Nest Campground is 1.5 miles away from the parkway in Pigeon Forge, so it’s close yet far enough away from the traffic and sounds.) |
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| Foothills RV Park 4235 Huskey St Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 (865) 428-3818 View Website View Map(Insider Info: Foothills RV Park in Pigeon Forge, TN is another popular campground among campers. Vacationers typically love the log cabins and camping cabins they offer. There’s a difference between the two…visit their site using the link above for more info.) |
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| King’s Holly Haven RV Park 647 Wears Valley Road Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 (865) 453-5352 View Website View Map(Insider Info: Visitors typically say King’s Holly Haven RV Park is very clean and “new”, but the camp sites are too close together. It gets mixed reviews…mostly about the staff. It’s on Wear’s Valley Road, which is a good location to hit the backroads heading out to Townsend and Cades Cove.) |
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| Pigeon Forge KOA Campground 3122 Veterans Blvd. Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 (865) 453-7903 View Website View Map(Insider Info: I’ve known the owner to call the KOA Pigeon Forge Campground the “Cadillac” of campgrounds. I never figured out if it’s because of the rates they charge or how nice she thought her campground was. Needless to say, it’s a nice campground, but you can stay somewhere just as nice (if not nicer) for quite a bit less money.) |
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| Mill Creek Resort and Campground 449 W Mill Creek Rd Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 (865) 428-3498 View Website View Map(Insider Info: Mill Creek Resort and Campground gets decent reviews from campers even though it’s on a backroad on the south end of Pigeon Forge. Should be a nice, quiet place that’s still close enough to the action in Pigeon Forge.) |
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| Riverbend Campground 2479 Riverbend Loop Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 (865) 453-1224 View Website View Map(Insider Info: Nice location back behind Ruby Tuesday and Music Road Hotel. Far enough from the parkway to be quiet yet close enough to get in and out of the action quickly and easily. There’s no pool, but it’s right on the river!) |
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| Riveredge RV Park & Log Cabin Rentals 4220 Huskey St Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 (877) 881-7222 View Website View Map(Insider Info: Riveredge RV Park in Pigeon Forge gets good reviews as people comment on how clean and updated the bathhouses are. It is very close to the parkway, which can be an issue if you are looking for a “quiet” vacation in “nature”, but it can be great if you like to get out and see the sites around Pigeon Forge It’s also close to the Log Cabin Pancake House, which I highly recommend!.) |
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| Waldens Creek Campground 2485 Henderson Springs Rd Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 (865) 908-2727 View Website View Map(Insider Info: Walden’s Creek Campground is located right beside Creekside RV Park down Wear’s Valley Road. Visitors have mentioned the “concrete pad” on the sites aren’t what you park your rig on…that it can be muddy where you park. Also heard there’s only 1 shower & bathroom for each men & women. Spaces are tight. Locals have heard better remarks about Creekside RV Park right next door or even Clabough’s Campground just up the road. ) |
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