I did not camp within the Smoky Mountains park area due to the fact none of the parks campground bathhouses had showers.  I was attending a two day wood carving class in Townsend, TN and did not want to go into class each day smelling like one of the local black bears.  However, I did find a very nice private campground less than a mile from the Cades Cove park entrance.  Little River Village Campground is family owned/operated and very nice.  The campground had one of the nicest bath facilities I have come across.  I was pleased to find a very nice site right on the banks of the Little River that flows down from the Smoky's. I have a link at the bottom of this page to both the campground and the woodcarving class I attended.

A look at the site from the entrance.

Site was up on the banks.  Look at the next picture to see what's at the base.

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john@camperjohn.com

At the base of the banks was the Little River.

A look from the back of my tent showing more of the Little River.

Sitting on the banks of the Little River carving away.

Little River Village Campground