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Destinations

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Reservations

2 reservation products represented · Activity pass, Lottery · FY25 historical scope

Permits & lotteries

Tours

Child tour offerings from RIDB, grouped under their reservation product.

The Great Smoky Mountains Firefly Viewing Lottery

  • Advance Parking Pass
  • Day Before Parking Pass
  • Large Vehicle Parking Pass
  • The Great Smoky Mountains Firefly Viewing
  • The Great Smoky Mountains Firefly Viewing Lottery

Camping reservations

Historical reservation context for campgrounds represented in FY25 data. These are not standalone ReserveGuide product pages.

  • ELKMONT CAMPGROUND22,150 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 27 days
  • CADES COVE CAMPGROUND16,780 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 32 days
  • SMOKEMONT CAMPGROUND10,790 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 23 days
  • Deep Creek Campground (NC)3,893 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 28 days
  • COSBY CAMPGROUND2,939 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 13 days
  • CATALOOCHEE CAMPGROUND2,186 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 34 days
  • Look Rock Campground1,770 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 11 days
  • BALSAM MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND1,574 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 13 days
  • ABRAM'S CREEK CAMPGROUND1,426 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 18 days
  • BIG CREEK CAMPGROUND (GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK)929 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 28 days
  • ELKMONT GROUP CAMP275 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 76 days
  • CADES COVE GROUP265 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 136 days
  • CATALOOCHEE GROUP CAMP238 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 127 days
  • METCALF BOTTOMS PICNIC PAVILION201 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 95 days
  • DEEP CREEK GROUP CAMP159 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 122 days
  • DEEP CREEK PICNIC PAVILION145 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 46 days
  • SPENCE CABIN122 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 208 days
  • SMOKEMONT GROUP CAMP119 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 110 days
  • GREENBRIER PICNIC PAVILION114 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 55 days
  • CATALOOCHEE HORSE CAMP99 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 28 days
  • COSBY GROUP CAMP88 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 51 days
  • APPALACHIAN CLUBHOUSE74 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 202 days
  • BIG CREEK GROUP CAMP70 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 79 days
  • COSBY PICNIC PAVILION40 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 69 days
  • ANTHONY CREEK HORSE CAMP39 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 20 days
  • TWIN CREEKS PICNIC PAVILION35 FY25 orders · Median observed lead: 208 days
  • COLLINS CREEK PICNIC PAVILION12 FY25 orders
  • TOW STRING HORSE CAMP12 FY25 orders
  • BIG CREEK HORSE CAMP4 FY25 orders
  • ROUND BOTTOM HORSE CAMP3 FY25 orders

Data limitations

  • FY25 Recreation.gov orders only. This is not current availability or a booking window.
  • Historical demand is an order-volume class. It does not measure availability or difficulty.
  • Median observed booking lead is calendar days from order date to start date, not a “book ahead” rule.
  • Camping products appear here as hub context and are not indexed as standalone reservation pages.

Source: Recreation.gov FY25 historical reservations · RIDB facility inventory · 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025.