Balsam Mountain Campground

Balsam Mountain Campground is a national park campground at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Swain County, North Carolina. Reservations are managed through Recreation.gov. Instead of refreshing Recreation.gov, let Campsite Tonight watch for cancellations and automatically drop an open site into your cart the instant one frees up.

Balsam Mountain Campground is in very high demand — sites here routinely sell out well in advance. Cancellations are often the best way in, which is exactly what Campsite Tonight watches for.

The campground accommodates RVs and trailers up to 35 ft. Campers rate it 4.6/5 across 161 reviews.

Other campgrounds at Great Smoky Mountains National Park include Round Bottom Horse Camp, Cataloochee Horse Camp, Cataloochee Campground, Tow String Horse Camp and Smokemont Campground.