The Townsend KOA features natural beauty, mountains, beautiful forests and the Little River surrounding the campground. It is a great setting for relaxing, putting your feet up and enjoying nature after a hard day of hiking or shopping. The landscape varies from open to wooded. Peace and quiet come standard on this side of the Smokies.
The main roads through the campground are gravel.
- Level gravel sites with paved patios on full hook-up sites.
- Picnic tables and fire rings on all sites.
- A total of 126 sites, 66 full hookups, 32 with water/electric, 28 tent sites, with 21 riverside, and 15 cabins.
- A playground, game room, pool, horseshoes, basketball, fishing, bike rentals and river access for tubing await the children.
- There is a pavilion with a barbecue pit, laundry facility, and two bath houses.
- A nearby gas station offers LP, deli, and gift shop.
- Free cable TV and WI-FI Internet completes the amenities.
Campground open all year.Pop-ups and tents welcome.
DIRECTIONS:
From exit 407 travel south on HWY 66 and connect to 441. Once in Pigeon Forge you will turn right at stop light #3 which is Wears Valley Road - HWY 321. Follow for 15 miles. Turn left unto HWY 73 at stop light and campground will be on your left. Or, if coming from the west side of the state it would be easier to route coming through Maryville, HWY 321, or coming from the north - HWY 129 from Knoxville. Do not use MapQuest.
Easy access for big RV/Motorhomes.
Townsend/Great Smokies KOA is in Townsend and close to Cades Cove. There are craft malls, shopping, river tubing, horseback riding, grocery store, and some restaurants nearby.
Townsend got its name from Col WB Townsend. He purchased thousands of acres of woodlands (of what is now the Smoky Mountains) and began logging it. The Little River Lumber Company was created and served as the local saw mill. Then later, the Little River Railroad served to haul the lumber using a 70-ton Shay engine. The museum in Townsend still proudly displays the train. Tuckaleechee Caverns, a mile long cave system with 150ft drops is west of town.
The main attraction for this area is of course the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. On June 15, 1934, Franklin Delano Roosevelt set aside 814 square miles of the Appalachian Mountains. It is the largest and most visited Park in the United States. The highest point is Clingman's Dome at 6,643 feet above sea level.
And the most visited attraction of the Smoky Mountains is Cades Cove which draws thousands of visitors daily. An 11 mile paved road circles inside this geographically isolated one-way loop. The preserved 19th century homesteads, scenic views, open meadows, and abundant wildlife make this area so popular. Hiking trails to Abrams Falls and Gregory Bald, bicycling, and horseback riding are common activities.
The mountains get there name from a natural haze. Hydrocarbons produced by the trees and vast vegetation combined with the high humidity and rainfall produce a bluish/smoky cast. Thus the Great "Smoky" Mountains.
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