Free modern campgrounds are provided on the Tennessee side of the
park at the Chimney Tops, 6 miles south of Gatlinburg, and Cades
Cove, 7 miles from the Townsend entrance to the park; on the North
Carolina side at Smokemont, on the transmountain highway, Balsam
Mountain, 10 miles from Soco Gap on U. S. 19 (Blue Ridge Parkway
spur), and Deep Creek, 2 miles from Bryson City. Aside from these
campgrounds, the only accommodations in the park are at Le Conte
Lodge on the top of Mount Le Conte, accessible only by foot or
horseback. For reservations and rates, write Jack Huff, Gatlinburg,
Tenn.
A number of hotel and tourist courts are available in cities and
towns near the park, and at Knoxville and Asheville. Inquiries
regarding these accommodations should be addressed to Knoxville
Tourist Bureau, Henley Street, Knoxville, Tenn.; East Tennessee
Automobile Club, Knoxville, Tenn., Chambers of Commerce of
Gatlinburg, Knoxville, and Maryville, Tenn., Asheville, Waynesville,
Bryson City, and Sylva, N. C.; Cherokee Association, Cherokee, N. C.;
and Government Services, Inc., Fontana Village, Fontana Dam, N. C.