Foxtrot
10-06-2009, 23:25
The last week of this month I am going camping with a few old high school buddies in the Gatlinburg area. This is tent camping, but not primative. Anyways, I'm looking for some recommendations for campgrounds close to Gatlinburg.
Just need a spot to put a tent, with water and power and build a fire. If anyone has a suggestion, please shout it out. All the ones I've found are RV oriented. I wouldn't mind staying inside the Park, but 2 of the guys are comfort oriented, so they want to be as near to Gatlinburg as possible and have electricity. If there are some cheap cabins that sleep 4 guys, then we might consider them as well. All the cabins I've seen are over 100+ a night, so that's out of our price range.
On one of the days that we are there, I plan on doing a day hike on the AT from Newfound Gap to Charlie's Bunion and back. I've done that once before and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, it anyone has any other day hike suggestions, I'm all ears. Either a loop, or one way, as I can get someone to pick me up. I will be doing it by myself and would like to be on the AT, but it's not a requirement. 10 miles is probably the limit I would want to do.
Just need a spot to put a tent, with water and power and build a fire. If anyone has a suggestion, please shout it out. All the ones I've found are RV oriented. I wouldn't mind staying inside the Park, but 2 of the guys are comfort oriented, so they want to be as near to Gatlinburg as possible and have electricity. If there are some cheap cabins that sleep 4 guys, then we might consider them as well. All the cabins I've seen are over 100+ a night, so that's out of our price range.
On one of the days that we are there, I plan on doing a day hike on the AT from Newfound Gap to Charlie's Bunion and back. I've done that once before and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, it anyone has any other day hike suggestions, I'm all ears. Either a loop, or one way, as I can get someone to pick me up. I will be doing it by myself and would like to be on the AT, but it's not a requirement. 10 miles is probably the limit I would want to do.