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Pull-thru
NPSGreat Smoky Mountains National Park · North Carolina
Round Bottom Horse Camp
Overview Saddle up your horses for a camping trip in the stunning Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Sites5all reservable
Elev.3,166ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig35 ft
Electricnonesites
From Asheville1h50real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 3,166 ft, Round Bottom Horse Camp has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 5 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 10 peaks.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Nov
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
59%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 1.
65°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Asheville
57 mi
1h50
02
Charlotte
171 mi
4h10
03
Raleigh
302 mi
6h35
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 5 SITES
Color byShow only
5 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
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50-amp
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Accessible
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Prime
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Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
15
Peaks
10
Water & Access
To nearest major road
7 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.