If you’ve been thinking about taking a camping trip with your family or a group of friends, there’s not a more beautiful or serene place in the world than our Smoky Mountain campground. When you choose to vacation with us, you’ll experience breathtaking mountain and water views and the peaceful retreat that you’ve been dreaming of, but there are a few things you should know about tent camping in the Smokies before you pack your bags and head to the mountains. Read below to learn more!
Before you head to the mountains for a weekend of camping with your family, there are some important tips to learn to make sure you have a fun and relaxing time. From what you should pack to some campground rules and regulations, read our list of the top 4 tips to follow to make sure you have a blast camping in the Smokies!
Camping is a family friendly activity that can be enjoyed at any time of year, and our Smoky Mountain campground has everything you will need to have a wonderful weekend in the mountains. Whether you like to sleep in a tent or you’d feel more comfortable in a private cabin, there are plenty of great ways to enjoy our beautiful Smoky Mountain campground! Here are 5 of our favorites:
Here at Greenbrier Campground, we’ve always believed that camping is an activity that’s enjoyed by creative, intelligent people…and history agrees with us! Two of America’s greatest geniuses, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, used to take incredible camping trips all across the country, including the Great Smoky Mountains. Of course, camping with Edison and Ford wasn’t your typical weekend getaway. Read on to learn all about the most epic Smoky Mountain camping trip of the 20th century.
Here at Greenbrier Campground, we love sharing local history with our visitors. Before the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Greenbrier area was home to a thriving community of people whose ancestors first settled in the region in the mid-1700s. One of our favorite stories from Greenbrier’s past concerns Perry Shults, the proprietor of a fabled Smoky Mountain gold mine. Read on to learn all about one of the wildest legends from the Smokies.
If you love hiking, we know you’ll love these top 10 Smoky Mountain hiking trails. These are some of our favorite places to visit in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and you should definitely visit them when you’re staying at Greenbrier Campground!