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Smokemont Campground
At Smokemont Campground in The Great Smokey Mountains National Park there are plenty of beautiful hiking trails to explore.
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At Smokemont Campground in The Great Smokey Mountains National Park there are plenty of beautiful hiking trails to explore. Or you can just spend the day relaxing by the river that rins through it. For the mobility challenged Smokemont Campground is a pretty good one to visit. The roads are smooth and the sites are easy to navigate. The downside is that there are not a lot of handicap accessible activities in the Smokemont Campground. On our June 2018 trip to the Appalachian Mountains we spent night nights camping at the Smokemont campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This beautiful national parks campground is located on the eastern (North Carolina) side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Follow along with as as we journey across the South and back visiting so many beautiful different campsites! Come along with us on our fantastic trip!
Living guide
What the weather is usually like at Smokemont Campground
NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for the Cherokee, NC weather station, 4.6 miles from Smokemont Campground, show that the warmest month is July (average high 82.7 F) and the coolest is January (average low 26.4 F).
March is usually the wettest month, at about 5.84 inches of rain, and October the driest, at about 3.06 inches. The monthly figures add up to about 56.7 inches in a typical year.
| Month | High (F) | Low (F) | Rain (in) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46.3 | 26.4 | 4.74 |
| February | 50.6 | 28.7 | 5.00 |
| March | 58.6 | 34.2 | 5.84 |
| April | 68.0 | 42.3 | 4.93 |
| May | 74.7 | 51.2 | 4.71 |
| June | 80.1 | 59.1 | 5.13 |
| July | 82.7 | 62.8 | 5.21 |
| August | 82.0 | 61.4 | 4.21 |
| September | 77.9 | 55.0 | 4.04 |
| October | 68.8 | 43.0 | 3.06 |
| November | 58.3 | 33.4 | 4.18 |
| December | 49.2 | 29.3 | 5.66 |
See today's forecast for Smokemont Campground (National Weather Service)
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