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We would like to go camping this year in the Smokies but we don't want to be surrounded by RV's. This will be only be the 2nd time the kids have camped with us.Anyone have any great ideas or locations or timing? I haven't been to the smokies in years.

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Cades Cove for the casual camper or Elk Mont. Both will have RV sections but plenty of regular camping sites as well. Both are good places for kids.
 
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Talladega has specified camping areas, if you enjoy racing and you won't have to worry about bears.
 
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With the kids we don't want to hike in until they have more experience in the woods

We will want to hike a few miles everyday
I wanted to find the campground that has more tents and less RV's and maybe just bathrooms and no electricity


Talladega has a Great BedandBreakfast but I don't go on race weekends...the place becomes an insane asylum

QUOTE=Thrasher865;8350304]dump camping? hiking? back-country camping?[/QUOTE]
 
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BandVOL said:
With the kids we don't want to hike in until they have more experience in the woods

We will want to hike a few miles everyday
I wanted to find the campground that has more tents and less RV's and maybe just bathrooms and no electricity


Talladega has a Great BedandBreakfast but I don't go on race weekends...the place becomes an insane asylum

QUOTE=Thrasher865;8350304]dump camping? hiking? back-country camping?
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Check out Cosby Campgrounds near the I-40 side of the Smokies. Not as popular or as busy as Cades Cove but easy to get to. Lots of hiking trails starting from there.
 
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BandVOL said:
We would like to go camping this year in the Smokies but we don't want to be surrounded by RV's. This will be only be the 2nd time the kids have camped with us.Anyone have any great ideas or locations or timing? I haven't been to the smokies in years.

Thanks All
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To avoid RVs it is generally a good guideline to look for a trail that is only accessible by trail. I suggest making the kids carry their own food and gear. Then make them pump their own water through a filter. Leave them a gun and a first aid kid and a map with two locations marked on it. One for the location of the campsite and the other for your hotel. Gotta learn'em young.
 
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coug said:
No way I'd go back country camping without a gun. Not even sure where you can do that around Knoxville.
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I always have a gun when I'm camping out here. Lot of Grizzly bears in the areas I camp and hike in. I need a gun to shoot myself in case of Grizzly attack.
 
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If you like theme parks, i suggest Holiday world in Santa Claus, IN. Camp rudolph is next to the park and the campground is for all types. RV's, campers, and even tent areas. They have showers and activities for the whole family, and you can rent a golf cart during your stay too. My kids would rather go there than Disney World.
 
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Just check the weather forecast at the last minute and take layers of clothes that you can take off, put back on, and lightweight rain gear. Take a handheld gps if you have it and a cell phone -- no shame in that -- and maybe a compass as well. Recently out west, a father and two sons died because they went day-hiking but the weather changed suddenly and they missed the trail back home. By all means, go for it, just be prepared, as the Smokeys can get snow well into April.
 
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