Cherokee/Great Smokies KOA
Cherokee/Great Smokies KOA has sites for RVs to 100 feet in length as there are pull-through sites over 100 feet. Slide-out RVs are no problem at the KOA. Site hookups include 30- or 50-amp electric, cable TV, Wi-Fi, sewer and water. Guests have access to a swimming pool, guest house with kitchen, showers and bathrooms, playground and a dog play area where four legged visitors can romp off-leash. Visitors looking for a rigorous mountain hike can try the 6,642 feet Clingmans Dome Trail in Great Smokey Mountain National Park.
Cherokee/Great Smokies KOA
92 KOA Campground Road
Cherokee, NC 28719
(828) 497-9711
koa.com/where/NC/33173/
Yogi in the Smokies
Yogi in the Smokies is a Yogi Bear Jellystone RV Park and Campground. There are RV sites for most size rigs, and hookups for water, sewer, cable TV and 30- or 50-amp electric come standard at the campsites. There are dog parks where your dogs can romp and play off-leash. Guests can use the showers, bathrooms, coin-operated laundry room, swimming pool, stocked fishing pond, playground and recreation center. Hikers and mountain bikers can head to Mingo Falls Trail, within 30 minutes of the campground. There they can ride or hike to the top of 200 foot Mingo Falls. River activities include rafting and inner tubing, which can be arranged from the campground.
Yogi in the Smokies
317 Galamore Bridge Road
Cherokee, NC 28719
(828) 497-9151
jellystone-cherokee.com
Flaming Arrow Campground
Flaming Arrow Campground is 1 mile from Cherokee. RV sites can accommodate large and small RVs. Site hookups include standard water, sewer, Wi-Fi, cable TV and 30- or 50-amp electric. The location is central to whitewater rafting on the Nantahala River, hiking in the Great Smokey Mountains and fishing the lakes and tributaries off of the Nantahala. Pets are welcome at the Flaming Arrow if leashed. Bathrooms, showers, picnic facilities, swimming pool, recreation and game room and a dump station are on the premises for guest use and convenience.
Flaming Arrow Campground
283 Flaming Arrow Drive
Whittier, NC 28789
(828) 497-6901
flamingarrowcampground.com
Article Written By Eric Cedric
A former Alaskan of 20 years, Eric Cedric now resides in California. He's published in "Outside" and "Backpacker" and has written a book on life in small-town Alaska, "North by Southeast." Cedric was a professional mountain guide and backcountry expedition leader for 18 years. He worked in Russia, Iceland, Greece, Turkey and Belize. Cedric attended Syracuse University and is a private pilot.
