Smokemont Campground in North Carolina

In October we went camping with our friends Jason, Brooke, Phil and Misty. This year we went farther than we have in the past... we drove all the way to the Smokey Mountains and set up camp at Smokemont Campground. We stayed at one of the non RV spots. At smokemont they do not allow you to stay at the nice creekview spots unless you actually have an RV. We were in a tent so we stayed in our designated area, which happened to be close to the bathroom facilities.

We went up to the top of the mountain one day to enjoy the view.

There are many hiking trails near the campground.

Phil and Misty outside the tent.

Brooke and I were having a silly time around the fire.

The girls took the guys animal hats to pose for the picture.

Camping - Doll Mt Campground - Ellijay

We just got home from our first camping trip of 2008.  Six of us stayed at Doll Mt Campground in Ellijay. I have given myself a challenge to document each campsite we visit so it will help me decide which campground to stay at in the future.

When we arrived at the campground, we first took a tour to pick just the right spot.  We decided with great excitement to stay at the walk in camp sites at the very end of the campground. (sites 55-57) This area was perfect. It was secluded, shaded, surrounded by water, and had our three sites fairly close together with a group fire ring in the middle which allowed us to have a central location.  The only downside is this end of the campground only had Vault toilets. The modern facilities with hot showers were almost a mile away.  This ended up working out perfectly, as ended up having the entire area pretty much all to ourselves.  When we go back, we will stay at the same sites again.

Here are some photos:

Forcing the air mattress into the tent.

Having our first drink and relaxing after the unpacking and setting up.

Ooops

Exploring around the lake.

Biking around the park. We didn't get too far, very hilly and hot!

Time to cool off.

We had an old air mattress with a hole in it that we used one last time as a party boat.

Site 57

Group fire ring between site 57 and 56

View toward site 56 and 55
(you can see the tent on site 56, site 55 already packed up the tent,
but it would be on the left side of this picture past the hammock.)