Great Smoky Mountains National Park Passes
Every Great Smoky Mountains National Park wilderness-permit entry point on recreation.gov - AllTrails ratings, demand scores, and a trailhead map.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, straddling Tennessee and North Carolina, is the most-visited national park in the country, with misty ridges, old-growth forest, and a long stretch of the Appalachian Trail. A backcountry permit reserves a specific numbered campsite or AT shelter for each night of your itinerary. Popular shelters and campsites along the AT crest can be competitive, so plan around the short booking window.
Top Great Smoky Mountains National Park entry points
The most in-demand entry points, ranked by how fast each one books up on recreation.gov.
- Campsite 19 (Upper Henderson) (Backpacker Stock) - Very high demand
- Campsite 41 (Caldwell Fork) (Backpacker Stock) - Very high demand
- Campsite 42 (Spruce Mountain) (Backpacker) - Very high demand
- Campsite 52 (Newton Bald) (Backpacker Stock) - Very high demand
- Campsite 91 (Upper Lost Cove) (Backpacker) - Very high demand
- Mount LeConte (Backpacker) - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Icewater Spring (Backpacker) - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Campsite 90 (Lost Cove) (Backpacker Stock) - Very high demand
- Campsite 87 (Jerry Hollow) (Backpacker) - Boats Only - Very high demand
- Campsite 74 (Lower Forney) (Backpacker Stock) - Very high demand
- Campsite 64 (Mill Creek) (Backpacker Stock) - Very high demand
- Double Spring Gap (Backpacker) - Very high demand
All Great Smoky Mountains National Park passes
Choose an entry point or campsite for permit rules, release timing, demand, and nearby alternatives.
- Campsite 1 (Cooper Road) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 10 (Ledbetter Ridge) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 113 (Birch Spring Gap) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 12 (Forge Creek) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 13 (Sheep Pen Gap) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 14 (Flint Gap) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 15 (Rabbit Creek) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 16 (Scott Gap) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 17 (Little Bottoms) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 18 (West Prong) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 19 (Upper Henderson) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 2 (Cane Creek) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 20 (King Branch) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 21 (Mile 53) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 23 (Camp Creek) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 24 (Rough Creek) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 26 (Dripping Spring Mountain) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 27 (Lower Jakes Gap) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 28 (Marks Cove) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 29 (Otter Creek) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 3 (Hesse Creek) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 30 (Three Forks) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 31 (Porters Flat) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 32 (Engine Creek) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 33 (Settlers Camp) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 34 (Sugar Cove) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 35 (Gilliland Creek) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 36 (Upper Walnut Bottom) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 37 (Lower Walnut Bottom) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 38 (Mount Sterling) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 39 (Pretty Hollow) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 40 (Big Hemlock) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 41 (Caldwell Fork) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 42 (Spruce Mountain) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 44 (McGee Spring) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 46 (Estes Branch) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 47 (Enloe Creek) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 48 (Upper Chasteen) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 49 (Cabin Flats) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 5 (Rich Mountain) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 50 (Lower Chasteen Creek) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 51 (Georges Branch) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 52 (Newton Bald) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 53 (Poke Patch) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 54 (Nettle Creek) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 55 (Pole Road) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 56 (Burnt Spruce) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 57 (Bryson Place) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 58 (Nicks Nest Branch) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 59 (McCracken Branch) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 6 (Turkeypen Ridge) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 60 (Bumgardner Branch) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 61 (Bald Creek) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 62 (Upper Ripshin) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 63 (Jerry Flats) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 64 (Mill Creek) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 65 (Bear Pen Branch) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 66 (Lower Noland Creek) (Backpacker) - Boats Only
- Campsite 67 (Goldmine Branch) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 68 (Steeltrap) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 69 (Huggins) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 70 (Jonas Creek) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 71 (CCC) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 72 (Gunter Branch) (Backpacker) - Boats Only
- Campsite 73 (Lone Pine) (Backpacker) - Boats Only
- Campsite 74 (Lower Forney) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 75 (Poplar Flats) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 76 (Kirkland Creek) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 77 (Pilkey Creek) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 78 (Double Island) (Backpacker) - Boats Only
- Campsite 81 (North Shore) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 82 (Calhoun) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 83 (Bone Valley) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 84 (Sugar Fork) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 85 (Sawdust Pile) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 86 (Proctor) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 87 (Jerry Hollow) (Backpacker) - Boats Only
- Campsite 88 (Possum Hollow) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 89 (Lower Ekaneetlee) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 9 (Anthony Creek) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 90 (Lost Cove) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 91 (Upper Lost Cove) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 92 (Upper Flats) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 93 (Twentymile Creek) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 95 (Dalton Branch) (Backpacker Stock)
- Campsite 96 (Eagle Creek Island) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 97 (Big Walnut) (Backpacker)
- Campsite 98 (Chambers Creek) (Backpacker Stock)
- Cosby Knob (Backpacker Stock)
- Davenport Gap (Backpacker Stock)
- Derrick Knob (Backpacker)
- Double Spring Gap (Backpacker)
- Icewater Spring (Backpacker)
- Kephart (Backpacker Stock)
- Laurel Gap (Backpacker Stock)
- Mollies Ridge (Backpacker Stock)
- Mount Collins (Backpacker)
- Mount LeConte (Backpacker)
- Pecks Corner (Backpacker Stock)
- Russell Field (Backpacker Stock)
- Silers Bald (Backpacker Stock)
- Spence Field (Backpacker Stock)
- Tricorner Knob (Backpacker Stock)
Popular trails
- Charlies Bunion via Appalachian Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Mt. Sterling via Baxter Creek Trail - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Mount Cammerer via Low Gap Trail - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Appalachian Trail: Kuwohi to Cades Cove - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Russell Field Trail to Mollies Ridge Shelter - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Kephart Prong Trail, Charlies Bunion, and Mount LeConte - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Silers Bald and Forney Creek Loop Trail - 4.2 on AllTrails
Great Smoky Mountains National Park permit guide · Book on recreation.gov