Balsam Mt. Campground
Balsam Mt. Campground is a National Park Service campground near Swain, North Carolina. Reservation, fee, and season are not on record yet.
- National Park Service
- Managed by
Balsam Mt. Campground sits inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Fee
- Fee unknown, see agency
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 5,359 ft
35.5654, -83.1743 in Swain. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around Balsam Mt. Campground
Lake Logan's mapped center point is 17 miles from Balsam Mt. Campground in a straight line. Current water level: Lake Logan water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Balsam Mt. Campground, in straight-line miles: Grotto Falls (waterfall, 17 miles), Rainbow Falls (waterfall, 19 miles), Laurel Falls (waterfall, 25 miles), Courthouse Falls (waterfall, 26 miles), and Skinny Dip Falls (waterfall, 26 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Round Bottom Horse Camp - Sites
- 5
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Cataloochee Horse Camp - Sites
- 7
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Cataloochee Campground - Sites
- 27
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Tow String Horse Camp - Sites
- 3
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
More campgrounds: camping near Swain and campgrounds in Swain.
Sources
- recreation.gov (name, coordinates, manager), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-10-01