Look Rock Campground

7040 Flats Road
Walland, TN 37878

Overview

Look Rock Campground is located along the beautiful Foothills Parkway West. The campground offers 68 campsites in a high country wooded landscape. It offers a traditional outdoor camping experience with the added convenience of flush toilets, drinking water, and a dump station. There are 10 sites with electric hookups. There are no shower facilities at the campground. Avoid GPS directions leading you along Montavale Rd, Happy Valley Rd, or Flats Rd if you are towing a trailer or vehicle.

Recreation

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a hikers paradise. Visitors to Look Rock Campground love the opportunity to enjoy day hiking and backpacking the parks 802 miles of trails. There are abundant opportunities for wildlife viewing as well as birding. The park is also a fisheman's paradise. While there are no fishing opportunities at the campground itself, it is just a short drive to several lakes and many streams where trout are abundant. Many visitors enjoy the scenic views that the Look Rock observation tower offers. There is a beautiful picnic area nearby for day use. Visitor looking for scenic roadways will not be disappointed. The Foothills Parkway West offers a relaxing drive through the high country, with many scenic pulloffs along the way. Nearby is the section of State Route 129 know as "The Tail of the Dragon". This unique section of roadway offers scenic views and features 318 curves in 11 miles.

Facilities

The campground offers 68 campsites in a high country wooded landscape. It offers a traditional outdoor camping experience with the added convenience of flush toilets, drinking water, and a dump station. Each campsite has a picnic table, tent pad, and fire ring. Some sites will accommodate tents only, while other sites will accommodate large camper trailers. There are 10 sites with electric hookups. Be sure to reserve a site that will accommodate the type of equipment you plan to bring. There are no shower facilities at the campground.

Natural Features

Look Rock sits at a higher elevation than most of the other campgrounds in Great Smoky Mountains. It features a wooded, high country landscape. There is a nearby picnic area for day use, and the Look Rock observation tower offering panoramic views of the park. The campground is just a short drive to Chilhowee, Cadlerwood, and Cheoah Lakes, providing ample fishing and boating recreation. There are many opportunites for unique and scenic drives in the area. Wildlife viewing opportunities abound. While hiking is limited from the campground itself, the nearby main section of the park offers over 802 miles of hiking trails. A hikers paradise.

Contact Info

For facility specific information, please call (865) 448-4103.

Nearby Attractions

Look Rock Observation Tower

State Route 129 (Tail of the Dragon)

Calderwood Lake

Cheoah Lake

Chilhowee Lake

Look Rock Picnic Area

Little River

Abrams Creek

Cades Cove

Twenty Mile

Appalachian Trail

Camp site features

Across 68 camp sites:

Electric hookups: 10 of 68 sites
Water hookups: 10 of 68 sites
Fire pit: 67 of 68 sites
Pets allowed: 61 of 68 sites
ADA accessible: 1 of 68 sites
Longest RV: 48 ft
Largest party: 6 people
Power up to 50 amps
Equipment: CAR, CARAVAN/CAMPER VAN, FIFTH WHEEL, Hammock, PICKUP CAMPER, POP UP, RV, Tent, Trailer

Fees

Individual Campsites: A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. Customers that check out early or do not plan to use their reservation MUST contact the campground office the day they leave or are due to check in, in order to receive a refund. Refund requests for early departure or non use of the site made AFTER the reservation has ended will be denied. Office phone numbers are given in the Facility Contact information for each campground.

Directions

From Maryville, TN: Take U.S. 321 North (you'll actually be driving south!) from Maryville to Walland, TN. Turn right onto Foothills Parkway Section 8G/Foothills Pkwy W (signs for Look Rock/US-129), about 9.5 miles to campground along Foothills Parkway. Avoid GPS directions leading you along Montavale Rd, Happy Valley Rd, or Flats Rd if you are towing a trailer or vehicle. From Pigeon Forge, TN: Follow US-321 S to Foothills Parkway Section 8G/Foothills Pkwy W in Walland. Exit from US-321 S, about 24 miles. Turn left onto Foothills Parkway Section 8G/Foothills Pkwy W (signs for Look Rock/US-129/Fontana), about 9.5 miles to campground along Foothills Parkway.

Stay Limit

Check in from 1 PM, check out by 12 PM.

Reviews

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Todd W

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Reviewed 8 days ago

Look Rock had several sites with water and electric. Our first site was #67, which was slanted downhill toward the front and downhill to the opening of our trailer. Luckily, someone had left some landscaping pavers to help us get as level as we could. Otherwise, the campground is great. Yes, the Foothills Parkway is very close and vehicles can be loud during the day, but the evenings were not loud. The campground hosts were very nice and helpful. We had to move to a second site because of availability when we made our reservation. Our second site was closed because of a hazard. The hosts worked with a ranger to find us another site. They had great recommendations for hiking from the campground (go see the tower) and places to drive nearby. Our dog became friends with their dog, and they made us feel very welcome. Our second site, #44, was level and pretty spacious. We were able to run our generator when needed. The dump station had a potable water hose and a hose to clean the black tank. We will definitely camp again at Look Rock.

Heather V

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Reviewed 8 days ago

Beautiful camp ground. We didn't think the road noise was that bad like we had read in other reviews. One complaint...wish the bathrooms were cleaned daily. This did not happen and someone had left a mess that was then there all weekend.

Brent C

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Reviewed 10 days ago

We had a great time at Look Rock campground. Everyone was kind, and everything was clean.

Todd S

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Reviewed 11 days ago

Love Look Rock just wish it opened earlier in the Spring and stayed open into November!!

Sarah R

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Reviewed 12 days ago

This is a very pretty, shaded site a short drive to beautiful overlooks of the Smokey mountains. We prepared for the lack of shower facilities so that was not a problem for us, but the lack of hot/warm water in the bathroom sinks was disappointing. We enjoyed regardless.

Lynn H

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Reviewed 13 days ago

Very nice campground!

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