Glamping & Camping in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Gatlinburg, Tennessee has 164 outdoor stays in our index right now, spanning cabins, glamping lodges, treehouses, RV sites, and primitive sites. The rated stays average 4.7★ across 4,411 guest reviews. Traditional Woodland Cabin Rental with a Hot Tub in Gatlinburg, Tennessee currently leads on rating — a solid first look.

What Gatlinburg guests reward most in their reviews: setting, amenities, and the hosts. It's a useful lens — the properties that nail these tend to be the ones people rebook.

On the ground, the Gatlinburg mix skews toward cabins (142 spots), with glamping lodges, treehouses, and RV sites filling out the rest. That's worth knowing before you search: the format shapes the trip more than the town does — a dome is a stargazing stay, a cabin is a basecamp, an RV site is a road-trip anchor. Pick the format first, then the property.

Set in the Upper South, Gatlinburg works as a base for smokies backpacking, cumberland trail thru-hiking, and roan balds wildflower walks. Plan around the season: April–early November. Tennessee's national park, Great Smoky Mountains, make good day-trip anchors from here. Below you can filter by stay type or jump to a specific format — every listing links straight to the operator's own site, never a middleman, so the prices and dates you see are the real ones.