Planning a trip around Townsend peaceful side of the Smokies camping and cabin rentals usually starts with the same question: which properties are actually worth comparing, and what does the available data say about them? This list-discovery guide works from structured CityPlaceList records — category, location, rating and review volume — so you can shortlist options without wading through marketing copy.
The entries below are camping grounds, campgrounds and one RV park, each supplied with its own listing record. Some sit inside the Great Smoky Mountains region of North Carolina, while others are KOA-branded resorts and camping resorts in New York, New Mexico, Oregon and Florida. That spread matters: the Smokies framing narrows your travel plan, but the dataset also surfaces comparable camping formats you may want to weigh on the same criteria.
Read each entry as a factual snapshot, not a recommendation of experience. Where an address, city, state or category was not supplied, it is left out rather than filled in. Use the ratings and review counts as a starting filter, then confirm current availability and property details directly before booking.
★★★★☆ 4.1 · 2,119 reviews
Cherokee / Great Smokies KOA Holiday is a camping ground listed at 92 KOA Campground Rd, Cherokee, NC 28719, United States. Its supplied average rating is 4.1 from 2,119 reviews, the largest review volume in this set. For anyone researching Smokies-area camping, the Cherokee, NC positioning places it within the Great Smoky Mountains region of North Carolina rather than Tennessee — a distinction worth noting when mapping a Townsend-based itinerary. The record supplies category, address, rating and review count only; cabin inventory, site types, amenities and rates are not included in the data.
Address: Cherokee / Great Smokies KOA Holiday, 92 KOA Campground Rd, Cherokee, NC 28719, United States
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★★★★☆ 4.4 · 1,023 reviews
Bear Lake / Marina Side KOA Holiday is listed as a campground with a supplied average rating of 4.4 from 1,023 reviews. No city, state or street address was included in the supplied record, so this entry cannot be placed geographically from the available data. What the listing does provide is its category and its review profile: a 4.4 average across more than a thousand ratings. Treat it as a comparison point on rating and review volume only, and confirm its location and any cabin or site details directly before including it in a route plan.
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★★★★☆ 4.3 · 1,894 reviews
Astoria / Warrenton / Seaside KOA Resort is a campground recorded at 1100 NW Ridge Rd, Hammond, OR 97121, United States, in Clatsop County. The supplied average rating is 4.3 from 1,894 reviews. It is the only Oregon entry in this set and, on the supplied fields, the one carrying the KOA Resort designation rather than KOA Holiday. Its rating and review volume put it in the same band as several other properties here, making it a useful outlier for judging whether the Smokies-area options stand out on those two measures alone. Amenities, cabin types and pricing are not part of the supplied data.
Address: Astoria / Warrenton / Seaside KOA Resort, Clatsop County, 1100 NW Ridge Rd, Hammond, OR 97121, United States
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★★★★★ 4.7 · 1,450 reviews
Las Cruces KOA Holiday is a camping ground at 814 Weinrich Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88007, United States, with a supplied average rating of 4.7 from 1,450 reviews. That 4.7 is the highest average rating in this list, which makes it a natural benchmark when you are scanning the set for top-rated properties regardless of region. It sits in New Mexico, far outside the Smokies corridor, so it functions here as a rating reference rather than a regional pick. The record does not include site types, cabin availability, amenities or seasonal information.
Address: Las Cruces KOA Holiday, 814 Weinrich Rd, Las Cruces, NM 88007, United States
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★★★★☆ 4.4 · 1,746 reviews
Neversink River Resort is a camping ground listed at 108 Guymard Turnpike, Godeffroy, NY 12729, United States. Its supplied average rating is 4.4 from 1,746 reviews, one of the higher review volumes among the New York entries. The name and category describe a resort-format camping property, though the supplied data does not specify what facilities, site types or cabin options are offered. For comparison purposes, note the combination: a 4.4 average backed by well over a thousand ratings, which is a reasonably stable signal rather than a handful of outlier reviews.
Address: Neversink River Resort, 108 Guymard Turnpike, Godeffroy, NY 12729, United States
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★★★★☆ 4.4 · 1,611 reviews
Cape Hatteras / Outer Banks KOA Resort is a camping ground at 25099 North Carolina Hwy 12, Rodanthe, NC 27968, United States, with a supplied average rating of 4.4 from 1,611 reviews. Along with the Cherokee and Asheville East entries, it is one of three North Carolina properties in this set, though its coastal Outer Banks address is a long way from the Smokies interior. It is useful if your trip planning is broader than a single mountain corridor. The record supplies category, address, rating and review count only; site details, cabin inventory and rates are not included.
Address: Cape Hatteras / Outer Banks KOA Resort, 25099 North Carolina Hwy 12, Rodanthe, NC 27968, United States
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★★★★★ 4.6 · 1,109 reviews
Wilmington KOA Holiday is a camping ground recorded at 7415 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28411, United States. Its supplied average rating is 4.6 from 1,109 reviews — the second-highest average in this list and one of only two properties here rated above 4.5. The review count is on the lower end for this set, so the rating carries slightly less volume behind it than the 2,000-plus entries. It is a North Carolina property, but its Wilmington address is coastal rather than mountain. Cabin availability, amenities and pricing are not part of the supplied data.
Address: Wilmington KOA Holiday, 7415 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28411, United States
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★★★★☆ 4.4 · 1,451 reviews
Asheville East KOA Holiday is a camping ground at 2708 US-70, Swannanoa, NC 28778, United States, with a supplied average rating of 4.4 from 1,451 reviews. Of the North Carolina entries in this set, its Swannanoa location is the one positioned in the western mountain region associated with the Smokies and Blue Ridge corridor, which makes it the most geographically adjacent comparison point for a Townsend-oriented search. The supplied record lists category, address, rating and review count; it does not include cabin types, hookup details, amenities or seasonal availability.
Address: Asheville East KOA Holiday, 2708 US-70, Swannanoa, NC 28778, United States
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★★★★☆ 4.3 · 1,715 reviews
Jellystone Park™ Gardiner is a camping ground at 50 Bevier Rd, Gardiner, NY 12525, United States, with a supplied average rating of 4.3 from 1,715 reviews. It is one of four New York properties in this list, alongside Neversink River Resort, Herkimer Diamond KOA Resort and the Bear Lake entry. On the supplied fields it sits mid-pack: a solid 4.3 average supported by a substantial review base. The record does not detail site types, cabin accommodation, facilities or rates, so those questions need to be answered directly with the property.
Address: Jellystone Park™ Gardiner, 50 Bevier Rd, Gardiner, NY 12525, United States
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★★★★☆ 4.3 · 1,669 reviews
Albuquerque KOA Journey is a camping ground at 12400 Skyline Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87123, United States, with a supplied average rating of 4.3 from 1,669 reviews. It is one of two New Mexico entries here, and its KOA Journey designation differs from the KOA Holiday and KOA Resort labels carried by most other properties in the set — a useful reminder that brand sub-labels vary across listings. Rating and review volume place it in the middle of the group. Site types, cabin options, amenities and pricing are not included in the supplied record.
Address: Albuquerque KOA Journey, 12400 Skyline Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87123, United States
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★★★★★ 4.5 · 1,092 reviews
Navarre Beach Camping Resort is the only entry in this list categorised as an RV park rather than a camping ground or campground. It is recorded at 9201 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre, FL 32566, United States, with a supplied average rating of 4.5 from 1,092 reviews. That category difference matters if you are filtering strictly by property type: an RV park is a distinct format from a camping ground, and this is the sole RV park in the set. The record does not specify hookup types, cabin availability, amenities or rates.
Address: Navarre Beach Camping Resort, 9201 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre, FL 32566, United States
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★★★★☆ 4.4 · 1,182 reviews
Herkimer Diamond KOA Resort is a camping ground at 4626 NY-28, Herkimer, NY 13350, United States, with a supplied average rating of 4.4 from 1,182 reviews. It rounds out the New York group and carries the KOA Resort label. Its review count is the lowest in this list at 1,182, though still comfortably into four figures, so the 4.4 average rests on a broad base rather than a small sample. As with every entry here, the supplied data covers category, address, rating and review count only — not cabins, site types, facilities or pricing.
Address: Herkimer Diamond KOA Resort, 4626 NY-28, Herkimer, NY 13350, United States
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How We Selected These Places
This list was assembled strictly from the supplied CityPlaceList location records. Each entry was compared on four dimensions: category (camping ground, campground or RV park), geographic relevance to the Great Smoky Mountains and the broader camping-and-cabin travel theme, the supplied average rating, and the supplied review count as a signal of how many people have rated the property. No site visits, inspections or first-hand testing took place, and no property was scored on amenities, pricing, cabin inventory or services because that information was not part of the supplied data. Entries appear in the order the system provided them, not in a ranked or best-to-worst sequence. Where a record had no city, state or address, those fields were omitted rather than inferred. Ratings and review counts are reproduced exactly as supplied and reflect the moment the data was captured, so they may differ from what you see on a live listing.
Tips
Start by deciding which filter actually matters for your trip, because the supplied data only gives you category, location, rating and review count. If regional proximity is the priority, narrow to the mountain-area entries first and treat the coastal and out-of-state properties as benchmarks rather than candidates. If quality signal is the priority, sort by supplied rating and then check the review count sitting behind it — a 4.6 built on 1,100 reviews and a 4.4 built on 1,700 reviews are different kinds of evidence. Confirm property type explicitly, since camping ground, campground and RV park are not interchangeable and this list contains all three. Because the records do not carry cabin inventory, site types, amenities, opening hours or rates, verify those details directly with each property before you commit. Ratings and review counts also shift over time, so re-check them at the moment of booking rather than relying on a snapshot.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Are all the locations in this list actually in Townsend, Tennessee?
- No. The supplied records cover properties in North Carolina, New York, New Mexico, Oregon and Florida, with several carrying KOA branding. The article is framed around Townsend peaceful side of the Smokies camping and cabin rentals as the search theme, but the listed properties are the ones present in the supplied dataset, and each entry states its own supplied city and state where available. Treat the list as a comparison set, not a Townsend-only directory.
- Which property has the highest rating in this list?
- Las Cruces KOA Holiday carries the highest supplied average rating at 4.7 from 1,450 reviews. Wilmington KOA Holiday follows at 4.6 from 1,109 reviews. Both sit above the 4.3 to 4.5 range that covers most of the other entries. These figures are reproduced exactly as supplied and may differ from current live ratings.
- Which entry has the most reviews?
- Cherokee / Great Smokies KOA Holiday has the largest supplied review count at 2,119, with an average rating of 4.1. Astoria / Warrenton / Seaside KOA Resort follows at 1,894 reviews with a 4.3 average, and Neversink River Resort at 1,746 with a 4.4 average. Higher review volume generally means the average rests on a broader base of ratings.
- Does the data include cabin details, amenities or prices?
- No. The supplied records contain location name, category, city, state, address, average rating, review count and coordinates. Cabin inventory, site types, hookups, amenities, opening hours, seasonal availability and pricing are not included, so none of those are described in this article. Confirm them directly with each property.
- How was this list ordered?
- Entries appear in the order the system supplied them, which is not a ranking. Comparison was based on category, geographic relevance, supplied average rating and supplied review count. No site visits or first-hand testing were performed, and no property was ranked on amenities or price because that information was unavailable.
Conclusion
Use this list as a starting filter rather than a final answer. The supplied records give you four workable signals — category, location, average rating and review count — and those are enough to separate a camping ground from an RV park, or a 4.7 average from a 4.1, before you spend time on individual property research. From there, the practical next step for Townsend peaceful side of the Smokies camping and cabin rentals is direct verification: confirm the property type you want, check current availability, and ask about cabin inventory, site details and rates, none of which appear in this dataset. Ratings and review volumes move over time, so revisit them close to your travel dates and treat every figure here as a dated snapshot.
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