Panther Creek State Park Campground

General Impression: Small, quaint campground with plenty of green room but limited access for big rigs. Cost $47.50 Value: 4 This State Park packs a lot of value for the nightly rate. Campground: Some of the campsites are tight even for microvan parking. There are a few that accommodate large rigs; however, the loop can be a little tricky to maneuver through when the campground is full due to limited overflow parking. The campground is one loop situated on a hill with trails into the park area and 2 picnic pavilions with bathhouses inside the loop. Because of the layout, some of the campsites naturally have more room than others. Campsite # 34 Campsites asphalt pads with grass surrounding them. All sites are back in. Most campsites needed some leveling blocks but all had full hookups 50 & 30 #thifty. Each site has a picnic table, a grill, and a fire ring. No propane fill, but Tractor Supply is about 4.5 miles away. They have a dump station located near the ranger station/camp store with $5 fee for non-campers. Wifi: yes Campground: 18 Mbps down / 3.9 Mbps up Starlink: 86 Mbps down/ 3.75 Mbps up Verizon: 19.7 Mbps down/ 0.8 Mbps up Noise Level: This campground is surrounded by park and backed up to the Cherokee Reservoir so it is very quiet and has little light pollution as well. Amenities: 9 individual bathrooms with large showers and air conditioners in each room that automatically turns on as you enter to regulate the temperature. Bathrooms are cleaned daily and it shows! They look and smell so clean! Dumpster easily located at the front of the park entrance. Laundry: 2 washer and dryers – one set at each bathhouse and $2.00 to wash or dry. Unfortunately the large pool is permanently closed. No playground in the campground but there is a large playground in the state park. Other facilities: walking and horse-riding trails, basketball, volleyball, tennis, frisbee golf course, and a boat access to the Cherokee Reservoir. Dog friendly: No off-leash area or pickup stations, but plenty of trails and green area to walk the pups and trash cans for poop bag disposal at the pavilions. Camp store: A small store with a few essentials available during afternoon/early evening hours. Walmart is only 3.5 miles away. Camp staff interactions: Didn’t really have much interactions with camp staff. Because we made our reservations online and paid ahead we were able to go directly to our campsite and set up. But we saw staff cleaning and mowing around the area and they seemed pleasant and approachable.

Great campground with some excellent hiking trails. Bathrooms are nice and clean. We will be back.

I made this my basecamp when I did some motorcycling riding in the smoky mountains. This is a nice full service campground. I was tent camping and if you are tent camping I would suggest getting the site that has the tent pad back in the woods from the main site, This site has a tent pad next to the parking pad and then a second tent pad a little short hike within the woods The only reason I suggest this is that you have plenty of shade versus the other sites. Nice shower and laundry rooms. This place is more of a rv campground than a tent campground but is is a very nice campground.

Did remote camping just didn't realize that it was that far of a walk to the sites. When hiking with the dog and a friend and we really enjoyed it just have to really understand where the trails are.

Bathrooms (ac) and the entire campground were spotless. Pet friendly. Camp store was not open. Phones did not have service, which made it hard to view any maps.

Panther Creek State Park Camping is nice. It's pretty quiet and laid back. The trailhead is reasonably close and easy to access. The trails are clean and pretty well marked. Only one real complaint is that the Welcome center and camp store were both closed on Sunday.