Little Arrow Outdoor Resort

This campground/resort is awesome! It is under new ownership and while we were there April 3-8 it was under construction but it was still great. The new owners are putting a lot of money and work into it and making it a world class resort. Each campsite has a paver patio area with built in fire pit, some sites along the river have small wooden shelters that cover the picnic tables. They have different sections of the campground with electric, water, sewer hookups and cable TV. The river is easy to access with a small beach area. The bathhouse had been completely remodeled.

Arrival was quick and easy, we didn't have to do anything since Sheri sent us a text the day of our arrival with instructions. For some reason they had to move us to a neighboring site from the one we reserved, not sure why as our original site had people come and go the entire time we were there. They did discount us $2 per night for the inconvenience. The new site (B32) was just as good as the old (B30). Both of these sites were along the river.

We follow Little Arrow Outdoor Resort on Facebook and since our departure they have a new store/registration building, refurbished the swimming pool and adjacent bathhouse, completed the playground, added a teepee for the kids to play in, a communal fire pit, refurbished the picnic shelter, added a dog park and added a coffee shop. In addition to campsites they have tiny house and cabins available for rental.

Negatives - not too many here. I'm concerned that once completely built out and on a busy weekend it will be crowded. The remodeled bathhouse toilet areas are too small, I'm not a large person and it was a tight fit. The sewer hookups seemed to always be uphill so flow into the sump was difficult to maintain. I, along with several others, had to dump at the dump station on the way out although we had hookups. Take this into consideration when parking your camper, maybe you can get it high enough to flow.

The campground is a 5 minute drive into Great Smoky Mountain National Park where there are lots of trails to hike, scenic drives and wildlife viewing. Speaking of which, our neighbors 4 sites down had a bear in their trash on evening while sitting around the campfire. Pretty cool, a little scary.

The staff were great and stopped by regularly to check on us, not annoying though. Our daughter keeps asking when we are going back so she can play on the playground that she watched get built while there (I think it was finished the next day after we departed) and we can fully enjoy all the new amenities.

The staff at little arrow campground are very nice and attentive. The campground is clean and well maintained. I don't typically visit campgrounds to go swimming but my grandchildren do. The pool and playground are nice. The bathhouse and restrooms are fantastic, very clean and modern. If you turn left out of the campground you will literally be in the Smokey Mountains national park in one minute so the location is hard to beat. Access into the campground is very convenient however the B section is a bit tight for a 60 ft rig if vehicles are parked close to the drive.
My only negative and for me it was a big negative is that our site was very small. When i stepped out of my door i was literally only 9 feet from my neighbors sewer. For us camping involves sitting around the fire at night but with my slides out the fire ring was less than a foot from my slide out. Needless to say we didnt get to enjoy a fire during our trip. In fairness the camp ground does have a community fire pit that we could have used but that wasn't really what we were looking for.
We drove around the campground and saw several great spots that have enough room to build a fire and arent uncomfortably close to the neighbors sewer hookup. We will definitely stay here again however we will book well in advance and get a site that gives us some room.

Stayed during Spring Break week in a Class B camper van for 3 nights. This is the most expensive campground we’ve ever stayed at (by more than double) and we were willing to pay a premium because we were meeting family from another state who were going to stay in one of the tiny houses, and we thought we would splurge on a nice riverfront site for a gathering place. Overall, we really liked some aspects of the campground and weren’t impressed with others.

Pros:
- great location in the quiet town of Townsend, close to Cades Cove
- the very nice pool was (surprisingly!) open in April so my 9 year old was thrilled to be able to swim
- the mix of different types of guest housing was nice
- excellent laundry room with seating area
- nice common areas such as covered pavilion near pool
- nice food truck one day
- quiet guests in RV A loop

Cons:
- very crowded, RV sites very close together
- weird layout of diagonal sites on water, with no clear boundaries between sites. On one side, the RV next to us set up chairs and cornhole right behind the rear doors of our van, blocking our river view. On the other side, the black tank hose of the RV next to us was literally 3 feet behind us as we set next to the fire pit (which was a nice fire pit…except for the view of the clear elbow of their black hose)
- bathrooms were a nice (fancy) design but every time I went in to the main women’s room near the pool, all but one toilets were clogged (with poop) and there were no hand towels in the basket. When I reported it to the front desk, I had to wait nearly 10 minutes in line as they took incoming calls and dealt with other guest concerns. Just seemed understaffed
- couldn’t really hear the River at night in the riverside sites…the road noise was always louder

Overall, I might stay here again for the benefit of the quiet town, proximity to GSMNP, pool, and chance to stay with non-RVers, but despite the high-end finishes of Little Arrow’s facilities, the crowdedness and perhaps inadequate staffing made it feel not worth the high end price.

Great campground right outside the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains. Site were well maintained. Lots of updates have been done to this campground. Bathrooms were super modern. Nice shower stalls. Playground the kids loved. Also, the coffee house had books, games, magazines, movies and a kids play room. Sites had fire rings and picnic tables. The shop at the front desk had lots of cute items. We had an amazing, relaxing weekend here and will definitely be back. Free WiFi and cable.

We are locals to the area and love the options at Little Arrow. We rented the Airstream camper and this thing has all the comforts of home. It rained while we were there but no worries! The Airstream has a covered shelter to protect you from the elements. A paver patio with a roomy sectional couch extends your living space. Our camp hosts were above accommodating in every way. Chad brought us firewood and even started our fire for us. The bathhouses are the best I have ever seen. We will be staying here as much as possible this summer.

Beautiful campground along the Little River, very close to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The most upscale looking bathhouses we've ever seen. Great little general store on site, and very friendly staff.

We stayed there from 4/26 to 4/30 and was really impressed by Little Arrow. The place has been upgraded considerably. The bath house was new, plenty of room in the showers and very clean. They also had a common area with coffee and seating. The pool wasn't open yet, but looked pretty good. The people running the place were great as well.

The sites are a nice distance apart, obviously you're still in a campground without a lot of privacy, but you got some elbow room. One note, do not take site A11. Who ever put in the sewer pipe placed it up the hill, it would have been at best a level run from my camper to the pipe. I ended up using the dump station instead.

WiFi was very good except the night we checked in. Otherwise it was very good. Which is good because cell signal on AT&T was zero at our site and only one bar up by the common area.

Campsite on water. Nothing to complain about. Food trucks on weekends, pool,great bath house! Friendly place! Our third trip here.

Our family stayed here for the weekend before Christmas and thoroughly enjoyed it. The best playground for the kids and the playroom is amazing. The club house is a wonder to behold. The sites are beautiful and the staff are on the spot and courteous. We had on issue with the sewage inlet from a prior camper( cross threaded the cap), but the staff fixed it as soon as it was reported. Please stay here for family fun. I know we will.

Great doesn't do it justice! This campground has everything you could want! Starting with their staff, check-in process, web site. We stayed from the 27th of December 2019 to the 2nd of January 2020. Got an email from the staff. You just park on your site and return to the office and they finish the paperwork. The bathrooms are extremely nice with private shower stalls/drying areas with doors. Nice large, well spaced sites. Their website gives the site length for each site so you can choose appropriately. They have at least one pull thru site if not more. The river front sites are great with every one of them in the A section having easy access down to the river. The B section has a few where the bank is to steep for you to walk down so you might want to call to ask if that is important. The river side sites have a small pavilion structure with deck for your picnic table at each site. Great Playground for the kids. Good sized pool. Laundry room, coffee shop/machine with mugs on the wall if you forgot yours and refrigerator and dishwasher. 1 dollar cup it will grind the coffee as you make it. 1 dollar honor system. Firewood locker and bagged Ice freezer , on the honor system. Small pavilion above the pool with heater and tv's , tables, outdoor couches etc. Basketball court, corn hole, horseshoes pits, clubhouse for rent. Outdoor large pavilion with heaters they provide gas, Community fire pit (they provide wood). No camper they have Glamping tents, Tiny Homes, Bunk houses , Large cabins, Airstream camper rentals x2. Borders the National Park on the quiet end of the Smokey Mountains. They have food trucks on a weekly basis, great camp store with neat items for purchase. The sites have paver patios, fire pits, water, sewer and electric and cable.
If you have to work while there, the internet is very fast for an RV Resort. Very close to the start of the Townsend bike trail. I have probably missed something but you will not regret staying here even at the price. It is well worth the cost. The only noise we could hear was the river running by our site which is also next to the highway going into the park.