CAMP Smoky motocamping S'more, Smoky Mountains National Park
Details
#### WHAT AND WHEN
#### CAMP Smoky S’more on October 19-23 will be our final motocamping trip for the 2023 season. MORE INFO AND SIGN UP HERE. This is the third year in a row we are going to this location, and there is a reason for it: wonderful paved windy roads while the leaves around us will be a thousand shades of yellow and red. Sounds like a dream? Only $60 a person.
#### This will be a “paved roads” event. Looking for dirt? Join our Smokey 500 ride on October 16-18 (right before this s’more) for some serious dirt action, and then come to this S’more afterwards.
#### Every participant will receive a Rider’s Book with a detailed agenda, curated rides and relative GPX files, things to do, logistics.
#### WHERE
#### MORE INFO AND SIGN UP HERE.
#### Our base will be the Cosby Campgrounds inside the Great Smoky Mountains. It is a very peaceful and secluded campground, without the hustle and bustle of the busier campgrounds.
#### Please note that this campground is PRIMITIVE: there is running drinkable water and there are flushing toilets, but no showers and no electricity. Showers are available 2 right outside this campground. Plan accordingly.
#### HOW MUCH DOES IT COST AND WHAT’S INCLUDED?
#### MORE INFO AND SIGN UP HERE.
#### This S’more only costs $60 per person. This includes your camping spot for 4 nights, curated rides with relative GPX files and a riders’ info pack with things to do in the area, firewood and s’mores every night. You can addd dinner for Thursday night for $10.
#### WHAT’S THE PLAN?
#### MORE INFO AND SIGN UP HERE.
#### The plan, in a nutshell, is the following:
- We will arrive on Thursday afternoon at our campground in Cosby, Tennessee, inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. After setting up camp, there will be a camping welcome dinner for all attendants (and s’mores of course…).
- On Friday, Saturday and Sunday you will be able to choose among several rides that we have prepared for you, or do whatever activity you want - hiking, fishing, small town hopping (you can also go visit the motorcycle museum Wheels through time, which is nearby).
- Guided rides will include sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway (a very pleasant riding experiences), the Cherohala Skyway, the Great Smoky Mountains road, the Tail of the Dragon. All rides will be paved, but you can join our Smoky 500 ride right before this S’more for some serious dirt action.
- All participants will be sent a Riders’ book with info and links to planned rides and more details on things to do.
- On Monday (but of course you can leave on Sunday) we will go back home.
#### You don’t want to ride your motorcycle to/from there and you are in the Chicagoland? Good news: we can transport 2 motorcycles from the Chicagoland to destination and back for $300 per motorcycle, first come / first serve. If you are interested, please make a comment about this in the form at check out and we will follow up.
#### You would like to join but don’t have a suitable motorcycle? Become a CAMP Plus member, and you get 4 days of motorcycle rental included in your membership.
#### Please note we will be camping in bear country - there are no grizzlies, only black bears: bear-proof storage is provided at the campground. We will send out information that will help you to familiarize yourself about what to do when camping in bear country ahead of time.
#### Questions? please email us or contact us via this form.