Elk Hollow Resort

Elk Hollow is a boutique glamping resort tucked beside Deep Creek and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where all 15 stays — ten authentic South African safari tents, four hard-wall yurts, and a four-bedroom mountain lodge — come with their own private hot tub and fire pit. Inside each tent or yurt you'll find climate control, full kitchens, and private baths; outside, string-lit decks made for slow Smoky Mountain evenings. It's glamping in North Carolina done properly, five minutes from waterfalls, tubing, and trailheads.