Tennessee Valley Authority Campgrounds

Cherokee Reservoir

• A few miles from Jefferson City, Tenn., the self-service Cherokee Dam campground has a beach, boat ramps, river and lake fishing, hiking trails and a children's playground. All 42 campsites have full hookups, hot showers and a dump station.

  Cherokee Reservoir
  2805 North Highway 92
  Jefferson City, TN 37760
  866-494-7186

Douglas Reservoir

• The Douglas Dam Headwater and Douglas Dam Tailwater campgrounds, located near Gatlingburg, Tenn., offers over 120 campsites. The Douglas Reservoir also incorporates the Trotter Bluff Small Wild Area, featuring numerous hiking trails with incredible vistas. Both campgrounds have full hookups, hot water, dump station and are handicap-accessible. Activities include boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, children's playground and wildlife viewing.

  Douglas Dam Headwater
  1680 Boat Launch Road
  Sevierville, TN 37876
  800-882-5263

  Douglas Dam Tailwater
  829 Riverview Way
  Sevierville, TN 37876
  800-882-5263

Foster Falls

• Hiking to Foster Falls, a 60-foot waterfall, is one of the many recreational opportunities at Foster Falls campground, 5 miles from Trace City, Tenn. Its 26 sites, hot showers, numerous trails and picnic tables are surrounded by more than 170 acres of protected forest. The campground and one trail are handicap-accessible.

  Foster Falls
  498 Foster Road
  Sequatchie, TN 37374
  423-942-5759

Melton Hill Reservoir

• A splendid 57-site campground, Melton Hill Dam offers swimming, fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing and a boat ramp. The campground offers sites with full hookups and more primitive sites that are tent-only. The campground's public facilities include hot showers, a dump station and a recreation court.

  Melton Hill Reservoir
  2009 Grubb Road
  Lenoir City, TN 37771
  800-882-5263

Normandy Reservoir

• Three miles from Normandy, Tenn., the Barton Springs campground at the Normandy Reservoir has 67 sites, most with full hookups. The peaceful surroundings include swimming, fishing, a boat ramp and a fishing pier.

  Normandy Reservoir
  158 Barton Springs Road
  Normandy, TN 37360
  931-857-9222

Norris Reservoir

• Loyston Point campground, incorporated in the Hemlock Bluff National Recreation Trail, maintains 64 sites near Norris, Tenn. The main attraction is a 7-mile loop trail that winds along the reservoir. The campground has hot water, dump station, swimming, fishing, a boat ramp and outstanding hiking opportunities.

  Norris Reservoir
  730 Loyston Point Road
  Andersonville, TN 37705
  865-494-9369

Watauga Reservoir

• The famous Appalachian Trail slices through the Watauga Dam Tailwater campground. A nature-lover's dream, this campground has hiking and walking trails as well as river and lake fishing. Facilities include hot showers, a dump station, boat and canoe launches and picnic tables.

  Watauga Reservoir
  744 Wilbur Dam Road
  Elizabethton, TN 37643
  423-542-3533

Wheeler Reservoir

• Near Decatur, Ala., the Mallard Creek campground at Wheeler Reservoir has 56 sites, hot showers, dump station, children's playground, boat ramp, fishing, hiking and swimming access.

  Wheeler Reservoir
  11.5 miles west on US 72A/Hwy. 20
  256-637-6623

Wilson Reservoir

• The Wilson Dam-Lower Rockpile campground in Muscle Shoals, Ala. has 23 sites, hot showers, fishing, hiking, swimming, a boat ramp and biking trails. The 25-acre Old First Quarters Small Wild Area affords excellent wildlife viewing.

  Wilson Reservoir
  Reservation Road
  Muscle Shoals, AL 35633
  800-882-5263