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About Tennessee Camping

Campers venturing across Tennessee have access to hiking, boating, fishing, biking, rock climbing and picnicking across 56 state parks, enough variety to satisfy any adventurer's soul. With terrifically high Appalachian peaks and plunging caverns, Tennessee travelers can get a sense of the sublime landscape that inspired music legends from Nashville to Memphis by camping in Tennessee.

East Tennessee is home to a part of the oldest mountain range in the world, the Great Smoky Mountains. As the name suggests, the peaks are often shrouded in fog, but that doesn't make the view from Clingmans Dome any less spectacular. At 6,643 feet, Clingmans Dome towers as the highest point in Tennessee and the third highest point east of the Mississippi River. Make sure to say hi to the hardcore hikers, many people hiking the entire Appalachian Trail will stop at this unforgettable lookout.

A clear day at the dome observatory provides views as far as 100 miles. But explorers camping in Tennessee should plan on hiking their way up to the point, the roadway that leads to the observatory closes during inclement weather and from Dec. 1 to March 31 every year.

If you're camping with the kids and they're looking for more occupation than your campsite offers, many of the natural attractions in Tennessee are also family friendly. Lookout Mountain is only minutes from Chattanooga and offers several world-famous sites like Rock City and the See Seven States point.

All the mountain peak trails may leave the heights-averse camper less than enthused. But Tennessee has something for everyone. Also at Lookout Mountain, but plummeting beneath ground level, is where you'll find Ruby Falls, the largest and deepest underground waterfall in the nation.

Scenic views and dramatic natural landscapes are part and parcel for any Tennessee camping adventure, as long as you know where to look. Camping in Tennessee can be done right with The Dyrt to guide you along your trails!

Recent Dispersed Reviews In Tennessee

1539 Reviews of 187 Tennessee Campgrounds

BC D.

Scout

They require full payment in advance for extended stay, then provide no email receipt  and keep your money in full for every day of a "no show" due to hardship. 10 days and a total of $250 in my case

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Legend

Camping and Cabins Cabin Rate: $118.00-$279.00 Rates are based on date and availability Reservation fee:$5.00 non refundable

Camping sites: 145 tent and RV with hook ups

Nice spacing with pads not level and 30-50 amp service and there are accessible sites Picnic tables, grills, bathhouse,…

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Camped here in one of the pull through spaces. The campsite is a bit narrow, and definitely not flat, so the jacks came in handy.

It's conveniently right off the interstate, making it great for a quick stop, but if you are wanting a quiet getaway, the engine breaking big rigs, and the occasional…

Tight spots but worth the stay. Plenty of dog walking area, even a fenced area for the dogs to run. Friendly staff.

Taylor M.

Scout

The place was very clean everybody was very nice and respectful

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Steve

Scout

Price was great, had everything we needed. View from road is a bunch of older stored RVs so it doesn't look great coming in but once your in some lots have great views of the Smokeys while others are in the woods with a forest view. We would stay again. Hist was very nice. Wifi was free but very…

Passed through for one night, stayed in West loop. Sites are big, playground closely is very new. Bath houses clean. No sewer hook up for our site but has dump station closeby. We have a 44ft pull behind so the roads getting here were a bit nerve racking but doable. Just be prepared to go slow and…

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Smaller park on a pond that looked like much of the water had drained from it. Possibly just for the winter. We had a late check in so our information was left attached to the front door making it easy for us. Pretty basic campground with limited amenities.

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This is primitive camping in the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area. There is a large open field for group camping and some more private sites in the woods if you go down Otter Creek Road a little bit past the open field. I believe this is manly used for hunters or fishermen, but is a boondocking…

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AJ

Scout

Really loved this location but was absolutely filled with trash, I picked up everything I could around my site and packed it out but even on my way out in the morning there was trash on the road that wasn't there the night before. Used condoms, beer boxes, fast food cups, and just about every other…

Kathie E.

Guide

Cumberland Mountain is a great campground with a variety of sites for every camping experience. We staid in a 5th wheel un section 4 and loved it. Since we didn't have full hookups, we used the bathhouse. It was clean with warm showers. The sites in section 4 and 5 are more private. Section 1 has…

We had reservations but on arrival someone else was in our reserved spot. The office was closed for the weekend and no one answering the phone to resolve the issue, so we moved on down the road (not sure how a business like this just closes up office for a weekend). After repeated voicemails left…

Daniel T.

Traveler

Great place

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Daniel T.

Traveler

Had blast owners are awsome camp is too

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Daniel T.

Traveler

It's nice nice people

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Where Can I Camp for Free in Davidson County

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