My memory is a little fuzzy as it is now late September, 2019, and we were there in late June. In the future, my reviews will be more timely. We were with our 9 year old twin grandchildren on their annual two week school vacation trip in our 35' Pace Arrow motor home. The road to the campsite from Bayfield is paved except for the last 2 miles past the dam. The campgrounds are reasonably marked, but you need to be watching. The entrance and road down to our campsite was a little tight for a 35' coach, with a turn out at our site #10 to allow us to back in with the door toward the lake. The site was beautifully wooded, level, quiet and had a great view of the lake. The site included a firepit and was near the toilet and trash bins. The kids had a blast building a campfire every night and cooking dogs & S'mores, while the grandparents recovered! The campground hosts were most gracious and we were able to use our Golden Age National Park cards to cut our fees by 50%. I could have easily stayed longer, but the other set of grandparents had a trip planned with the kids!
Nightly Rate: $10.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 10
I wish to share the non-resident discounts that I found to be available during the reservation process! This park, and, I suspect, the entire Tennessee State Parks system, offers a non-resident handicapped and a non-resident senior's discount of 25% on the camping fee of, in my case, $200 less 25% ($50) for a total of $150 fee, plus taxes and reservation fees equaling $169 and change, as opposed to well over $200 without the discounts! There are also TN resident discounts available as one would expect! A delightful surprise!
Please understand that I am rating the reservation fee policies, not the park as my stay is not until 10/21.
Nightly Rate: $24.00
Days Stayed: 7
Site Number: 16