Melton Hill Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River just south of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1960s to extend the Tennessee Valley's continuous navigation channel up the Clinch as far as Clinton and to increase TVA's overall power-generating capacity. The dam impounds the Melton Hill Lake, and is the only TVA tributary dam serviced by a navigation lock. Melton Hill Dam was named for a knob atop nearby Copper Ridge where the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey installed a triangulation station in 1884.
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Verizon 4G
Confirmed by 6 users | Last reported on September 10, 2022AT&T 4G/5G
Confirmed by 2 users | Last reported on May 22, 2024T-Mobile 5G
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Nice paved spot with electricity and water. The campground borders a lake and the staff is super nice. We already have reservations to go again.
Nightly Rate: $27.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 21
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
Very convenient to the interstate. Numerous sites just above dam. Although you can hear the hum of the dam operations, the campground was very quiet. We even had some deer by our site. Nice little beach and boating area. Also had a clean dump station. Staff was super friendly.. I would Definitely stay again if passing thru area.
Nightly Rate: $27.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: 11
RV Type: Truck Camper
Cell Coverage Rating
AT&T 4G
We have the America the Beautiful pass and received our site for $20. I can't say enough good things about this campground. Sites are spacious and shaded with level gravel pads, firepits, grills, plastic covered picnic tables, and lantern hanging posts. Views of the lake were beautiful. Hosts Buster and Claudia were gracious, knowledgeable, and so much help to us newbie RVer's. The tent campsites were so nice and all lakeside, almost made me wish we still had tents. The bathhouses were spotless and updated. There is so much to do here: fishing, mountain biking, hiking, swimming. Close to I-40 and close enough to Knoxville and Pigeon Forge to do daytrips easily. There is a general store on-site with everything from toothpaste to fishing gear. We have already made plans to come back here in the fall.
Nightly Rate: $20.00
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 34
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
We only stayed one night so they would not let us reserve a spot and they put us in an area reserved for overnighters which meant we were on the side of a road. The roads were all narrow, people were on top of each other and signage was confusing. For those with children, it's probably great because there is a swimming area. There is a boat launch area and the lake is beautiful.
Nightly Rate: $25.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: 14
RV Length: 17 ft
RV Type: Travel Trailer
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
We stayed here as we were passing through going west on I40. This location provides a very short access to and from I40. This was not the best maintained TVA site, but to be fair it was pouring rain 90% the entire time we were there so a lot of water was running about. There are some very nice sites in this campground and there are some that are quite narrow and tight. Our site 24 was one of these perched up on a hill. We could barely get our rig out of the roadway way and our door opened right into the roadway. Needless to say we could put our awning out. Still, because of its access to I40, we would stay here again and try to find a more traditional site than number 24. If there weren't a 2-night minimum, I would really highly recommend this is as an overnight spot. With the two night minimum make sure the site you pick will accommodate your rig. For the most part this is a tight campground and not really big rig friendly. Still, I would stay here again if I could get unto the right site.
Nightly Rate: $20.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 24
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
We stayed two nights at #45. The site was well shaded and rather private. However, it was a huge challenge to get into our campsite.
I was told to go in the wrong way of a one way street because how are site was situated. I was also cautioned that several people bottom out their camper on the steep grade that’s found at this part of the campground. Luckily, I took the turn wide and had no problems with scraping up our camper, but it was very difficult to back our camper in on such a steep grade and rather narrow road.
The area itself is rather nice. There are quite a lot of fishermen that visit the area and boat noise started at dawn. The restrooms are adequate and the shower seems to only be one (rather warm) temperature.
There are other spots that look good, but there are also several sites that are parallel to the campground road that I would avoid.
Nightly Rate: $30.00
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 45
RV Length: 26 ft
RV Type: Travel Trailer
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
We enjoyed our stay! We had everything we needed but the sewer hookup. With just a two day stay it was fine and the dump station was conveniently located near the exit. We didn’t use the bath houses so can’t comment on that.
Easy to get to this campground as it is right off of 40.
Cell service was slow. Texting worked.
Nightly Rate: -
Days Stayed: 2
Site Number: 32
Cell Coverage Rating
Verizon 4G
This campground is very well maintained with nice friendly staff and campers. The ground and bath houses are very clean. Picturesque views of the lake from everywhere on the grounds and a nice outdoor rec area is available. The campground has several tiers, so just don't choose an upper level spot if you are concerned about scraping the bottom as you go up/down the very steep roads leading to the upper levels. The campground is larger than it appears because of how each spot is nestled into nature. (We were on the first level up, spot #4, and didn't have any issues with the steep drives.). All spots or reasonably level but only a handful of them have sewer available. There is a very peaceful and safe atmosphere here... Would definitely recommend! Also even though their booking site says 2 night minimum, that wasn't true. Just call them to reserve and you can easily get a single night booked without hassle.
Nightly Rate: $38.00
Days Stayed: 1
Site Number: 4
Cell Coverage Rating
T-Mobile 5G
The hosts at this campground are absolutely phenomenal. The campground is pristine and the bathrooms are incredibly clean. There’s a lot to do near this campground and we would highly recommend a stay.
Nightly Rate: -
Days Stayed: 3
Site Number: 2
Cell Coverage Rating
AT&T 5G
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Good for fishing.
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Pets Allowed
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Restrooms
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Wifi
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Affiliation
- Other public land (TVA, DOD, county parks with campgrounds)
- Back In RV Sites Count
- 20
- Last Nightly Rate
- 38.0
- Longest Vehicle Length Reported
- 26 ft
- Lowest Nightly Rate
- 20.0
- Max Length
- 40 ft
- Max Stay
- 30
- Season End
- November 15
- Season Start
- March 15
- Sites Count
- 47
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Paved Sites
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Fifty Amp
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Full Hookup
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Rec Facilities
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Pull Through
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Tent Sites
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Dump Station
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Big Rigs
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Open Seasonally
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Age Restricted
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Back In RV Sites
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Boondock
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Cabin Sites
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Dispersed Sites
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Firewood
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Fulltime Residents
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Group Tent Sites
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Laundry
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Mobile Homes
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Permit Required
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Potable Water
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Propane
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Public Water
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Pull Through RV Sites
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Reservations
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RV Sites
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Sewer Hookup
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Showers
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Standard Tent Sites
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Vehicle Wash Permitted
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Water Front
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Water Hookup
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