Tennessee campgrounds: how hard are they to book?
We track 30 reservable Tennessee campgrounds on Recreation.gov. Across the 5 measured so far, an average of 77% of weekend (Friday and Saturday night) site-nights in the next 90 days are already reserved, and 2 rate Hard or Very hard. The toughest right now is Seven Points (Tn).
| Campground | Difficulty | Weekends booked | Open dates (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Points (Tn) J Percy Priest Lake | Hard | 99% | 16 |
| Defeated Creek Park Cordell Hull Lake | Hard | 95% | 30 |
| Elkmont Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Moderate | 82% | 26 |
| Cades Cove Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Moderate | 63% | 26 |
| Bandy Creek Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area | Easy | 46% | 30 |
| Cosby Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Salt Lick Creek Cordell Hull Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Cedar Creek (Tn) Old Hickory Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Indian Boundary Cherokee National Forest | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Dale Hollow Damsite Dale Hollow Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Cages Bend Old Hickory Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Obey River Park Dale Hollow Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Long Branch (Center Hill Lake) Center Hill Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Lock a Cheatham Lock and Dam | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Lillydale Campground and Day Use Dale Hollow Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Poole Knobs J Percy Priest Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Ragland Bottom Center Hill Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Floating Mill Park Center Hill Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Chilhowee Campground Cherokee National Forest | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Rock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, Tn) Cherokee National Forest | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Parksville Lake RV Campground Cherokee National Forest | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Anderson Road Campground J Percy Priest Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Little Oak Campground Cherokee National Forest | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Harpeth River Bridge Campground (Tn) Cheatham Lock and Dam | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Look Rock Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Cardens Bluff Campground Cherokee National Forest | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping Dale Hollow Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Thunder Rock Campground Cherokee National Forest | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Willow Grove Campground Dale Hollow Lake | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Abram'S Creek Campground Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
Sorted by difficulty score. Snapshot data; history accumulates daily. Methodology.