Campgrounds and RV parks near Farragut, TN

Farragut sits in west Knox County on the north shore of Fort Loudoun Lake, roughly 20 minutes from downtown Knoxville and about an hour from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park entrance at Townsend. The area is a practical base for RV travelers combining lake time with day trips to the Smokies, Oak Ridge, and the University of Tennessee campus. Most campgrounds within 30 minutes of Farragut cluster along Fort Loudoun Lake and Melton Hill Reservoir, both TVA-managed impoundments of the Tennessee and Clinch rivers. Yarberry Peninsula Campground and Yarberry Campground sit on a peninsula extending into Fort Loudoun Lake in Lenoir City, offering large lakeside sites with 50/30-amp service and water at each site. Melton Hill Dam Campground, operated for TVA by Vista Recreation, is upstream of Melton Hill Dam on the south bank and offers a mix of full-hookup, water and electric, and no-hookup sites tiered up the hillside. Private options include Lazy Acres RV Park and The Crosseyed Cricket in the Lenoir City area, both catering primarily to RVs.

Melton Hill Dam Campground is managed for TVA by Vista Recreation, and reservations are handled through Vista Recreation's online booking system. Popular waterfront sites and holiday weekends sell out first, so lock in dates as soon as they open. Yarberry Peninsula Campground and Yarberry Campground accept online reservations through their booking partner, with a two-night minimum stay on most sites. Callers can request single-night exceptions directly with the office. Lazy Acres RV Park handles reservations by phone. The Crosseyed Cricket has shifted toward long-term residents and no longer accepts short-term or first-come reservations for individual campsites, so confirm availability with the office before arrival and have a backup site in mind.