Campgrounds and RV parks near Lenoir City, TN

Lenoir City sits in Loudon County at the meeting of Fort Loudoun Lake, Tellico Lake, and the Little Tennessee River, about 30 minutes southwest of Knoxville. The area is a practical base for RV travellers: Interstate 75 and Interstate 40 both pass close by, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park entrance at Townsend is roughly an hour east. Most campgrounds sit directly on Tennessee Valley Authority reservoirs, so waterfront and near-waterfront sites dominate the local inventory. The closest RV options include Lazy Acres RV Park in town, plus Yarberry Peninsula Campground and Yarberry Campground on the Fort Loudoun Lake peninsula. Melton Hill Dam Campground, operated under a Vista Recreation partnership with TVA, sits upstream of Melton Hill Dam on the Clinch River arm and offers hookup sites on tiered ground above the water. The Crosseyed Cricket rounds out the local set with a rural, pond-side setting. Inventory ranges from full-hookup pull-throughs suitable for big rigs to smaller electric-and-water sites with lake views. Reservations are the norm on summer weekends.

TVA-managed campgrounds, including Melton Hill Dam Campground and Yarberry Campground, are operated by Vista Recreation under a partnership agreement with TVA and take reservations through the Vista Recreation online system. Most sites require a two-night minimum. Reservations for the upcoming season typically open on December 1 of the previous year. Check-in is 1:00 PM and check-out is 12:00 PM at Melton Hill Dam. Yarberry Peninsula Campground uses a gated entrance and accepts reservations directly through its operator; call ahead if arriving late. Lazy Acres RV Park and The Crosseyed Cricket book directly through the property. For summer weekends and holidays, reserve as far ahead as possible. Waterfront pads at Yarberry and Melton Hill Dam fill first.