Dale Hollow Lake - Primitive Camping in TN -- Campground & RV Camping

Dale Hollow Lake Primitive Camping consists of 32 designated locations containing over 70 dispersed family tent sites along 620 miles of forested lake shoreline in Tennessee and Kentucky. Most sites are remote pack-it-in, pack-it-out spots accessible only by boat, though six specific locations (including Cove Creek and Eagle Creek Ferry) offer vehicle access. Each site provides a pit or vault toilet and a ground grill or fire ring. Cove Creek is the sole location with drinking water. The surrounding 27,700-acre reservoir is renowned for smallmouth bass fishing and water sports.

Getting there: Camping locations are dispersed throughout Dale Hollow Lake. Reference primitive camping map or site details for information on how to get to the specific site. Mailing and contact information is for the Resource Manager's Office. GPS Coordinates listed above is the location of the Resource Manager's Office in Celina, TN. It is NOT the location of the camping site.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, an 83-site campground with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Mostly tent-only sites, with 2 hike-in sites and 41 boat-in sites.
• A pond lies 1.0 mi off.
• Pilot Knob stands 558 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles north.