Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas in TN -- Campground & RV Camping

Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping consists of designated, rustic campsites scattered across 415 miles of hardwood-forested shoreline in Tennessee. Most tent sites are accessible strictly by boat, though select locations can be reached via dirt access roads. Each remote site is signed and outfitted with a single fire pit. There are no restrooms, electricity, running water, or on-site staff. Visitors use these spots as basecamps for direct-from-shore lake access, boat launching, backwoods fishing, and regional paddling.

Getting there: Directions to primitive camp sites start at the nearest USACE facility. The GPS coordinate "Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas" is for Center Hill Dam. 36°05'52.3"N 85°49'32.4"W or 36.097869, -85.825653

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 21-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
• A river runs 0.1 mi off.
• Mostly tent-only sites, with 17 boat-in sites and 21 on the water.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.