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TVA Lakes

9 attractions

Things to Do

Let the road decide.

Plans are useful, but flexibility is where the real discoveries happen.

Cherokee Lake Fishing

Cherokee is a fertile Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) reservoir containing 30,300 surface acres and 393…

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Find your way.

There's no single right route, just the one that fits you.

Douglas Lake Campgrounds

These campgrounds are administered by the Tennessee Valley Authority Douglas Headwater Campground: 53 sites located…

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Find your way.

There's no single right route, just the one that fits you.

Fontana Lake Boating

If you're towing your own boat, TVA has several public access areas; two are close…

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Find your way.

There's no single right route, just the one that fits you.

Fontana Lake Fishing

The 29-mile long, 11,700-acre Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) lake has more than 240 miles of…

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Take the long way.

The best parts of the trip are usually the ones you didn't plan.

Fontana Lake Trails

Fontana Lake is roughly 30 miles long and is at an elevation of around 1700'.…

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Keep moving.

Even slow progress opens up new places and perspectives.

Melton Hill Campgrounds

Melton Hill Dam Campground This is a self-service campground. There are 56 campsites with improvements…

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Melton Hill Lake Fishing

Melton Hill is a cool water reservoir with relatively low productivity. The cold water released…

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Norris Lake Fishing

Trout fishing at its best! Lake and river fishing available with catches of Brown and…

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Start early. Stay late.

The edges of the day tend to hold the best experiences.

Watauga Lake Fishing

Watauga is a beautiful, 6,430-acre TVA reservoir located in northeast Tennessee near the North Carolina…

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