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TVA Lakes

9 attractions

Things to Do

Start early. Stay late.

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

Cherokee Lake Fishing

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

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Leave room for the unexpected.

The best parts of a trip rarely show up on an itinerary.

Douglas Lake Campgrounds

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

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Simple trips are often the best.

You don't need much for a place to leave an impression.

Fontana Lake Boating

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

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Go where you feel alive.

Pay attention to the places that pull you in without explanation.

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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Find your way.

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

Fontana Lake Trails

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

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Go a little further.

The next turn is often where things start to get interesting.

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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Simple trips are often the best.

You don't need much for a place to leave an impression.

Watauga Lake Fishing

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

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