Chilhowee Recreation Area
Heather W.
Reviewed Jul. 3, 2019

Great place during lightning bug season!

This campground is great! It has clean bathrooms with showers, fire rings with grill grates, lots of hiking, hike to a beautiful waterfall, huge lake to swim or float on a raft, and the lightning bugs were breath taking!!

We stayed at site #39. Next to the trail that leads to the lake. Next to rest room, trash bin, and water spout. This specific site has the driveway and then stairs to the fire/table/tent pad. We set our large tent on the tent pad and a smaller tent on the driveway next to the stairs.

Pros: No reservation needed. Warmish showers. Hiking. Lake to swim in. Beautiful waterfall. Perfect to see millions of lightning bugs. Easy payment (put money in slip and put in bin, and yes they do check). Pets allowed.

Cons: we had the WORST neighbors I’ve ever experienced while camping! The staff warned them about quiet hours but never came back to in force it. Fire ring grill topper was broke off.

DON’T drive up the dirt path, we made that mistake. Take the regular rode. GPS sends you automatically to the dirt road.

Over all I’m defiantly going to camp there again. Well kept and overall has a lot to offer

  • Review photo of Chilhowee Recreation Area by Heather W., July 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Chilhowee Recreation Area by Heather W., July 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Chilhowee Recreation Area by Heather W., July 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Chilhowee Recreation Area by Heather W., July 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Chilhowee Recreation Area by Heather W., July 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Chilhowee Recreation Area by Heather W., July 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Chilhowee Recreation Area by Heather W., July 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Chilhowee Recreation Area by Heather W., July 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Chilhowee Recreation Area by Heather W., July 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Chilhowee Recreation Area by Heather W., July 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Chilhowee Recreation Area by Heather W., July 3, 2019
  • Review photo of Chilhowee Recreation Area by Heather W., July 3, 2019