Hales Bar Marina and Resort

I wasn’t sure what to expect judging by their website pictures but camping here in June on a waterfront lot we had a beautiful view of the river and mountain out our back dining area window. The pool closes when the office closes so in the heat of the afternoon around 4 o’clock the pool closed. That was unfortunate because the heat index the last couple days has been at 110 degrees. Too hot to sit outside and the pool was closed. There was a mayfly hatch overnight and the office and floating cabins were covered with them.

We spent a month here as we had a hard time finding anything else that could book more than a few days. There’s some full timers here but the place really fills up on the weekends. The view is nice but the water close to the park is swampy and a gross. There’s only one washer and one dryer in an old rundown building that they say is under construction but I never saw anyone working in there. The closest town is jasper and they have a grocery store and a laundromat. Chattanooga is 40 minutes drive. And the lookout winery is about 10 minutes away and has the best pizza I’ve ever had. (Can’t say the same for the wine). Office and grounds staff aren’t overly friendly but were helpful when called upon. There’s NO cellular connection in the park and the wifi was spotty. It worked but isn’t reliable for zoom meetings when you need it to be. There are TWO entrance roads to the rv park. Be sure and take the first left on Hales bar road. Do not go up to the top of the hill and turn because it takes on you a steep and very winding road that isn’t good for big rigs or trailers. Yikes. Overall, made it work for the weeks we were there but would probably look else where next time to something with a laundry facility, better internet and closer to town.