Douglas Dam Headwater Campground — Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Every morning we woke up to the BEST sunrises over the lake. Such a beautiful way to start the day!

We also liked this place because when you turn off the main road in Sevierville, it immediately feels rural and wide open. Such a big contrast from the big touristy local cities.

We loved the hiking trail across the street. It’s about a mile and you feel completely in the forest.

The bathrooms leave something to be desired. The stall door hinge is so big that you can fit two fingers in the gap in the doors. The toilet seats are old, scratchy and slide around. They’re all in desperate need of an update.

Pretty location but challenging to find a level site. Electric and water hook ups with a nearby dump station. The lower loop (45-65) looks a bit more level than the upper level (1-44).

Extra large spaces, but ours was not very level. Very quiet, dark, with friendly campers. Haven’t met host yet. Bathhouse adequate. Views of lake are beautiful with nice picnic and swimming area.

Stayed another night at site 33. Still not level, but worth it for the view!

Large sites with nice bath houses, large beach area, large camp store, boat launch.

They are water view or right on water. Beach, camp store, lake and more than one ADA campsite.

I am very impressed with this campground. The views are absolutely perfect. Bathrooms are very well kept as well as the overall grounds. Would definitely return.

Plenty of room, great handicap facilities.   Nice store on site with boat rentals.

We were looking to explore the Smomy Mountains in March, but a lot of the state campgrounds weren’t open yet inside the park. We decided to give this place a try and it turned out to be a great location! We stayed in lot 7, which is next to a hill and the kids loved running up and down the hill. There are also great views of the lake throughout the camping area, and it’s a short walk to the waterfront. Not too far from the Smoky mountain trails, and at ~$30/night it’s a great value!

This is one of favorite camping spots. We have stayed here multiple times. It’s about 15 minutes from pigeon forge. Great prices and nice clean spots with lot of room.

Great place to camp and be right on the water. Only downfall was only 1 shower in the bathhouse but bathrooms were clean and never too long of a wait for the shower

The campsites are level and clean. the host are polite and direct about the rules. the boat ramp is huge love watching the boats. the bath houses are clean and the showers are hot. there's a nature trail across the road make a nice short hike about a mile. close to Piegon Forge but far enough away to be peaceful and quite. loved staying here. we have already booked again for September.

close to the city, but beautiful nonetheless. wake up early for a beautiful sunrise over the lake

nice site and campground. highly recommend if you like to fish. convenient to shopping and Gatlinburg. nice trails