Frozen Head State Park Campground

Frozen head Big cove campground is the best small campground that I have stayed in. The roads are narrow going in the campground d and the sites are small. This keeps out really large RV but is very nice for tent and overland rigs. Ive stayed here many times. Its always quiet. The restrooms are heated and immaculate. This is a great place to stay while off-roading around Windrock or the OHV trails around Morgan county.

Impressed by how well maintained this campground was for how quiet it was midweek. Beautiful park, nice campground within ear shot of a creek. Bathroom was very clean and showers were so hot I thought I melted my flip flops for a second. Most sites have cool boulders for kiddos. The library was a nice surprise with a modest collection of books (not just for kids). No Verizon service at the campground but 1 bar at the visitor center which I could bike to in two minutes. Next time I go I will try to snag site 14

Frozen Head is lovely. It may be the loveliest campground in Tennessee.

There’s only 20 spots, and they all seem to be shady and have trees between neighbors. There’s a free book swap hut, like those mailboxes, but a whole building worth of take-one/leave-one books. There showers and bathroom are unusually clean for a campground. There’s a place to wash dishes.

There’s a great playground and creek at the bottom of the hill. Easy walking distance, but not so close that you have to hear screaming kids.

The park has a lovely waterfall hike that we did and many others that we didn’t make it to.

Awesome campground! Great trails, campsites are big with fire rings and grills, and bathhouses are kept clean. Watch for copperheads!!! There are lots at this park. Watch your step not only on the trails, but everywhere you go! We found one under our trashcan

We have not camped here but being close to home we go often. The hiking is easy enough up to the falls that our child could do this even when he was 4. You can go down and play in the falls as well. This is a beautiful place!

My boyfriend and I spent one night there in the flat fork tent campsite where we were only separated by a tiny fence from both people on each side no privacy whatsoever we spent the whole night hearing the father yell at his son maybe 5 feet away the other sites in the loop (closer to the office) were even closer together don’t go here if you like the get away from people because you can’t! Also people had no problem walking through our site!

A short hike to several backcountry sites. Our original spot was Panther Gap Rockhouse. Unfortunately this site was wet! Everything was wet! There was a fire ring and tables available at this site. But we moved to Tub Springs which was amazing! Very windy but dry! Fireplace, fire pit, bear safe storage container and several tables were available. We will definitely we back to the Tub Springs site again! Note there was no water source available at either locations.

Stayed from Thur-Sun. This park is beautiful. So many awesome hikes. Guided and unguided. They have primitive as well as close to the amenities. Rangers have kids activities set up and they do rounds to make sure you have everything you need. It’s a must! Dog and kid friendly.

This is my family and I’s favorite campground, it’s super clean and feels secluded. Even with just about every campsite filled it was quite and everyone was respectful during quite hours. The bathrooms and showers are cleaned every day which is really nice. The trash is picked up everyday as well. Highly recommend Frozen ahead and we all can’t wait to go back!

We stayed at campsite 8 (primitive section) we loved the site, it was huge, and we had a great time. The water was almost all dried up but there was still enough left behind out camp site to lay & play in. My daughter (9 yrs) brought her bike and was able to ride all around the camp site & have a blast. Being a Ultra Runner fan girl I of course had to take a picture of the infamous Barkley Marathon yellow gate. I even had time to get in a hike up to Castle Rocks. We definitely want to come back in the Fall. 🌲✌🍻🏃‍♀️

Stayed in the developed camp area. (There is a primitive tent area along a creek branch and there are some primitive hike-in areas) Tennessee seems to have a thing for larger rock pieces in their gravel on tent platforms... otherwise no complaints. Fire ring, grill and table. Plenty of shade and trees to hang the hammock. Bathhouse was clean. 2 nice showers. Lovely hot water. One trail head at the camp area. Beautiful trails. Would definitely come back.

I love love love this park.

This place was absolutely amazing from start to finish! The campsite is a little small, but well dispersed amongst the rest. We had plenty of shade thanks to the trees, and I honestly can’t think of anything negative about our experience here.

It was peaceful at night and the lightening bugs that took shelter under our rainfly at night looked like a spectacular star show. I’ve never seen anything like it before.

Bathhouse is beautiful. Weird to say about a bathroom, I know, but it really was. Gorgeous cedar stalls helped to cut any odors, the showers were equipped with cedar benches, safety rails for those needing assistance, and a mobile shower head to ensure you get all those hard to reach spots. They were cleaned regularly, and there was even a sink with a sprayer around back that made cleaning our camp dishes a breeze.

They have a book barn!!! It’s a small building full of all kinds of different books you or your kids can borrow to read while there, and return when done. This was so cool to me and a rarity. My kids loved it and read every evening.

There is a large playground near the camp area by a creek, with a bathhouse, pavilions, and picnic area right across the park road.

So many cool trails that ranged from easy to difficult and were well marked. Take the S Old Mac trail to see an old dynamite shed about 0.4 miles in. Take the interpretive loop to walk across the beautiful wooden bride, or cool off in the ice cold creek below it with easy access.

They have two trails that lead to falls, and are relatively easy to hike. There’s another trail called the storybook trail that has lots of pictures and information to stop and read along the way.

Frozen Head has a rich history tied to the historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary that once housed some of the most dangerous murderers, rapists, and all out criminals in the US. You can visit this abandoned prison roughly 20 mins away in Petros, TN and even talk to some of the former inmates.

And last but not least, the Rangers were amazing! They held so many activities for the kids and were so patient with answering their questions. Even the volunteers we would encounter were kind and full of information.

Loved loved loved this place!

Smaller standard campsites but laid out nicely and not over crowded. Bathhouse is beautiful with cedar stalls. Lots to do with the hiking. Waterfalls were beautiful and everyone we talked to was super helpful and nice. Grounds are well maintained without taking away from the natural beauty.

Not a bad place to camp out, great trails, waterfalls, and location. Will definitely have to revisit

Clean and quiet. Good hiking. Fun spot near home base.

My kids and I love this place! It’s very family friendly and has several playgrounds. There is easy access for the kids to play in the brook and hiking trails are nice and simple with various lengths for any age hiker.

Recently stumbled upon this hidden gem. We camped at the Flat Fork site. Having the creek running through camp was amazing. The hiking was good but we didn’t explore too much. We are planning our return to camp at one of the back country sites.

This was my favorite spot we camped in all year! They lock the gate at dusk, so make sure you arrive earlier or you won’t get in!!! You can reserve your spot, they have plenty of room between sites, there’s some good hiking, the creek runs through so you can hear the running water all night. Bathroom were immaculate, they clean them religiously. Can’t say enough about this gem!

Secluded campground with some of the best employees you could possibly ask for.

First time at Frozen Head State Park. We stayed at Flat Rock group campground #6. Only 3 of us so over kill on the group site but we preferred it over the main campground -Big Cove. Although it was a nice little campground. We had access to the bath house and all the amenities of main campground. Flat Rock is primitive, with only a standard port a potty at the car parking area.

Lush trees, nice little stream/creek. Great hiking and best of all the whole are is rather secluded, not touristy :) We plan on going back in a few weeks

I stayed at this campground for one night this past spring during April. My friends and I went rock climbing at the Obed and originally we were going to stay at the usual climbers campground spot. After checking it out and realizing we were unprepared to set up a tent in a gravel mud puddle we checked out frozen head's campground and it was so nice. The place we set up our tent was relatively dry for the cold, wet weather (about as good as it gets). The fire rings and picnic tables were great and so were the hiking trails. The best part was how big, nice, and clean the bathrooms were. The bathrooms were kept extremely warm for the weather.

TLDR (Too Long Don't Read)

• IDEAL location to camp if you are climbing at the obed
• AMAZING bathrooms especially if you are camping in cold wet weather
• would 100% return if I am looking for camping in TN
• GREAT price

Only spent a night there, but were impressed by the beautiful setting, quiet area.

Did camp in the overflow area as that was all that was available - port-a-potty was not flat so a bit awkward.

We have my husbands family reunion there every year and camp for a week while there. Campsites are clean and spacious with gravel pad. Two shepherds hooks for hanging lanterns and trash bags. Bathrooms are always clean and in working conditions. Be advised, the last two years there’s been baby copperhead snakes that hang around outside the bath house at night.

We had a great time. The gates get locked so make sure you arrive early. We got locked out and couldn't contact anyone. Other than that first night, we had a great time. Look forward to our next visit.

Amazing

Have been many times for camping and hiking.

A truly beautiful well kept secret of TN. Beautiful grounds and wonderful waterfalls!!

We come here when in Oak Ridge for business thanks to recommendations from locals. There is excellent and serious hiking and backpacking here. The campground is rustic but taken care of and I’m told it was renovated recently. Like most of this area it’s very wooded, green, and lovely with streams, waterfalls, etc. Park rangers were particularly helpful choosing hikes.

My girlfriend and I had a really great time last weekend with our dog. Beautiful waterfalls and scenery and the trails were really kept up! Must go!