Poole Knobs

If you are lucky enough to snag a water spot it has hookups and views. I could come here annually it’s gorgeous and nicely shaded by the trees.

We did a quick overnight at site 32 on our way to Pigeon Forge. Wish we would have stayed here for the 5 days we spent in Pigeon Forge. Beautiful campsite, right on the water, with walk-in access. Site had water and electric, but did not have sewage. Because we only stayed for a night, we had to use facilities on site (didn't want to dump tanks). Aside from being up a HUGE HUGE step-incline hill, facilities were clean.

Pros: The campground is in a beautiful area of the woods. Decent neighborhood right by it. Right on the lake, and about half of the campsites are pretty private compared to other campgrounds I’ve been to. Decent prices.

Cons: The showers were dirty. The staff was pretty rude right off the bat and not friendly at all when there was some miscommunication. Not helpful at all either, they literally wouldn’t help out with anything we needed. Some of the pull through sites aren’t true pull throughs, so just be careful of that when booking. It gets really awkward because it’s actually a double site. You can’t run a generator past 10pm, even if you have a super quiet one, in the camper/RV non-electric sites. Also not a dealbreaker, but the planes fly low overhead and are really loud throughout the day/night. All in all I wouldn’t come back. It’s a shame because the wooded area it’s in is beautiful, just our experience was not.

We saw a YouTube RVer briefly talk about Poole Knobs in a recent video and the comments were very favorable so we thought we’d give it a try. We have stayed on the other side of Percy Priest lake and loved it so thought we’d try an Army Corps campground this time in Nashville. What a gem! All of the sites are positioned so you have a view of the lake - and in many areas the sites further from the lake but higher up give the best views. A lot of the sites are pull-thrus so your rig is parallel to the lakeshore - doesn’t mean the sites are large enough for big rigs but it does make it easier to set up. Sites have water and electric; a dump station is near the entrance. A boat ramp for campers is in the campground. You must drive through a neighborhood to get to the campground but once you’re there it’s like you’re in a different world. Very quiet, heavily treed, and very peaceful. We had truck trouble while we were there and the camp hosts allowed us to move to what they called an “emergency site” set aside for issues like ours. We got the truck repaired and on our way very late on our checkout day - we SO APPRECIATE the support and assistance of the hosts! Loved Poole Knobs!

Great, spacious sites with concrete or wood picnic tables, fire pits and grills. Fairly level sites. Clean and well maintained. Only downside is limited bathroom and shower facilites ( a long trek, uphill).

Nice quiet campground where I highly recommend getting a spot by the water. A bit un-level in most spots for tent camping. Bathroom and showers are a bit old, but it’s cleaned often and the shower water is hot. Not wowed by this place but it’s close and affordable.

Another beautiful campground on the edge of a lake. Most campsites were pull through. Management was very friendly and helpful. Campsites for far enough apart so you weren't stacked on top of each other. It was nice to have a site right next to the lake to make it easy for fishing.

Spent two nights here for Labor Day 2020. We stayed on the center strip in the primitive area. The facilities were well maintained and clean. Each site has a concrete picnic table, fire ring, and a moveable lantern hook. The primitive area has several water spigots to use (near each restroom and a few in between).

The outer loop sites all have electric and water hookups, but the restrooms are all on the upper level where the primitive sites are. If you don’t have your own bathroom, it’s a bit of a hill to climb and there’s only a couple spots to do it.

Overall, we loved it and we’ll be back for sure.

I recommend Seven Points Campground over Poole Knobs. Nothing wrong with it here, in fact our site had access to the lake in a semi-private sort of way. It was almost like we had our own beach. That said oir site was adjoining another and the RV hookups were a bit oddly placed. If we were traveling with others it would be cool to share a place, but it had sort of a semi-circle driveway. It was fine for us to get on and out, but if someone was in the adjoining lot it would have been a bit odd.

Overall its nice and well kept.

We stayed here for a night on our cross country tour. Really pretty lake and beautifully maintained property. Water and electric hooks, campsites very spread apart. Will be back.

Was only here for a night hammock camping reviewing some products. The park had just had sever storms and several sites closed from downed trees. Shower house is in middle of campground so if you are in outer loop you have drive around and into the middle and then drive back around. Several spots that were nice some with direct water acces and others tucked into the hill.

I love the quiet campgrounds and hate close neighbors. This campground doesn't disappoint! All sites are secluded and leave you to your thoughts. It by no means is a fancy campground but well maintained and decent accessibility dont let the map fool you thinking you are near a town. You wont regret it here.

Poole knobs was not a terrible place to camp but it appeared to have better sites for RV’s then tents. The tent sites had minimal space to pitch a tent unless you have a single person tent or you pitched the tent on a slope. We only stayed one night because a bad storm came through And a tree fell on our tent ending our trip early. The campground lost power but without expecting or asking for it(because they can not control the weather) they refunded the $$ we spent to stay there.

We had a spot on the lake ,26 , it is not real level but we compensated with our Lego levelers and a bit of wood. Very friendly staff. The bathrooms were rustic to be polite but usable. We stayed 2 nights in a 20' TT. Walmart close by.

been wanting to visit this park looks nice!

Absolutely loved waking up next to the water. Great location and super clean. Lots of shade and privacy. They had a raccoon issue the first time we stayed but 5 weeks later seemed to have it under control. Three bathrooms, two had showers, all very clean.

Love this campground the only thing is that I have been seeing trash on the ground.

I made a tour of campgrounds and lake recreation spots near Nashville TN during an extended trip where I had to be there to keynote some conferences.

Camping- The camping is normal. Nothing special, but perfectly adequate. All you need and nothing more.

Grounds- The grounds here were ok.

If the other better spots are booked, this one is ok. If not, go to a better campground on the lake.

We live in Nashville and we're looking for a place to dump our tanks. We decided to spend the night here and take our kayaks out onto the lake. It was a beautiful campsite and all of the shade made it much cooler.

very hot but very enjoyable