Watauga Lake Area

US Forest Service · Tennessee

Watauga Lake Area in Tennessee. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 292 public campsites we map in Tennessee.

Water recreation is abundant in this area, featuring Watauga Lake; the Doe, Elk and Watauga rivers; several streams and seven waterfalls.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Coordinates

36.32096, -81.97887

Nearest sites we map

• Little Stoney Creek Camp8 km · US Forest Service
• Watauga Point Recreation Area10 km · US Forest Service
• Cardens Bluff Campground12 km · US Forest Service
• Dennis Cove Campground14 km · US Forest Service
• Rosebay Ridge Campground 318 km · State park system
• Low Gap Camp19 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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