Reviews

James

stayed 5 nights at Douglas Headwater campground in a 26’ travel trailer. I reserved site 18 which I believe is the longest site in a row of pull thru sites. Arriving at the campground you pass the dump station on your left when heading to the camp store / registration. The dump station is set up kind of odd in that it’s easier to access when entering the campground than when leaving. When entering the campground the store is right in front of you but there’s no designated parking for your trailer when registering inside. You can either block the store parking or the pavilion parking or stop in the road. When I parked in front of the store I had to turn around to head to my site but this was easy as there was plenty of room available in the boat parking lot. Check in was quick, easy and friendly. This campground doesn’t accept some of the federal passes but they do accept my access pass so I was able to get a partial refund when checking in (thanks TVA). The discount made my site $24 daily. Roads to my site were paved and easy to travel following the directions provided at check in. When driving down the road for pull thru sites 12-18 you could see that many of the sites both pull thru and back in are pretty much perpendicular to the road instead of angled. My site, 18, is a long mostly level site that is also wide but half of the width has low tree branches. The site had 50 amp, water, picnic table and fire ring. The site surface is gravel with an oddly located broken concrete pad in front of the connections. The pad is too small for a trailer but too close to the connections for it to be a patio surface. We had 2-3 bars of AT&T cell service at this site and could receive 9 Over The Air TV channels. Fortunately the TV channels weren’t all PBS like usual. The bathroom closest to my site was clean and had 3 dumpsters there. Many of the back in sites at this campground slope downhill or uphill so they may be harder for long rigs to level. There were no low branches to drag on tall rigs while driving through the campground but many sites need tree branch trimming. Sites 7, 8 & 9 are a sort of pull thru site but they are located on a dead end road. If you can drive through a vacant site to arrive or leave at those they would be easy but if there are no vacant sites to drive through then I guess you must back down the road to depart. If you stay longer than your tank capacity they have a honey wagon service that charges $20 to empty your tanks. We enjoyed our stay at the campground, it was very quiet and peaceful and conveniently located to many attractions. I would stay here again and I wish I had been able to stay for the halloween activities. I rate my stay as 4 of 5 stars because of the site perpendicular to the road and the low tree branches. If I had one of the many steeply sloped sites I would have rated it lower. The easiest route is take exit 407 off I-40 and head south on Hwy 66 which is a pretty congested area the weekend I arrived. Turn left/east on Hwy 139 which is somewhat narrow and then turn right/south on Hwy 338 which is also somewhat narrow and could use some trimming of their trees. Turn left on boat ramp road and follow it to the campground.

Hugo G.

Amazing spots with beautiful view of the lake. Electricity/water worked great. Nice picnic table and fire out. Pretty spaced out and private, depends on spots if course. The bathroom are very dirty and in poor condition, doors not closing well, and way insufficient stools per bathroom. Still a great campground passed that.

Steve

Beautiful location. Very large, mostly level, well maintained campsites. Most are shaded and many with a great view of the reservoir. There are 3 bathhouse that are in need of repairs and cleaning. The dumpers are in front of each bath creating an eye sore and they are smell . Perhaps they could be moved to the boat ramp parking lot. I know, people would have to carry their trash to the dumpster but, how times do you see trash bags on the hood of a truck to take it to the dumpster? Think about it. LOLOL

Lindsay Mason

We recently returned from a 5-night stay at Douglas Headwater Campgrounds and had an absolutely wonderful time! The views were gorgeous and fellow campers were mellow and respectful. April & Chuck (campground managers) were terrific and made us feel at home. We were sad to pull away and can't wait to return next year!

Larry Smith

We really enjoyed our stay here in July 2025! Very clean and quite. Staff were friendly. The campsites are spread apart, and the ones on the water have beautiful lake views! Nice little beach for swimming. Some sites are fairly steep. Ours required a little more work to get it level. Compared to other campgrounds in the Smokies - this is a hidden gem!

Dwight Smith

Always clean, family oriented, you are made to feel like family with everybody that works there. Very professionally operation.

terri douglas

Our camp hosts Connie and Rick are amazing. Everything is clean. The store is well stocked and the ladies in the store are super friendly! We look forward to our visit every year! Thank you for a great job! Hank & Terri

David Mcinnis

The staff is extremely accommodating. They helped me immensely every single time. It's a very nice campground

Dennis Wilkey

Very nice place to camp If you need to go out for anything you are so close to all of the shopping area.the workers are so nice and they will help you with whatever you need.The mangers are the best. Very clean and pleasant.

Paul Newberry

PAVE AND MARK THE BOAT RAMP PARKING LOT I'D LIKE IT BETTER