TVA’s Campgrounds To Close for 2008 Season

November 6, 2008

All but one of TVA’s seasonal campgrounds on reservoirs throughout the Tennessee Valley will close for the winter on Nov. 17.

The Douglas Tailwater Campground below Douglas Dam in East Tennessee will remain open until Dec. 15.

The TVA campgrounds will reopen in March. TVA day-use recreation areas located on dam reservations remain open year-round.

Additional information on recreation opportunities on TVA reservoirs is available by contacting the Environmental Information Center at 1-800-882-5263 or by visiting TVA’s recreation website at http://www.tva.com/river/recreation.

TVA campgrounds that will close Nov. 17 include:

Cherokee Reservoir	Cherokee Dam Campground
Douglas Reservoir	Douglas Headwater Campground
Foster Falls	(located near Tracy City in Marion County)
Melton Hill Reservoir	Upper and Lower sections
Norris Reservoir	Loyston Point
Normandy Reservoir	Barton Springs
Pickwick Reservoir	Pickwick Dam Tailwater
Watauga Reservoir	Watauga Dam Tailwater
Wheeler Reservoir	Mallard Creek
Wilson Reservoir	Wilson Dam Rockpile

 

TVA is the nation’s largest public power provider and is completely self-financing. TVA provides power to large industries and 159 power distributors that serve approximately 8.8 million consumers in seven southeastern states. TVA also manages the Tennessee River and its tributaries to provide multiple benefits, including flood damage reduction, navigation, water quality and recreation.

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