TrailScout / coverage / Tennessee
Best-signal federal campgrounds in Tennessee
68 federal campgrounds, showing mobile coverage across all carriers. 43 reach at least one carrier on-site, 18 have 5G-fast on at least one carrier, 59 have showers.
On-site signal by carrier: T-Mobile 22 · Verizon 42 · AT&T 38 · UScellular 3 · Dish/Boost 15
Coverage is each carrier's own FCC filing — a comprehensive baseline (every site, every carrier), but carrier-filed and often optimistic. Treat it as a screen, not a promise: real signal can be worse, so confirm before you rely on it. Facility-level, refreshed quarterly.
| Campground | Agency / area | Sites | Max rig | Amenities | T-Mobile | Verizon | AT&T | UScellular | Dish/Boost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAGUARDO | US Army Corps of Engineers · Old Hickory Lake | 1 | — | 🚿 showers (nearby) | 5G fast | 5G fast | 5G fast | — | 5G fast |
| OLD HICKORY BEACH | US Army Corps of Engineers · Old Hickory Lake | 1 | — | 🔌 30A 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers (nearby) | 5G fast | 5G fast | 5G fast | — | 5G fast |
| SHUTES BRANCH | US Army Corps of Engineers · Old Hickory Lake | 1 | — | 🔌 electric 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers (nearby) | 5G fast | 5G fast | 5G fast | — | 5G fast |
| AVONDALE | US Army Corps of Engineers · Old Hickory Lake | 1 | — | 🔌 electric 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers (nearby) | 5G fast | LTE | 5G fast | — | 5G fast |
| NAT CALDWELL PARK | US Army Corps of Engineers · Old Hickory Lake | 1 | — | 🔌 electric 🚿 showers (nearby) | 5G basic | 5G fast | 5G fast | — | 5G fast |
| ROCKLAND RECREATION AREA | US Army Corps of Engineers · Old Hickory Lake | 6 | — | 🔌 electric 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers (nearby) | 5G fast | 5G fast | 5G basic | — | 5G fast |
| SMITH SPRINGS | US Army Corps of Engineers · J Percy Priest Lake | 1 | — | 🔌 electric ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | 5G fast | 5G basic | 5G fast | — | 5G fast |
| ANDERSON ROAD CAMPGROUND | US Army Corps of Engineers · J Percy Priest Lake | 37 | 183 ft | 🔌 50A ♻️ dump 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | 5G basic | 5G basic | 5G fast | — | 5G fast |
| CAGES BEND | US Army Corps of Engineers · Old Hickory Lake | 43 | 50 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers | 5G basic | LTE | 5G fast | — | 5G fast |
| JEFFERSON SPRINGS | US Army Corps of Engineers · J Percy Priest Lake | 1 | — | 🔌 electric ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | 5G fast | LTE | 5G basic | — | 5G fast |
| LONE BRANCH | US Army Corps of Engineers · Old Hickory Lake | 2 | — | 🔌 electric 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers (nearby) | 5G basic | 5G fast | 5G basic | — | 5G fast |
| SEVEN POINTS (TN) | US Army Corps of Engineers · J Percy Priest Lake | 61 | 70 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | 5G basic | 5G fast | 5G basic | — | 5G fast |
| DOVER | US Army Corps of Engineers · Barkley Lake | 1 | — | 💧 drinking water | 5G fast | LTE | 5G fast | — | — |
| DYERS CREEK | US Army Corps of Engineers · Barkley Lake | 2 | — | 🔌 electric 💧 drinking water (nearby) | 5G fast | LTE | 5G fast | — | — |
| LOCK A | US Army Corps of Engineers · Cheatham Lock and Dam | 45 | 40 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 🚿 showers | 5G fast | LTE | 5G fast | — | — |
| Right Bank Recreation Area | US Army Corps of Engineers · Cheatham Lock and Dam | 5 | — | 🔌 electric 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) | 5G fast | LTE | 5G fast | — | — |
| CEDAR CREEK (TN) | US Army Corps of Engineers · Old Hickory Lake | 61 | 97 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers | 5G basic | LTE | 5G basic | — | 5G fast |
| DALE HOLLOW LAKE - PRIMITIVE CAMPING | US Army Corps of Engineers · Dale Hollow Lake | 83 | — | ♻️ dump (nearby) 💧 drinking water | — | LTE | 5G fast | LTE* | — |
| COOK DAY USE AREA | US Army Corps of Engineers · J Percy Priest Lake | 2 | — | 🔌 electric ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | 5G basic | 5G basic | 5G basic | — | 5G basic |
| PLEASANT GROVE RECREATION AREA | US Army Corps of Engineers · Dale Hollow Lake | 1 | — | 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump (nearby) 💧 drinking water | 5G basic | LTE | 5G basic | 5G basic | — |
| DALE HOLLOW DAMSITE | US Army Corps of Engineers · Dale Hollow Lake | 80 | 99 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 💧 drinking water | 5G basic | LTE | LTE | LTE* | — |
| Look Rock Campground | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 69 | 48 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | 5G fast* | LTE | LTE | 5G basic | 5G fast* |
| POOLE KNOBS | US Army Corps of Engineers · J Percy Priest Lake | 78 | 40 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | 5G fast* | LTE | LTE | — | 5G basic |
| TWIN CREEKS PICNIC PAVILION | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 1 | — | 🔌 electric ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | 5G fast* | LTE | LTE | 5G basic | — |
| HARPETH RIVER BRIDGE CAMPGROUND (TN) | US Army Corps of Engineers · Cheatham Lock and Dam | 14 | 50 ft | 🔌 50A 🛠️ full hookup 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 🚿 showers | LTE | 5G basic | 5G fast* | — | — |
| LILLYDALE CAMPGROUND AND DAY USE | US Army Corps of Engineers · Dale Hollow Lake | 115 | 77 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 💧 drinking water | — | 5G basic | LTE | — | — |
| FLOATING MILL PARK | US Army Corps of Engineers · Center Hill Lake | 101 | 48 ft | 🔌 50A 🚽 sewer 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | LTE | LTE | LTE | — | — |
| Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas | US Army Corps of Engineers · Center Hill Lake | 21 | — | 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | — | LTE | LTE | — | — |
| CHILHOWEE CAMPGROUND | USDA Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest | 61 | 90 ft | 🔌 50A ♻️ dump 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | 5G fast* | LTE | LTE | — | 5G fast* |
| CHILHOWEE GROUP CAMP | USDA Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest | 1 | — | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | 5G fast* | LTE | LTE | — | 5G fast* |
| HURRICANE BRIDGE | US Army Corps of Engineers · Center Hill Lake | 1 | — | 🔌 electric 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | — | LTE | LTE | — | — |
| LONG BRANCH | US Army Corps of Engineers · Center Hill Lake | 61 | 156 ft | 🔌 50A 🚽 sewer 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | 5G fast* | LTE | LTE | — | — |
| OBEY RIVER PARK | US Army Corps of Engineers · Dale Hollow Lake | 133 | 91 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 💧 drinking water | — | LTE | LTE | LTE* | — |
| QUINN SPRINGS PAVILION | USDA Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest | 1 | — | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | 5G fast* | LTE | LTE | LTE* | — |
| RAGLAND BOTTOM | US Army Corps of Engineers · Center Hill Lake | 57 | 125 ft | 🔌 50A 🚽 sewer 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | — | LTE | LTE | — | — |
| ROARING RIVER PARK | US Army Corps of Engineers · Cordell Hull Lake | 1 | — | 🔌 electric 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | — | LTE | LTE | 5G basic* | — |
| Rock Creek Recreation Area (Cherokee National Forest, TN) | USDA Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest | 34 | 50 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | — | LTE | LTE | — | — |
| WILLOW GROVE CAMPGROUND | US Army Corps of Engineers · Dale Hollow Lake | 84 | 81 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 💧 drinking water | — | LTE | LTE | — | — |
| BANDY CREEK | National Park Service · Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area | 145 | 73 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers | — | LTE | LTE* | — | — |
| DEFEATED CREEK PARK | US Army Corps of Engineers · Cordell Hull Lake | 158 | 99 ft | 🔌 50A 🛠️ full hookup 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | 5G basic* | LTE* | LTE | — | — |
| PARKSVILLE LAKE RV CAMPGROUND | USDA Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest | 16 | — | 🔌 30A ♻️ dump 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | — | LTE | LTE* | — | — |
| TAILWATER REC AREA | US Army Corps of Engineers · Cordell Hull Lake | 1 | — | 🔌 electric 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | LTE* | LTE | LTE* | — | — |
| THUNDER ROCK CAMPGROUND | USDA Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest | 38 | — | 🔌 30A ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | — | LTE | LTE* | — | — |
| ABRAM'S CREEK CAMPGROUND | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 16 | 12 ft | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | — | — | 5G fast* | — | — |
| Alum Ford Campground | National Park Service · Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area | 6 | — | 🚿 showers (nearby) | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANTHONY CREEK HORSE CAMP | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 3 | 24 ft | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | — | — | LTE* | — | — |
| APPALACHIAN CLUBHOUSE | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 1 | 25 ft | 🔌 electric ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | — | — | — | — | — |
| BACKBONE ROCK CAMPGROUND | USDA Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest | 11 | — | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bear Creek Campground - KY | National Park Service · Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area | 22 | 100 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIG CREEK CAMPGROUND (GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK) | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 12 | 18 ft | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLUE HERON CAMPGROUND | National Park Service · Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area | 45 | 61 ft | 🔌 50A 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers | — | — | — | — | — |
| CADES COVE CAMPGROUND | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 164 | 42 ft | 🔌 electric ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | — | — | — | — | — |
| CADES COVE GROUP | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 4 | — | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | — | — | — | — | — |
| COSBY CAMPGROUND | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 157 | 30 ft | ♻️ dump 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | — | — | — | — | — |
| COSBY GROUP CAMP | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 3 | — | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | — | — | — | — | — |
| COSBY PICNIC PAVILION | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 2 | — | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | — | — | LTE* | — | — |
| DENNIS COVE CAMPGROUND | USDA Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest | 14 | — | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | — | — | — | — | — |
| DONLEY CABIN | USDA Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest | 1 | — | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | — | — | LTE* | — | — |
| ELKMONT CAMPGROUND | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 217 | 35 ft | 🔌 electric ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELKMONT GROUP CAMP | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 4 | — | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREENBRIER PICNIC PAVILION | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 2 | — | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | — | — | 5G fast* | — | — |
| MCNABB CREEK GROUP | USDA Forest Service · Cherokee National Forest | 1 | 35 ft | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | — | — | — | — | — |
| METCALF BOTTOMS PICNIC PAVILION | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 2 | — | ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water (nearby) | — | LTE* | — | — | — |
| Rock Creek Campground (TN) | National Park Service · Obed Wild & Scenic River | 11 | 20 ft | — | — | 5G basic* | LTE* | 5G basic* | — |
| SALT LICK CREEK | US Army Corps of Engineers · Cordell Hull Lake | 151 | 106 ft | 🔌 50A 🛠️ full hookup 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump 🚿 showers 💧 drinking water | — | LTE* | LTE* | — | — |
| SPENCE CABIN | National Park Service · Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 1 | — | 🔌 electric ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | — | — | — | — | — |
| Station Camp Campground | National Park Service · Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area | 24 | 70 ft | 🔌 30A 🚰 water hookup 🚿 showers | — | — | LTE* | — | — |
| WARTRACE CK REC AREA | US Army Corps of Engineers · Cordell Hull Lake | 1 | — | 🚰 water hookup ♻️ dump (nearby) 🚿 showers (nearby) 💧 drinking water | — | — | — | — | — |
* signal filed just outside the campground (antenna-plausible). The order is carrier-neutral — best on-site coverage across any carrier floats to the top.