Douglas Lake Knoxville Tennessee
Decatur georgia 2 383 contributions 139 helpful votes 1.
Douglas lake knoxville tennessee. A day on the lake. Premier gamefish is crappie and bass. Renting a pontoon from smoky mountain lake adventures is a wonderful way to spend a day on a beautiful mountain lake. The lake welcomes more than 1 7 million visitors each year and is surrounded by mountains and rolling hills.
The views on and from douglas lake are amazing. It s a great place for boating fishing picnicking and swimming during your vacation too. Be sure and notice if the cabin s lake access is seasonal or not in the information on each cabin page. There are typically 110 lake homes for sale on douglas lake at any given time.
Seven large lakes and many rivers enhance the valley of east tennessee including fort loudoun lake tellico lake watts bar lake melton hill lake norris lake cherokee lake and douglas lake. Over the years douglas lake has proven especially hard to acquire quality lake parcels at affordable prices for second homes rental homes and retirement homes for the tennessee elite. Douglas dam is located just over 32 miles 51 km upstream from the french broad river s confluence with the holston river in knoxville to form the tennessee river. It s no wonder that east tennessee is called the great lakes of the south.
Popular recreation destination for paddlers anglers and campers. The douglas lake reservoir inundates about a 40 mile 64 km stretch of the french broad river between the douglas dam and the irish bottoms area near newport. Zillow has 210 homes for sale in dandridge tn matching douglas lake. The lake will usually have 260 or so lake lots and land for sale.
From chattanooga to. Douglas dam headwater campground on the western side of the lake not only has more than 60 campsites with water and electricity but a sand swimming beach as well. Livelife h wrote a review jun 2020. Several campsites pavilion restrooms swimming beach and picnic.
Douglas lake tn which is about 28 000 acres is formed by the french broad river as well as the tributaries of the pigeon rivers. In season douglas lake is a reservoir lake so the water level drops in the off season. The swimming beach is open for. Douglas lake tennessee douglas lake real estate is considered a top ten market for lake homes and lake lots in tennessee.
If you have concerns be sure and ask when booking as in the off season the lake levels are dropped by tva. Douglas lake douglas dam is on the french broad river and set against the backdrop of the smoky mountains. View listing photos review sales history and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place.