Tennessee Valley Authority · Tennessee
Pickwick Dam Campground
Tennessee Valley Authority · Tennessee, United States
- Sites
- 101
- Hookups
- 93 electric, 93 with water, 8 no hookups
- Season
- March 15 to November 15
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 423 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile good · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Pickwick Lake (Tennessee River)
- Nearest town
- Savannah, TN
- Phone
- 865-361-9492
- Activities
- Fishing, Boating
Site map
The imagery of the campground. Press and hold the map to drop your own pins and notes; the operator publishes no site points here. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
Site map · loading…
About
Open March 15 - November 15. In the pines below TVA's Pickwick Dam on the Tennessee River. 93 interior sites with electric/water hookups (6 ADA) plus 8 primitive riverfront tent sites (2 ADA) - 101 total (the site's own graphic states "92 campsites", which conflicts with the itemized counts). Bathhouses in each loop, free dump station, campground store. 2-night minimum stay. Booked through Campspot, not Recreation.gov. Mapped location is the dam itself (nearest verifiable landmark).
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 30° | 7° | 71° | 9 of 11 |
| February | 55° | 37° | 8° | 74° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 66° | 46° | 26° | 82° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 72° | 54° | 38° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 82° | 66° | 50° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 87° | 71° | 59° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 74° | 68° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 90° | 75° | 66° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 87° | 70° | 57° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 73° | 54° | 38° | 88° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 64° | 46° | 22° | 78° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 54° | 38° | 20° | 69° | 6 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Pickwick Landing State Park · Tennessee State Parks · 2 mi · 84 sites
- J.P. Coleman State Park · Mississippi State Parks · 10 mi · 78 sites
- Brush Creek Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 13 mi
- Colbert County Rose Trail Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 17 mi
- Big Hill Pond State Park · Tennessee State Parks · 27 mi · 35 sites
All public campgrounds in Tennessee · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-08-18. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.