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About Defeated Creek Park
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Picnic Table
Restrooms
River Access
Showers
Water and Hygiene
- Restrooms
- Showers
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
Water Access
- Lake Access
- River Access
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Reviews (816)
What Guests Are Saying
Defeated Creek Park is a beautiful and well-maintained campground, appreciated for its stunning views, friendly hosts, and ample outdoor activities, including biking, hiking, and water sports. Many visitors enjoyed their stay, highlighting the spacious, shaded sites and the park's family-friendly atmosphere. However, the park lacks reliable cell service and WiFi, which some guests found inconvenient, and there are occasional cleanliness issues that management is encouraged to address.
What Guests Are Saying
Defeated Creek Park is a beautiful and well-maintained campground, appreciated for its stunning views, friendly hosts, and ample outdoor activities, including biking, hiking, and water sports. Many visitors enjoyed their stay, highlighting the spacious, shaded sites and the park's family-friendly atmosphere. However, the park lacks reliable cell service and WiFi, which some guests found inconvenient, and there are occasional cleanliness issues that management is encouraged to address.
Review Summary
denny r
VerifiedAugust 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 084, Loop: LAKE
People cleaning sites are not doing good job. We had to pick up trash & small limbs on our site
Adam M
VerifiedAugust 11, 2024 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: LAKE
Defeated Creek campground is 5 star. My wife and I go every year for her birthday. I rated a 4 star because our campsite #63, although a premium site, had no shade in pm hours until sun set beyond horizon.
Jeff E
VerifiedAugust 11, 2024 • Stayed at: 151, Loop: HONE
I would love to see all sites upgraded to 30 or 50 options
Thomas S
VerifiedAugust 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 092, Loop: LAKE
The park has been inundated with skunks. After dark one has to be very careful to keep from getting sprayed or bitten. Also because of very poor cell service due to the remote location, I would like to see the Corp make wifi available across the park. I think park users would be willing to pay for it in use fees. Defeated Creek is still our favorite place to camp - we went there a lot with our kids growing up and now looking forward to taking our grand children!
Robert M
VerifiedAugust 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 077, Loop: LAKE
Our dates were mixed up. We booked 8-19 through 8-23 but we were given 8-5 through 8-9. We didn't catch the mix up until 8-9 and trying to contact anyone was impossible!! Spent 40 min waiting to talk with someone before giving up. Watch your dates when booking!! Still my favorite park, just very disappointed.
Danny P
VerifiedAugust 16, 2024 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: LAKE
Our site was right on the waters edge. Nice quite clean campground. Beautiful views. Highly recommend.
Larry K
VerifiedAugust 17, 2024 • Stayed at: 085, Loop: LAKE
Very nice campground the only issue that we had was we arrive late and we couldn’t find the keypad to open the gate. It took us a while to find it. It was in the bushes.
Guy M
VerifiedAugust 20, 2024 • Stayed at: 102, Loop: LAKE
This site almost has it all. It’s a full hookup site right across from the bathrooms with a great water view. The beach is an easy walk using the “ path” right behind. The only problem you might encounter is there is no shade on this site. Make sure you bring something to provide your own shade We will definitely come back next season.
CYNTHIA W
VerifiedAugust 21, 2024 • Stayed at: 077, Loop: LAKE
We have stayed at many COE facilities and this is by far the absolute best facility we have been able to find. We will be sure to include at least a week stay every time we pass through the area. Excellent
mae s
VerifiedAugust 22, 2024 • Stayed at: 098, Loop: LAKE
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Location & Directions for Defeated Creek Park
140 Marina Lane, Carthage, TN 37030 United States
Elevation: 161 ft
Highway access
Defeated Creek Park is accessible via US Highway 70, which is approximately 10 miles to the north. Additionally, Interstate 40 is about 15 miles to the south, providing further connectivity.
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Last updated: October 22, 2026
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