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Defeated Creek Park

140 Marina Lane, Carthage, Tennessee, United States

Featured amenities

Picnic Table
Restrooms
River Access
Showers
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About Defeated Creek Park

Defeated Creek Park Campground sits along the banks of Cordell Hull Lake on the Cumberland River System, just seven miles from Carthage, Tennessee. The lake was named after Cordell Hull, a politician that was born in the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains. Hull is best known for being the longest running secretary of state in American history, serving for 11 years. Click here for a virtual tour of the Cordell Hull Lake facilities.

Number of accommodations: 148

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Picnic Table
Restrooms
River Access
Showers
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Restrooms
  • Showers
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Picnic Table
Water Access

Water Access

  • Lake Access
  • River Access
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Rates, Sites & Availability

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148 Sites Available

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🚐 002, Loop: HILL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 003, Loop: HILL
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 004, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 005, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 006, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 007, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 008, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 009, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 010, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 011, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 012, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 013, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 014, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 015, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 017, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 018, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 019, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 020, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 021, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 022, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 023, Loop: HILL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 024, Loop: HILL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 025, Loop: HILL
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 026, Loop: HILL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 027, Loop: HILL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 028, Loop: HILL
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 029, Loop: HILL
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 030, Loop: HILL
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 031, Loop: HILL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 032, Loop: HILL
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 033, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 034, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 035, Loop: LAKE
Water Only
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🚐 036, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 037, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 038, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 039, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 040, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 041, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 042, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 043, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 044, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 045, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 046, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 047, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 048, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 049, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 050, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 051, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 053, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 054, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 055, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 056, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 057, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 058, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 059, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 060, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 061, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 062, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 063, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 064, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 065, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 066, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 067, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 068, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 069, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 070, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 071, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 072, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 073, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 074, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 075, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 076, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 077, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 078, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 079, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 080, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 081, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 082, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 084, Loop: LAKE
Water & Electric
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🚐 085, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 086, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 087, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 088, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 089, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 090, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 092, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 093, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 094, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 095, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 096, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 097, Loop: LAKE
Full Hookups
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🚐 098, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 099, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 100, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 101, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 102, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 103, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 104, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 105, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 106, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 107, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 108, Loop: LAKE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 109, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 110, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 111, Loop: LAKE
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🚐 113, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 114, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 115, Loop: LAKE
30 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 116, Loop: HONE
Water & Electric
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🚐 117, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 118, Loop: HONE
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🚐 119, Loop: HONE
Water & Electric
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🚐 120, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 121, Loop: HONE
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🚐 122, Loop: HONE
Water & Electric
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🚐 123, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 124, Loop: HONE
Water & Electric
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🚐 125, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 126, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 127, Loop: HONE
Water & Electric
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🚐 128, Loop: HONE
Water & Electric
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🚐 129, Loop: HONE
Water & Electric
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🚐 130, Loop: HONE
Water & Electric
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🚐 131, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 132, Loop: HONE
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🚐 133, Loop: HONE
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🚐 134, Loop: HONE
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🚐 135, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 136, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 137, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 138, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 139, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 140, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 142, Loop: HONE
30 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 145, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 146, Loop: HONE
Full Hookups
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🚐 147, Loop: HONE
Full Hookups
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🚐 148, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 149, Loop: HONE
Full Hookups
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🚐 150, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 151, Loop: HONE
30 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 152, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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🚐 153, Loop: HONE
30 Amp · Full Hookups
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🚐 154, Loop: HONE
Full Hookups
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🚐 155, Loop: HONE
50 Amp · Water & Electric
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Reviews (605)

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What Guests Are Saying

Defeated Creek Park is highly praised for its cleanliness, well-maintained facilities, and beautiful natural surroundings, making it a favorite destination for family camping trips. Many visitors enjoy the spacious campsites, friendly staff, and peaceful atmosphere, ideal for disconnecting from technology. While some noted limited cell service and Wi-Fi issues, the overall experience remains positive, with many expressing a desire to return.

Review Summary

4.6
605 reviews
5
72.7%
440
4
17.7%
107
3
6.1%
37
2
2.6%
16
1
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5

Larry M

September 2, 2024

5

This is one of the best COE campgrounds we’ve ever visited. The grounds are well maintained and the views are beautiful. Most of the sites are very spacious. There is an issue with skunks, but they are working on that. Keep your garbage out of reach.

Robert S

August 29, 2024

5

Defeated Creek is our favorite place to camp! It’s clean - larger sites - and safe for our family

Juanita G

Verified

August 28, 2024 • Stayed at: 134, Loop: HONE

5

Very clean, campground. Used the washer and dryer thar helped alot. Didn't have to take dirty clothes home.

David G

August 28, 2024

5

This is a spectacular COE park. Everything is clean and manicured. The attendants are always pleasant and helpful. The park is exceptionally quiet and deer everywhere. The ONLY downside is that the water source at the dump station lacks a way to hook up a hose to attach to the black tank flush outlet on the newer motorhomes. W/E sites are some of the best at the park, but lacking a way to do a thorough black tank flush is a downside.

Judy P

August 27, 2024

2

First the good… clean bathrooms. Other than that, my experience was meh. 🫤. There was raccoon, skunk and dog feces everywhere. The skunks were walking around day and night. Sites were very close to each other so your neighbors can see and hear everything! The water was dirty and gross. No activities to speak of. Too much light pollution to stargaze. Just not good.

Sarah P

August 24, 2024

5

great campground! Clean facilities, amazing lake views, spacious camp sites. We will be back!

mae s

August 22, 2024

5

Big sites

CYNTHIA W

Verified

August 21, 2024 • Stayed at: 077, Loop: LAKE

5

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

Guy M

Verified

August 20, 2024 • Stayed at: 102, Loop: LAKE

5

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.

Larry K

August 17, 2024

4

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.

Location Defeated Creek Park

Address:
140 Marina Lane
Carthage, TN, 37030
United States

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.

Latitude & Longitude: 36.2997 / -85.9089

Elevation: 161 feet

Map of Defeated Creek Park location at Carthage, TN, United States
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Last updated: June 4, 2026

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