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About Defeated Creek Park
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
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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
Tracy M
VerifiedOctober 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: LAKE
Drove up (1.25 hrs), checked in, when to un-hook and had problems with landing gear. Come to find out there are no RV maintenance services available in the area. So, I got the landing gear up and when home. Come to find out we had a bad battery in the rv. Beautiful place and we will try again next year. But, if you are the #3 campground in AMERICA wouldn't you have the associations that go along with the self-proclaimed title????
Susan W
VerifiedOctober 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 056, Loop: LAKE
Beautiful campground great for walking and bike riding. The guests before us left a lot of trash on the site which we cleaned up. Our site was not on the water and we did not have sewer hook up but it was still a perfect few days! We did not know about WiFi availability at one bath house until the last day.
Kim P
VerifiedOctober 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 129, Loop: HONE
Nice campground, bathrooms were very clean, people were friendly, lots of playgrounds for kids, nice trail to walk on. There's not many cars that travel through and that drive fast. We are so glad it is open in October. Loved all the decorations that campers sat out. We can't wait to get back next year!
Timothy D
VerifiedOctober 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 093, Loop: LAKE
We had a Great Time, will be going back, soon......
Peggy B
VerifiedOctober 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 088, Loop: LAKE
We love Defeated Campground!! Beautiful and relaxing!! The only thing negative are the skunks. We had one we watched go into our culvert every morning.
Sharon C
VerifiedOctober 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 069, Loop: LAKE
One of our favorite places! The staff is helpful and friendly. Always lovely people. Beautiful and clean campgrounds
Christy G
VerifiedOctober 21, 2025 • Stayed at: 074, Loop: LAKE
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Zachary B
VerifiedOctober 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 073, Loop: LAKE
This campground is truly a diamond in the rough. The views and quality of each campsite are astounding. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and wished we could have stayed longer. Staff were top notch and bath houses were clean and attended to. We will be back.
Jayrah H
VerifiedOctober 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 090, Loop: LAKE
Very nice site not right next to another camper. Great water view with lots of grass to play for small kids.
Gary F
VerifiedOctober 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 118, Loop: HONE
Defeated Creek is a beautiful camping area. The site was clean and there were no problems with electric or water hook ups. The bathrooms were adequately clean although they could use an update. The toilet paper was not always stocked.
My main issue is the number of dogs and the amount of barking that occurred. Also, people are not properly disposing of the dog's waste.
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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