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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
Leslie K
VerifiedAugust 19, 2025 • Stayed at: 120, Loop: HONE
Absolutely loved our site. The only downfall was the skunk encounters. No one got sprayed but we couldn’t go outside at night because they came around our site each night and I didn’t want to take the chance
johnnie g
VerifiedAugust 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 086, Loop: LAKE
great campground
Sarah T
VerifiedAugust 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 084, Loop: LAKE
Very clean camping grounds. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and would recommend this campground to our family and friends.
Charles S
VerifiedAugust 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 102, Loop: LAKE
One of our favorite campgrounds. It is always well maintained and has many excellent campsites.
Terry J
VerifiedAugust 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 148, Loop: HONE
We always love Defeated Creek. Site 148 is one of our favorites.
Denise M
VerifiedAugust 23, 2025 • Stayed at: 071, Loop: LAKE
We stayed on Site 71 in a 40’ Class A. The site was not level either from-to-back or side-to-side, so bring leveling gear. Verizon connectivity was spotty for Internet but we had no problem making and receiving calls or texting from the site. Other than that we enjoyed our stay very much. The site sits on a knoll above the lakeshore, so you can’t view the shoreline from the site but the lake view is unobstructed. We really enjoyed watching the fish leap in the lake in the morning. We did have a couple of skunks wander through the site after sundown once or twice, but if you just keep still they go on about their business. The site is well-shaded. All hookups functioned well; having a FHU waterfront site was a real treat!
The bath houses were generally clean, a little less so on the weekends. The maintenance crews were highly visible and very friendly, we appreciate the hard work that is done to keep Defeated Creek an exceptional COE location.
James S
VerifiedAugust 24, 2025 • Stayed at: 008, Loop: LAKE
Wonderful park. Clean and quiet
Demetre G
VerifiedAugust 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 080, Loop: LAKE
The campground is very well maintained. The sites are large and beautifully set to enjoy the views. There are plentiful places to walk and hike. The lake was calm and we enjoyed kayaking as well.
Brenda B
VerifiedAugust 28, 2025 • Stayed at: 094, Loop: LAKE
Cathy, at the host gate, was very helpful. The park was super nice. We are still learning to navigate the web site, but we will get there. First time camping and had a sewer site, and the was great! We LOVE Defeated Campground.❤️❤️
Tom F
VerifiedAugust 29, 2025 • Stayed at: 045, Loop: LAKE
This is a beautiful destination.
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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