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About Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas
Number of accommodations: 13
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2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (33)
What Guests Are Saying
Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas offers beautiful views, especially from the Smith County Access Camp, making it a great spot for kayaking and exploring. However, some campsites are difficult to find and suffer from litter and overgrowth, impacting the overall experience. While many enjoy the secluded nature of the sites, improvements in maintenance and clearer signage could enhance future visits.
What Guests Are Saying
Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas offers beautiful views, especially from the Smith County Access Camp, making it a great spot for kayaking and exploring. However, some campsites are difficult to find and suffer from litter and overgrowth, impacting the overall experience. While many enjoy the secluded nature of the sites, improvements in maintenance and clearer signage could enhance future visits.
Review Summary
Paul F
VerifiedAugust 14, 2026 • Stayed at: White County Access -Site 20, Loop: White County Access -Site 20
Enjoyed our stay at the smith county access camp. It is a beautiful area with the shore facing spectacular bluffs across the water. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a secluded primitive camping spot.
Kristi H
VerifiedJuly 15, 2026 • Stayed at: South Shore -Site 17, Loop: South Shore -Site 17
Nice campsite. Lots of trash and broken glass left behind previous campers. We loaded out three 55 gallon bags of trash before we could set up camp.
Michele P
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: Falling Water - Site 11, Loop: Falling Water - Site 11
Small site. Good for a couple small tents.
Matthew R
VerifiedJuly 6, 2026 • Stayed at: Falling Water - Site 11, Loop: Falling Water - Site 11
The site was nice but hard to find. You have to look for a sign past the edge of the tree line. This area is beautiful and a nice place to kayak.
darlene b
VerifiedJune 16, 2026 • Stayed at: East Shore - Site 10, Loop: East Shore - Site 10
The area was not mowed, all overgrown, didn't even see a fire ring.... we left... and didn't camp at all... no site marker, had to ask people that were already moored there with 2 boats and a ton of family in the water, they said they would leave, but after we saw the site condition we just left.
. Whole family was disappointed!
Carlton R
VerifiedJanuary 13, 2026 • Stayed at: Davies Island East - Site 6, Loop: Davies Island East - Site 6
pretty good
jerry b
VerifiedDecember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: White County Access -Site 20, Loop: White County Access -Site 20
Good places to camp, just wish there were more.
Lindsey J
VerifiedNovember 24, 2025 • Stayed at: Big Hurricane - Site 1, Loop: Big Hurricane - Site 1
The view from the campsite was absolutely beautiful.
Laurence S
VerifiedSeptember 1, 2025 • Stayed at: Falling Water - Site 11, Loop: Falling Water - Site 11
This site is in a perfect location and allowed us 5 great days of exploring.
Paddled to Burgess, Francher and explored around the lake.
Paddled back to our vehicles to drive to Window Cliffs, top of Burgess, Fall Creek Falls and have some great meals at the restaurant near Burgess State Park.
Don’t follow the map dot. From the parking lot go towards burgess and look for a point on the RH side.
The site itself is fairly small, rocky and not all that level but worked great for us.
Tony N
VerifiedAugust 27, 2025 • Stayed at: East Shore - Site 10, Loop: East Shore - Site 10
Site 10 East Side was amazing, The grounds were immaculate and the beach was beautiful. Thank you for preserving this location for public use.
Location Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas
Address:
158 Resource Lane
Lancaster, TN, 38569
United States
Directions to primitive camp sites start at the nearest USACE facility.
The GPS coordinate "Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas" is for Center Hill Dam. 36°05'52.3"N 85°49'32.4"W or 36.097869, -85.825653
The campground is located near US Highway 70, offering access to the area. Interstate 40 is approximately 20 miles to the north, providing additional access.
Elevation: 166 feet
5 mi drive to downtown Lancaster (about 10 min)
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Last updated: September 8, 2026
