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About Center Hill Lake Primitive Camping Areas
Number of accommodations: 13
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Fishing
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Boating
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Boating
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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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- Pet friendly
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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
Tiffany S
VerifiedJanuary 13, 2024 • Stayed at: East Shore - Site 10, Loop: East Shore - Site 10
Favorite site!
Aleksey B
VerifiedApril 1, 2024 • Stayed at: White County Access -Site 20, Loop: White County Access -Site 20
We booked this site last minute as there wasn’t anything else available. Very steep grade coming in and folks trying to access the boat ramp. A lot of trash everywhere and smells reaching the sleeping area.
Zeke R
VerifiedJuly 1, 2024 • Stayed at: Eagle Creek -Site 9, Loop: Eagle Creek -Site 9
Nice water view, plenty of space. People do roll their boats pretty close to the shoreline, so you will have some boat noise from fishers and the occasional early morning water skiier.
Zeke R
VerifiedJuly 1, 2024 • Stayed at: Davies Island East - Site 6, Loop: Davies Island East - Site 6
Pleasant camp site. Been here a couple times, and it's decently easy to access by boat and is pretty cozy.
Tomas D
VerifiedNovember 16, 2024 • Stayed at: South Shore -Site 17, Loop: South Shore -Site 17
Would be 5 stars if trash was better looked after. Seems to be a place that locals go for a lunch spot. Luckily a trash bag was on site, so I cleaned up a bit the place with that.
Very primitive, just what I was looking for.
Water was only 100 ft away at the most.
Dana R
VerifiedNovember 24, 2024 • Stayed at: Pine Creek -Site 15, Loop: Pine Creek -Site 15
This campsite is not legitimate. The directions require you to go through a locked gate and past a backyard shooting range. Very unsafe. We did not find the campsite because of the restrictions. My refund request was refused, even with reasoning of the site being inaccessible and un safe.
Matthew A
VerifiedDecember 5, 2024 • Stayed at: Pedigo Point - Site 14, Loop: Pedigo Point - Site 14
Awesome site. Loved it.
Dalton E
VerifiedJanuary 17, 2025 • Stayed at: White County Access -Site 20, Loop: White County Access -Site 20
I was not able to experience the campsite, as I was in a car accident on the way. I still feel like it deserves feedback. The reservation process was very easy and, when I had a question about it, the Corps of Engineers rep was very helpful. I look forward to trying again soon.
Jennifer R
VerifiedJune 24, 2025 • Stayed at: Davies Island West -Site 7, Loop: Davies Island West -Site 7
Could not access. Underwater.
Jennifer R
VerifiedJune 24, 2025 • Stayed at: Davies Island West -Site 7, Loop: Davies Island West -Site 7
Be aware that this site gets extremely muddy. It’s nice in the early morning but, that quickly changes once boats start to go by. We beached 3 houseboats and never used the site at all. The bank isn’t very safe going up to. The water behind the houseboats we very muddy. Of course we should have known. Although we had a good time with our boating friends and just stayed off the land and on the boat , We won’t use this site again
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