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75 total sitesAbout Poole Knobs
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2026 Season availability
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- Dump station on site
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- Showers
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Reviews (453)
What Guests Are Saying
Poole Knobs Campground is praised for its beautiful, spacious, and wooded sites, many of which are located by the water, providing great views and access to lake activities. While some campers noted issues with site leveling and maintenance, the overall atmosphere is quiet and relaxing, with friendly staff and clean facilities. Despite a few negative experiences with park attendants and minor inconveniences, many visitors express a strong desire to return and appreciate the campground’s charm.
What Guests Are Saying
Poole Knobs Campground is praised for its beautiful, spacious, and wooded sites, many of which are located by the water, providing great views and access to lake activities. While some campers noted issues with site leveling and maintenance, the overall atmosphere is quiet and relaxing, with friendly staff and clean facilities. Despite a few negative experiences with park attendants and minor inconveniences, many visitors express a strong desire to return and appreciate the campground’s charm.
Review Summary
Wes B
VerifiedAugust 11, 2026 • Stayed at: 70, Loop: PKNO
excellent camp site. close to bathroom facility. Have stayed here in the past and will stay again.
Matthew M
VerifiedAugust 10, 2026 • Stayed at: 50, Loop: PKNO
Great place to camp!! Very nice people that run it!!
Kenneth V
VerifiedAugust 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 52, Loop: PKNO
The 2 older ladies are very hateful, we had paddle boards and kaykas by the boat ramp and the ladies came there are started yelling g at us saying we could not be in the water with our boards. It was in the rules. They left after 10 minutes and 10 minutes later the Sheriff showed up. Come to find out the Sheriff Department does not like the 2 ladies either. The Sheriff Department has had numerous calls about the ladies. Please take of the 2 ladies.
Scott W
VerifiedAugust 9, 2026 • Stayed at: 24, Loop: PKNO
Our campsite was extremely unlevel—dropping nearly 6 inches across our camper's 8-foot width. We had to use all four sets of our leveling blocks and even build up the steps just to stabilize them. While the camp hosts do a great job with their standard maintenance, the overgrown vegetation around many of the RV sites desperately needs trimming to make navigating in and out easier. We also traveled with our dog, but several aggressive dogs on loose or questionable leashes made us feel unsafe walking ours around the grounds. Overall, this was a disappointing stay, especially compared to how well-kept other Corps campgrounds in the Nashville District are. Unless improvements are made, we won't be back.
James D
VerifiedAugust 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 05, Loop: PKNO
We arrived a little late and when we got to our site someone was in it. The guy showed me his reservation as well as us showing him ours. They double booked the site. So for the night we parked in the spot across from our original site. Next day comes and the park attendants approached us stating that we had to move because somebody had booked that site and then proceeded to tell my husband that it was impossible that our site was double booked. So pretty much calling us liars. So the people who had booked the site we were and actually were very nice and looked for another site to move into and was gonna let us have that site. So we were told we are good to stay as soon as my husband went up to the park attendant office, the site was booked. So we then had to move to an emergency site. So we stayed at the emergency site for approximately two days until we got moved to a different site. So we moved three different times in four days and it was quite frustrating. Not to mention the park attendance both of them mostly the ladies were not very friendly not very welcoming works kind of rude and had profusely apologize to everybody in the situation, but us. We felt kind of judged. Not very friendly at all at least not to us. The positive I can say about the attendance is they did approve my refund request for the first four days that we were there considering we could not enjoy our time because we weren’t able to make our camp our home we had to keep pick up and moving for the first five days of our stay. The part that really bothered me about this whole entire stay was when the blonde park attendant approached us and kind of demanded that we rebook our stay at her request. Because she needed to know. We planned on booking our stay when we had gotten paid so we planned on doing it, but it wasn’t on her timing. She approached our campsite. Kind of rude. Didn’t even say good morning. It was kind of a blunt and rude experience with her.
Dennis L
VerifiedAugust 7, 2026 • Stayed at: 01, Loop: PKNO
A great quiet park. Our stay was only for one day, but we would consider a longer stay in the future.
Eldwood Ratliff R
VerifiedAugust 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 47, Loop: PKNO
Love it here I just think a little upgrade would help a lot
Lawrence R
VerifiedAugust 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 03, Loop: PKNO
Stayed in Site 3 and loved it. It was quite private and totally quiet except a few planes overhead.
randall d
VerifiedAugust 5, 2026 • Stayed at: 22, Loop: PKNO
Great campground with clean showers. We would stay here again.
Sharon M
VerifiedJuly 30, 2026 • Stayed at: 54, Loop: PKNO
The campsite was large and on the lake with lake access. Worst problem is the bathhouse near the campsites was damaged by a storm. You had to drive to the other bathhouse. Otherwise it is nice, little noise from airplanes.
Location & Directions for Poole Knobs
493 Jones Mill Road, Lavergne, TN 37086 United States
Elevation: 158 ft
Getting There
From downtown Nashville, TN, take I-40 east to I-24 east. After 15 mi take exit 66B and turn right onto Sam Ridley Parkway. Turn right onto Highway 41 north, and after about 1.5 mi turn right onto Fergus Road. Make another right onto Jones Mill Ro...
From downtown Nashville, TN, take I-40 east to I-24 east. After 15 mi take exit 66B and turn right onto Sam Ridley Parkway. Turn right onto Highway 41 north, and after about 1.5 mi turn right onto Fergus Road. Make another right onto Jones Mill Road and follow the signs to the campground after 4 mi.
Policies & Rules
General
- Two tents or one tent and one RV are permitted per campsite. Multi-family sites allow double the amount of tents and RVs.
- No designated swimming area or beach is provided at this campground.
- No off-road vehicles permitted.
- Two vehicles allowed per site. Multi-family sites allow four cars per site.
- Skunks frequent the area; store food in approved containers.
- $5 fee per vehicle for guests of campers.
- Firewood quarantines are in effect. Firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Help protect our forests by purchasing or collecting firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Click Here for more information.
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
- Camping limit is 14 days in any 30-consecutive-day period on J. Percy Priest Lake. This rule applies to all campgrounds combined.
- No drive-thrus on Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
- Wifi is NOT provided at this campground.
- STOP THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Remove plants, seeds, animals, and mud from boots, gear, pets, and vehicles. Clean your gear before entering and leaving the recreation site. Stay on designated roads and trails, and follow local guidelines for firewood. CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY boats and any other recreational equipment that contacts water. Dispose of unwanted bait, worms, fish parts, or other organisms into the trash and not into the environment. For more information visit https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/rec.
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Last updated: October 19, 2026