I have lived in East tennessee my whole life and so has most of my family . We have camped here off and on over the years because its got a great swimming hole . However , it never fails , someone always gets berated by Darlene , the owner . I have never seen someone with such a power trip treat paying customers like she does . Every single negative review is correct and I really , really doubt the good ones . She is a mean , control freak who gets off on scalding people and making sure you know she is in control . There are too many instances for me to mention , I could write a book . Just a warning if you are coming to camp and relax and have a good time , it wont happen here . Many , many rules and regulations , which of course most places have , but her's are ridiculous and she most definitely will make you aware of them . No camp fires after 10 ? Crazy . Pet friendly ? Hardly , she will make you walk your dog out of the campground to the highway , and for some , thats quiet a distance . But all in all , its the way she talks to you , beyond rude , very very confrontational , and she will kick you out in a heart beat , she doesnt care how far you drove or if you had reservations or not . I will give one example , and it didnt even involve our group , I watched a family drive in the campground , past the office , to the bathroom because they had been on the road and had to go . Now there is a large "stop" sign at the office so they did break one of her rules , however the way she ran , and I do mean ran them down and screamed at them was a sight to see . She berated them and then kicked them out and told them she didnt care how long they drove or that they had reservations , they didnt stop at the office first , see ya . But she is like that with every little rule and she has many . She married into this property and unfortunately will probably be managing it for a while . Its one of the coolest campgrounds because of the swim hole and you think it would be packed on weekends but its not . They dont give a crap about customers or bad reviews or money . What a shame . If you read a good review , its got to be her or someone related because I promise you , she doesnt care if you have a good experience , she cares about letting everyone know who is in charge . She is from New York so don't think your going to get any "Southern Hospitality" here folks , she didnt get the memo. Spend your money elsewhere and have a great vacation , not a very unpleasant experience . read more